All publications: productivity

Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View

This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of...

Asian Decent Work Decade resource kit: Competitiveness, productivity and jobs

This booklet is one of six parts of the kit, serving as a gateway into ILO expertise and knowledge on the regional priority area of competitiveness, productivity and jobs.

Employment Diagnostic Analysis: Malawi

Employment Working Paper No. 73

Towards Decent Work in Sub-Saharan Africa: Monitoring MDG Employment Indicators

Drawing on broad regional labour market analyses and country case studies, this book demonstrates how the new MDG employment indicators can be used as a basis for improved labour market and poverty monitoring as well as improved employment policy...

Impact of the financial crisis on wages, income distribution and the tax system

This report provides an analysis of the impact of the crisis on wages, income distribution and the tax system in Ukraine and suggests policy recommendations.

Sustainable Enterprise Promotion Through Good Workplace Practices & Human Resource Management

Course reader - Draft III (Third Edition 2010)

Mitigating a Jobs Crisis: Innovations in Public Employment Programmes (IPEP)

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 6

SCORE Indonesia launches social marketing campaign: Press release

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises

SCORE Project Brochure

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises

Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2008. Driving competitiveness and prosperity with decent work

This report looks at some of the most important current labour and social trends in the 10 ASEAN Member Countries. It analyses the key factors that underpin long term competitiveness and productivity, and the policy challenges that lie ahead if...

Asian decent work decade resource kit (incl. cd-rom)

The Resource Kit brings together the ILO's expertise, knowledge and tools as they relate to Decent Work and the goals of the Asian Decent Work Decade (2006-2015)

Handbook for employers

Armenia: Productivity and Competitiveness

This Handbook was produced within the project "Capacity building of employers' organizations in productivity and competitiveness in Caucasus and Central Asia", which was implemented by the Bureau of Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) with funding from...

Handbook for employers

Azerbaijan: Productivity and competitiveness

This Handbook was produced within the project "Capacity building of employers' organizations in productivity and competitiveness in Caucasus and Central Asia", which was implemented by the Bureau of Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) with funding from...

Labour and social trends in ASEAN 2008: Driving competitiveness and prosperity with decent work

The fourth issue of the Labour and Social Trends series once again focuses on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The report presents an update in major trends in employment and social conditions and looks ahead to 2015 with informed...

Trade liberalization, employment, labour productivity, and real wages : a study of the organized manufacturing industry in India in the...

This paper studies the trends in labour productivity and real wages in the organized manufacturing industry in India during 1980s and 1990s. It seeks to document and analyse the changes in productivity levels, employment, and wage levels with the...

Skills, productivity and employment growth. The case of Latin America

The aim of this study is to illustrate the relations between training and workers' skills, productivity and the growth of quality employment in societies in Latin America by means of an analysis of the existing information and case studies of four...

Vocational training and productivity

Due to their contribution to the development of skills and competencies, vocational training institutions are a source of comparative advantages to promote the growth in productivity and reflect such growth in more and better jobs. A better access...

Labour market scenarios for the Asian Decent Work Decade in the Pacific Island countries

This paper presents key trends in the economies and labour markets of Pacific island countries and the main issues facing policy-makers in promoting decent and productive employment in these economies. It presents past trends and projections in...

Report IV: Promotion of rural employment for poverty reduction

Skills, Productivity and Employment Growth: The case of Latin America