All publications: economic reconstruction + armed conflict + natural disasters + economic recovery + peace

Wage-led Growth: An equitable strategy for economic recovery

This original and extensive study examines the causes and consequences associated with the falling wage share and rising inequality in income distribution, relating to both aggregate demand and labour productivity. It presents new empirical and...

Stories from the field

From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project RER/09/05/FIN - Evaluation Consultant: Alex Kuzmin

Statistical Background Note 2013: Rethinking Economic Growth - Towards Productive and Inclusive Arab Societies

This background note presents a compilation of selected demographic, education and labour statistics for the Arab Region. This was prepared as an input to the joint ILO/UNDP report on Rethinking Economic Growth: Towards Productivity and Inclusive...

Community-based emergency employment (Cash for Work) and reconstruction project (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project PHI/12/01/AUS - Consultant: Jonathan Price

Institutional and policy assessment of factors affecting women entrepreneurs in micro and small enterprises in Hargeisa and Mogadishu

This report was done as part of the ongoing campaign of promoting gender equality and womens economic empowerment in Somalia funded by the European Union and The research work was commissioned by the International Labour Organization (ILO)

World of Work 2013: Country Brief on Italy

The Italian labour market shows little sign of recovery which can be attributed to weak export growth and falling domestic demand. Moving forward, the challenge is to support employment and incomes while paving the foundation for long-term growth...

Economic Crisis, International Tourism Decline and its Impact on the Poor

This report is an analysis of the effects of the global economic crisis on the employment of poor and vulnerable groups in the tourism sector.

Sustained peace for Development: Conflict prevention and peace-building in South Sudan through targetted interventions (Final Joint...

Project SUD/10/50/UND - Donor for this Joint Project is the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund Total Budget USD $6,000,000: UNICEF (lead): $1,157,285; IOM: $779,017; UNDP: $1,545,743 ; FAO: $535,910; ILO: $724,860; WHO:...

Strengthening capacity for inclusive local development in Serbia (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)

Project SRB/10/01/UND - Joint evaluation between the Governments of Sweden, Switzerland and Norway, as well as UNDP

9th ILO European Regional Meeting

The Oslo Declaration: Restoring confidence in jobs and growth

Government, worker and employer delegates from 51 European and Central Asian ILO member States adopted a resolution to help countries affected by the crisis to overcome its negative economic, social and political consequences and restore trust in...

Regional Snapshot

Snapshot of the labour market in the European Union - 2013

Policy Brief

Youth guarantees: a response to the youth employment crisis?

Employment Policy Brief

Resilience in a Downturn: The power of financial cooperatives

This report reviews the performance of financial cooperatives, looking in particular at the aftermath of the 2007-2008 crisis and the continuing long austerity period. It explains why financial cooperatives have proven to be more resilient pointing...

Livelihood and employment opportunities

Rapid impact assessment of disaster on sources of livelihood and employment opportunities: Post-typhoon Sendong conditions in Iligan City

The study seeks to identify the skills required in the changing labour market and influence, to a great extent, the design and implementation of skills training programmes and establishment of links that will serve as the needs of a strengthened...

Emergency employment, reconstruction and livelihood recovery

Community-based emergency employment, reconstruction and livelihood recovery in response to Typhoon Pablo (Bopha): Fact sheet

Typhoon Pablo (Bopha) has affected many parts of the Southern Philippines and damaged thousands of properties and livelihoods. Typhoon Pablo was the strongest to hit the area in decades. The ILO has initially mobilized its internal resources and...

Livelihood and employment opportunities

Employment and livelihood damage assessment: Post-Sendong conditions in Cagayan de Oro City

The study was conducted in 29 heavily affected barangays of Cagayan de Oro City based on the Regional Development Council report. Primary and secondary data gathered through structured interviews and coordination with government and non-government...

Youth employment

Creating opportunities for youth in South Sudan (Final joint evaluation summary)

Project SUD/08/50/UND - Evaluation consultant: Richard Chiwara

ILO Opportunity Mapping

This report on Youth Employment and Livelihood Survey on Skills and Market Opportunities is in contribution to a joint project between the ILO and UNICEF that seeks to support the sustainable economic reintegration of children associated with armed...

Rethinking Economic Growth: Towards Productive and Inclusive Arab Societies

The report examines Arab labour market trends and structures over the two decades leading up to the Arab Spring in 2011, offering insights into the underlying causes for the uprisings that have since spread from Tunisia across the Arab world.