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ILO introduces new indicators to strengthen labour administration

Validated globally, the tool helps governments improve effectiveness, accountability, and inclusion in line with international labour standards.

Social Protection

The future of social insurance in Viet Nam: Policy options and recommendations

Viet Nam is making bold progress toward universal social insurance, backed by strong policy reforms and expanding coverage. This report highlights strategic ILO recommendations to support the next phase of legal and structural transformation.

Global progress on social justice slowed by persistent inequalities, new ILO report warns

New assessment shows advances in poverty reduction, education and productivity, but progress has stalled in recent years, leaving deep inequalities and eroding trust in institutions.

ILO promotes green skills to empower sustainable development in China

On 21-22 September 2025, the ILO and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China co-hosted the ‘Green Skills for Sustainable Development’ Symposium in Zhengzhou, launching the new Guide on Core Skills for the Green Transition.

OpEd

Shaping the living wage agenda: Asia-Pacific’s call to action

OpEd by Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.

GreenPulse for TVET

Infographic-Guide on Core Skills for the Green Transition

GreenPulse for TVET

Guide on Core Skills for the Green Transition for Students(in Chinese)

GreenPulse for TVET

Guide on Core Skills for the Green Transition for Teachers(in Chinese)

GreenPulse for TVET

Comparative analysis on policy development and good practices on green skills development: EU, Germany, the United States and Singapore as...

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Cambodia and China forge new partnership to boost skills training and youth employment

New MoU to enhance technical and vocational education and training (TVET) quality and youth employability in Cambodia

Note

Trade in Renewable Energies Goods International trade flows and employment impacts for Australia, China, Japan, South Asia, and East Asia...

This note examines international trade and employment patterns in goods associated with these types of renewable energies (REG) from 2012 to 2023, with a particular focus on Australia, China, Japan, and the regions of South Asia and East Asia and...

ADBI-OECD-ILO joint publication

Labor Migration in Asia: Fair recruitment, training, and development

This publication captures new and emerging trends in labour migration in Asia, with a focus on recruitment, training and development.

Skilled workforce

ILO/China Partnership Programme on Skills Development supports emerging industry needs in Cambodia

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aims to strengthen Cambodia’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system and enhance the skilled labour force to meet evolving industry demands.

Research Brief

Barriers to the full digitization of wage payments in Chinese supply chains — A rapid assessment

While digital payments are the norm in China, some factories still pay wages in cash. This research explores the barriers to digital wage adoption, especially among older, less educated, and migrant workers. It finds that factory size, location, and...

2025 World Youth Development Forum

The ILO joins efforts with youth leaders to shape the future world of work in the era of technological innovation

The 2025 World Youth Development Forum (WYDF) was held in Suzhou from 15 to 17 July. On 16 July, the Thematic Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Science & Technology Innovation was held in Suzhou. Around 150 participants from 64 countries and 7...

South-South and Triangular Cooperation

Accelerating South-South Cooperation towards decent work and common development in 2030

An inclusive approach to development remains key for post-COVID19 economic uncertainty in South-East Asia. The ILO ProSSCE-ASEAN project is actively working with partners in the region to support the Global Development Initiative and achieve decent...

ILO Working Paper 143

Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy

This working paper was prepared in 2024 and reviews developments internationally since 2021 relating to the exercise of the right to bargain collectively and the existence of collective agreements among workers in the platform economy. The paper...

Social protection

Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor - Issue 21

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,...

Social protection

Chinese tripartite delegation explores social protection policy exchange with Poland and Germany to promote a just transition in the coal...

With support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), a Chinese tripartite delegation completed a five-day study visit to Poland and Germany (23–27 June 2025) to strengthen international exchange on social protection and promote a just...

ILO Care Economy Brief

ILO brief highlights global five-month gender gap in paid parental leaves

ILO study, marking 25 years of the ILO Maternity Protection Convention, shows that more equitable, inclusive and sustainable parental leaves would require, on average, an additional annual investment of 0.13% of GDP.