All resources: digital labour + digital divide + artificial intelligence + gig economy + data protection + algorithmic management

Record of proceedings - Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition...

Record of proceedings of the Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry held from 13-17 April 2026

Diagnostic review of working conditions and social security coverage of digital platform workers in Cambodia

The report finds a sector characterized by opportunity and growth, but also by significant challenges related to job security, social protection and representation.

Opinion editorial

Will AI take Filipino jobs? The answer depends on what we do now

The Opinion editorial explores how the Philippines can harness artificial intelligence and the clean-energy transition to create decent work and shared prosperity through skills development, strong institutions and closer cooperation among...

Publication

Changing landscape of skills in the age of AI

AI adoption is reshaping workplace skills, increasing demand for cognitive, socioemotional, digital and AI skills, while highlighting AI literacy, adaptability, resilience and human agency as essential for the future of work.

Podcast

Decent work in the platform economy: how a new global labour standard can help make it a reality

Patrick Belser, Chief of the ILO's Inclusive Labour Markets, Wages and Working Conditions Branch, explains how Convention No. 193 aims to promote decent work in the platform economy and what it means for digital platform workers, digital labour...

Formalization of the Informal Economy Project (Phase II)

ILO digital employment diagnostic informs Mongolia's future of work agenda

The preliminary findings of a new ILO Digital Employment Diagnostic provide evidence to help Mongolia strengthen policies for digital employment and the platform economy.

ILOSTAT blog

Can AI help strengthen human trafficking questionnaires before fieldwork?

A new approach uses anonymized trafficking case records to assess whether survey questions are likely to identify the cases they are designed to measure.

ILO Working Paper 177

Why social dialogue is necessary for sustainable economic development: Exploring peak-level social dialogue in alternative scenarios

This paper argues that social dialogue is a necessary instrument for delivering sustainable economic development and social progress for all. It played a key role in shaping countries’ responses to the financial crisis of 2008–09 and the COVID-19...

Green skills

Green construction skills chart a sustainable future for Filipino youth

For young Filipinos, green construction skills are opening the door for a better future of work while helping build stronger, safer, and more climate resilient communities.

India's 2026 BRICS Presidency

Building partnerships for decent work: The ILO's engagement with BRICS in 2026

The ILO contributed technical expertise to advance social protection, skills development, labour market formalization and digital transformation under India's 2026 BRICS Presidency.

Blog

Old Skills for new technologies?

AI has major implications for the skills workers need to access quality jobs. This article argues that foundational skills, more so than AI expertise, will be central for workforces to navigate this transformation.

17th High-level meeting between the ILO and the European Commission

The International Labour Organization and the European Commission set renewed strategic agenda for social justice, quality jobs and a...

The two partners reaffirmed their strategic partnership and agreed to deepen their cooperation on social justice, decent work and quality jobs at their 17th High-level meeting.

News

AI may affect nearly 80 million workers in the ASEAN region, but large-scale job disruption not yet seen

New ILO study highlights the need for targeted policy action to build the preparedness and resilience of workers, enterprises and institutions in an AI-enabled economy.

Brief

Generative AI and labour markets in ASEAN: Significant exposure, limited disruption, uneven preparedness

The brief finds that while generative AI has the potential to reshape work in ASEAN, there is little evidence of widespread labour market disruption so far, with future outcomes depending largely on countries' preparedness, policy choices and...

Digital Inclusion

Preparing Rwanda’s teachers for the future of work

Rwanda is developing a Digital Skills Competency Framework for TVET teachers to strengthen teaching, respond to changing labour market needs and better prepare young people for increasingly digital and technology-enabled workplaces.

ILO Working Paper 175

Does a General-Purpose Large Language Model Improve Physicians’ Clinical Reasoning?

This working paper examines whether access to a general-purpose large language model can improve physicians’ clinical reasoning, drawing on a randomized trial involving doctors in Indonesia, Kenya and the Netherlands. It also explores how such tools...

Convention n°193

New international labour standard supports Nepal's growing digital platform economy

New standard offers timely guidance for Nepal as ride-hailing, delivery and digital work expand.

Article

How to measure the economy-wide impact of AI

Poland becomes the first country application of a new World Bank Group–ILO technical collaboration designed to assess the potential macroeconomic impacts of Artificial Intelligence.

[NORMLEX] International Labour Standards

C193 - Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention, 2026

Explainer

How will the new Convention No.193 promote decent work in the platform economy?

The International Labour Conference adopted Convention No. 193 in June 2026, establishing the first international labour standard dedicated to the platform economy. This Q&A explains what the Convention does, who it covers and what it means for...