All publications: displaced persons + refugees

Brochure

Supporting entrepreneurial pathways for refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and host community members in Iraq

Within its broader efforts to expand access to finance in Iraq, particularly for Internally Displaced Persons and refugees, the ILO under the PROSPECTS partnership, has been active in supporting entrepreneurial pathways for refugees, Internally...

Global Synthesis Report

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice

A baseline study on the right to work and rights at work for refugees - Egypt, Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Uganda, Sudan

The humanitarian development nexus in action: A review and mapping of market-led approaches in forced displacement contexts

This report provides insights and lessons learned on the implementation of market-based approaches in displacement contexts.

Social Finance Brief: RUFI's journey in serving refugees and host communities in South Sudan and Uganda

In this brief, focusing on “Making Finance Work for Refugees”, Social Finance documents the experience of the Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI) in South Sudan and Uganda. RUFI aims to provide financial services to rural entrepreneurs to improve their...

Brochure of the PROSPECTS OF project on digital economy

Report

Social Security Status of Syrians Under Temporary Protection in the Turkish Labour Market and Recommendations for Transition to Formality

Socio-economic profiling of refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt

This study is an attempt to survey and better understand the socio-economic characteristics of refugees and asylum seeking populations in Egypt

Results of pilot trials on greenhouse productivity and working condition with 12 selected farmers in Akkar and the Bekaa

No Escape: Assessing the relationship between slavery-related abuse and internal displacement in Nigeria, South Sudan, and the Democratic...

The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Walk Free conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of slavery-related abuse among people who experienced displacement.

Country factsheets

ILO PROSPECTS at a glance

The country factsheets provide an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECTS programme implementation.

ILO PROSPECTS in Kenya - at a glance

This country factsheet provides an overview of the key interventions and results of PROSPECTS programme implementation in Kenya.

ILO’s work to Strengthen the Socioeconomic Integration of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean

Impact of the crisis on employment, incomes and social protection

The two-pager provides information on the impact of the war in Ukraine on employment, incomes and the social protection system, and what the ILO has done so far to support Ukraine.

Financial education for refugees, IDPs and host communities in Sudan – Trainee's booklet (in Arabic)

This booklet, available in Arabic, targets refugees, internally displace persons (IDPs) and host communities in Sudan who wish to improve their money management skills. It provides basic knowledge, skills and tools related to income, expenses,...

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Uganda

This report aims to provide an understanding of the current policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in Uganda in relation to the access of refugees to the labour markets, employment, livelihood and training opportunities,...

Financial education for refugees, IDPs and host communities in West Africa – Trainee's booklet (in French)

This booklet, available in French, is primarily aimed at refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and host communities in West Africa who wish to improve their money management skills. The booklet presents basic knowledge, skills and tools...

Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice in Kenya

This report aims to provide an understanding of the current policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in Kenya in relation to the access of refugees to the labour markets, employment, livelihood and training opportunities, including...

Social Finance Brief: VisionFund's journey in serving refugees and host communities in Uganda

In this brief, focusing on “Making Finance Work for Refugees”, the Social Finance Programme documents the experience of VisionFund Uganda in expanding financial services to refugees in northern Uganda. While VisionFund was already present in Gulu...

Social Finance Brief: Ibdaa Microfinance's journey in serving refugees and host communities in Lebanon

In this brief, focusing on “Making Finance Work for Refugees”, the Social Finance Programme documents the experience of Ibda’a in Lebanon. Since its inception, Ibda’a has served Lebanese nationals and Palestine Refugees in Lebanon, guided by a...

Policy brief

Access of refugees to the labour market in Sudan: Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks, and practice