All resources: Afghanistan
Labour force participation
Women increasingly excluded from Afghanistan’s labour market as wider employment pressures mount
New ILO brief finds female labour force participation has fallen to just 5.1 per cent, according to the latest ILO modelled estimates, while large-scale returns of Afghans have added pressure to an already fragile labour market and the Middle East...
Labour force participation
Afghanistan's labour market five years after the Taliban takeover: Trends, challenges and emerging risks
The ILO brief finds that five years after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, Afghanistan’s labour market is marked by profound structural changes characterized by widening gender disparities, increasing reliance on male employment, and the severe...
EIIP Herat Afghanistan project
ILO Crisis Response Initiative: Decent work for women and men in Afghanistan
In Herat province, Afghanistan, the ILO’s Crisis Response Initiative is helping crisis-affected communities rebuild livelihoods, restore essential infrastructure, and strengthen local economies through an integrated Humanitarian-Development-Peace...
Cross-regional dialogue platform launched on social protection for migrant workers along the Asia–Gulf corridor
The launch of the platform, co-chaired by the Philippines and the GCC Executive Bureau, sends a powerful message: effective social protection for migrant workers can only be achieved through dialogue and partnership between countries of origin and...
EIIP Project Brief
Women’s participation in employment and resilience-building: Experiences from the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) in...
Ex-post study
What remains after exit? Not too much – lessons from intervening in northern Afghanistan’s livestock and dairy sectors
Ex-post study
What remains after exit? Evidence of lasting change in northern Afghanistan’s carpet sector
Findings from a low-cost ex-post review
News
ILO training supports recovery and reintegration for former drug users in Afghanistan
Skills programme supports long-term recovery, economic independence, and social inclusion for women and men.
International Year of Cooperatives 2025
Afghan women embrace cooperatives to strengthen livelihoods
Women entrepreneurs gain practical skills in cooperative governance and group enterprise management under an ILO-led initiative.
Guidance Note
Social Safeguards for Employment Intensive Approaches: Operationalising the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus in Afghanistan
The guidance note was developed to promote coherence and provide practical direction on integrating social safeguards among agencies implementing employment-intensive initiatives and cash-for-work projects in Afghanistan. The document underscores...
Employment promotion
A school reborn in Herat, Afghanistan
No chairs. No tables. No sanitary toilets. No safe drinking water. The ILO’s Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) has transformed a school in three months.
Crisis response
ILO launches women-centred employment and decent work initiative in Afghanistan
The initiative aims to empower vulnerable communities recovering from earthquakes across Herat Province.
ILC.113/CAN/PV.22/ Afghanistan -C.111
CAN 2025 - Discussion of individual case: Afghanistan C.111
Committee on the Application of Standards - ILC, 113th session, 2025
ILC.113/CAN/PV.22 Afghanistan-C.111
Draft PV - PV.22 Afghanistan C.111 - 11 June 2025 / Projet de PV - PV.22 Afghanistan C.111 - 11 juin 2025 / Proyecto de actas literales - ...
Committee members may submit corrections to their own statements appearing in this draft PV to the secretariat by e-mail to [email protected] by Thursday 12 June at 10.00 am. Delegates are invited to consult Annex 3 of document D.1 on procedure for...
Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024
A trainer journey of resilience and empowerment in Afghanistan
After facing an uncertain future in Afghanistan, Sahar Taj rebuilt her life through the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) programme. Now a business coach, she empowers Afghan women to become entrepreneurs, equipping them with skills and...
Social protection
World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific
This Asia and the Pacific regional companion report complements the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition.
Social protection
Asia-Pacific achieves social protection milestone, yet challenges remain and new ones emerge with climate change
New ILO report highlights positive trend in regional social protection coverage, however uneven progress and financial sustainability issues, coupled with the need to address climate change impacts highlight the need for comprehensive system...
Livelihood Opportunities
Building inclusive markets for Afghan refugees and host communities in Pakistan
The study offers a comprehensive market systems analysis focused on three key sectors: construction, fruit and vegetable, and textile crafts. By examining these industries, the research highlights potential inclusive livelihood opportunities for...
Video of the Asia-Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024 launch event
This video recording captured the launch of ILO's flagship report, held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok and online, on 28 May 2024.
APESO 2024
Asia-Pacific labour markets show recovery amidst looming demographic challenges
The Asia Pacific Employment and Social Outlook 2024, reveals persistent employment issues and calls for inclusive policies to avert ageing crisis.