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Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor China - Issue 12

The Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor is produced by the ILO under the EU-China project “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection (Phase 2)”. It captures latest social security policy development in China,...

ILO review of the multi-tier pension system in China

European Union and ILO

Introduction to the Project Phase 2

This is the introduction document of the EU-China Project "Improving China's Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection (Phase 2)". You are welcomed to download and read.

SSTC Webinar of Good Practices on Apprenticeship of China successfully held

On 13 April 2023, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi and CO-Beijing successfully organized the SSTC Webinar of Good Practices on Apprenticeship of China. This webinar is under the ILO South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Initiative Promoting Quality...

FINAL_Employment Services in Cambodia TVET System Manual

This material for Cloud computing training

China-ILO Cooperation

World Employment and Social Outlook

Ensure decent work for key workers

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how societies have undervalued essential workers, as well as the importance of giving such workers adequate pay and decent working conditions.

ILO launches Global Care Policy Portal and Care Policy Investment Simulator

ILO hopes these new tools will encourage the investment needed to support the two billion people still without adequate maternity and paternity support, parental leave and childcare services.

Employment-related gender gaps greater than previously thought, ILO report finds

A new indicator developed by the International Labour Organization finds that women’s access to employment, working conditions and labour income gap have barely improved in the past two decades.

Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia

The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity...

Joint ILO-UNICEF report

Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally

Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.

Developing coherent international crisis emergency preparedness and response plans through South South Cooperation

Director of ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia addresses the First Coordinators’ Meeting of the Belt and Road International Cooperation Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management

ILO Working paper 87

Effects of digitalization on the human centricity of social security administration and services

This paper examines how digitalization can enhance social security administration while preserving human-centred decision-making. Through 13 case studies, it explores the opportunities and risks of data, automation and AI, emphasizing the importance...

Social protection

Publication collection for the EU-China Project: Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection (Phase 2)

A compilation of ILO publications produced by Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection Project (Phase 2).

Social protection

Collection for the EU-China Project: Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitors

The Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitors are produced by the ILO under the EU-China project “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection (Phase 2)”, which capture the latest social security policy development in...

WESO Trends 2023

Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs

Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.

Responsible business conduct in global supply chains in Asia

Among the countries covered by the ILO-OECD Responsible Supply Chains in Asia (RSCA) programme in Asia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Philippines had a higher backward participation index than forward participation. On the other hand, Japan, China, and...

Responsible business conduct in China textile industry

The apparel segment accounted for more than 74% of the global textile product market revenue in 2020 (GVR 2021). China is the world’s leading producer and exporter of both textiles and garments. Many workers in the textile sector earn below the...

Responsible business conduct in China electronics supply chains

Traditionally dominated by vertically integrated firms, the electronics sector moved towards modular industry structures sometime in the 1980s, as the components required to produce electronic goods became more standardized. Under a modular...

Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World

Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World provides a comprehensive review of both main aspects of working time – working hours and working time arrangements (also called work schedules) – and their effects on workers' work-life balance.