All publications: responsible business conduct + multinational enterprises + trade + export processing zones + fair trade + free trade + trade liberalization + value chains + supply chains

Timor-Leste’s ASEAN and WTO Membership: Business perceptions, readiness of institutions, and implications for representative Employer...

Timor-Leste’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in August 2024 and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in October 2025 marks a historic milestone in its pursuit of economic diversification and integration. This report...

ILO Working Paper 171

The role of national social dialogue institutions in shaping investment policies

This paper examines how national social dialogue institutions can help align foreign direct investment with decent work and sustainable development. Drawing on eleven case studies, it highlights emerging practices, institutional challenges and...

Social protection

Harnessing social protection: Enabling climate-resilient livelihoods in Viet Nam - Water scarcity and income insecurity in the Mekong Basin

Aligning skills development with Sustainable Investment for more and better jobs

Social protection

ILO Brief: Expanding social insurance for household businesses in Viet Nam: Challenges, policy options, and the way forward

Case studies

Translating global principles into local practices: Enterprise case studies on responsible business conduct in the Lao People’s Democratic...

Operationalizing RBC for Decent Work: Sharing of experience from automotive sector enterprises in India

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)

Leading by example. Building environmental, social and governance services in Employer and Business Membership Organizations

Leading by example: Building environmental, social, and governance services in Employer and Business Membership Organizations This new brief, developed under the LEADER Knowledge Series, provides Employer and Business Membership Organizations...

ILO Working Paper 167

Labour market concentration and wage inequality: A cross-country descriptive analysis

This working paper explores how labour market concentration relates to wage inequality across countries, and the role labour market institutions can play in shaping these outcomes.

From Aid to Opportunity

Lessons from over a decade of implementation of the ILO’s Approach to Inclusive Market Systems (AIMS) in fragile and forced displacement contexts

Responsible business conduct (RBC)

From principles to practice: Responsible Business Conduct among Malaysian electrical and electronics and automotive enterprises

Research Brief

Investment facilitation for more and better jobs

This brief explores how foreign direct investment can support more and better jobs through productivity gains, technology transfer, skills development, enterprise linkages and responsible business conduct, while highlighting the key role of...

Fact sheet

Responsible and Inclusive Supply Chains for Migrant Workers in Thailand (RISC-Migrant)

The RISC-Migrant project is a one-year initiative led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and supported by the supplementary budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan (MOFA). It delivers rapid and targeted support to protect...

Event summary

Migrant workers at the heart of Thai rubber sector equipped with labour rights and social protection knowledge

The workshop on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) in the Thai rubber sector for migrant workers, held by the RISC-Migrant project on 25 September 2025, aims to address RBC implementation gaps in labour rights protection and raise awareness on...

Social protection

Expanding social insurance for household businesses in Viet Nam: Challenges, policy options, and the way forward

This report assesses the feasibility and challenges of extending compulsory social insurance coverage to Vietnam's household business owners and their employees, and proposes policy options to support that expansion.

Report

Circular economy, trade and employment

This report provides the first global estimate of employment embedded in circular economy trade, analysing how exports of recyclable, reusable and remanufactured goods generate both direct and indirect jobs across global value chains. It highlights...

Social protection

Building an inclusive future: Social protection as a catalyst for disability empowerment in Viet Nam

This report seeks to contribute to the continuous improvement of social protection for persons with disabilities in Viet Nam, by undertaking a comprehensive assessment of the current system.

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG)

Start where you are: ESG for companies of all sizes. The importance of ESG for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

This brief provides a practical introduction to why Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) matters for businesses of every size, with a special focus on small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It clarifies the business case for ESG,...

Guide

Responsible business for decent work in the Indonesian electronics sector: A guide for SMEs

This toolkit was designed in close engagement with the Indonesian Employers Association (APINDO) as a practical, step-by-step resource to help companies operating in Indonesia’s electronics and wider manufacturing sector to understand and implement...

RBCLAC Project

Advancing Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean

This brief highlights key results of the Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean (RBCLAC) Project—implemented jointly by the ILO, OECD and OHCHR with European Union funding—including national sectoral roadmaps for agriculture...