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

Digitalization in teaching and education in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania

Our impact, their voices

Taking the harassment out of ridesharing in Nepal

Ridesharing motorbike taxi services provide employment to thousands in Nepal, especially young people. A new partnership pilot between ILO and Fight Back Pvt. Ltd is helping raise awareness on occupational health and safety as well as sexual...

ILO Working paper 27

Platform work and the employment relationship

This working paper analyses national and supranational case law and legislation about the employment status of platform workers. It does so by referring to the ILO Employment Relationship Recommendation, 2006 (No. 198). It finds that this...

Brief

From potential to practice: Preliminary findings on the numbers of workers working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic

Teenology: Creativity 4.0 from zero

The video documents the second interactive talkshow as part of the knowledge-sharing sessions on skills demands and job opportunities in the ICT sector. The talkshow features inspirational young people to share their journeys in building career in...

Promising employment in ICT sector for youth

The ICT sector provides promising employment opportunities for youth, including young women. The ICT sector is now in demand with promising careers and incomes and are opened for everyone.

ILO/IOE/WEC Discussion Forum

Promoting decent work in platform work

ILO presents findings from its WESO 2021 report at a COOP Academy organized by the ICA

The presentation on the ILO’s flagship report “The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work” focused on the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work and also elaborated on experiences of platform...

ILO Working paper 25

Homeworking in the Philippines: Bad job ? Good job ?

This report focuses on two categories of homeworkers in the Philippines: industrial homeworkers, who assemble or fabricate goods for factories, retailers or their agents under subcontracting arrangements; and online workers, who render services to...

Full video recording of the "From cash to digital wage payments: A win-win for enterprises and women workers in the Philippines" webinar

The video features a full recording of the webinar on digital wage payments that the ILO and Women's World Banking hosted, along with the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Making the most of remote work requires focus on the human dimension, says ILO

It is our collective responsibility to make the most of the opportunities created by remote working, while keeping our focus on the human dimension, the ILO Director-General has said at a High-level Conference on the Future of Work, organized by the...

Opening address at the “From cash to digital wage payments: a win-win for enterprises and women workers in the Philippines”

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the “From cash to digital wage payments: a win-win for enterprises and women workers in the Philippines”, 9 March 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

ILO presents new report on platform work to the European Parliament

Digital economy

Digital platforms: a future of work with opportunities and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

In the last decade, digital work platforms in the region have increased 14 fold, and COVID-19 is accelerating the transformation. Now there is a need to improve taking advantage of employment and business opportunities in a sector where algorithmic...

World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

This ILO flagship report explores how the contemporary platform economy is transforming the way work is organized, and analyses the impact of digital labour platforms on enterprises, workers and society as a whole.

World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

Summary: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

This report examines how digital labour platforms are transforming the world of work and how that affects employers and workers. It focuses on two main types of digital labour platform: online web-based platforms, where tasks are performed online...

ILO Infostory

Can digital labour platforms create fair competition and decent jobs?

Explore this InfoStory to find out how digital labour platforms impact workers and enterprises around the world and why there is an urgent need for regulatory coherence for the platform economy.

World Day of Social Justice

On the World Day of Social Justice, governments and UN leaders call for decent work on digital labour platforms

World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

Rapid growth of digital economy calls for coherent policy response

The growth of digital labour platforms is presenting opportunities and challenges for workers and businesses and a need for international policy dialogue.

World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

Appendix: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work