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

Trade and digitalization

Trade officials complete training to introduce AI tools for enterprises

Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) joined a Training of Trainers co-organized by the ILO and the Negosyo Center-Project Management Office that equipped them to help micro, small and medium enterprises adopt simple, practical AI...

Artificial Intelligence

AI adoption shapes productivity in Kuwait

The ILO has launched a report produced in collaboration with the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) that examines how enterprises in Kuwait are adopting artificial intelligence and finds that while adoption is expanding, uneven readiness...

Report for the Technical meeting (Geneva, 13–17 April 2026)

AI in manufacturing: Challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition

The AI Skilling Guide for TVET Teachers

The AI Skilling Guide for TVET Teachers serves as a pioneering guide to upskill TVET trainers and teachers in China. It is also applicable to a broader range of teaching and training professionals. The Guide instructs teachers and trainers to apply...

Report

Adoption of Artificial Intelligence and productivity growth in Kuwait’s private sector

Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly into day-to-day business operations, offering firms new opportunities to enhance productivity and competitiveness. This ILO report, based on enterprise-level insights from Kuwait, highlights how companies...

ILO Working paper 164

Opportunities and Challenges for Decent Work in the Platform Economy in Asia and the Pacific

This paper explores how the evolving platform economy is reshaping the economic landscape across Asia and the Pacific, and how countries in this diverse region are navigating emerging opportunities and challenges. It situates platform work within...

ILO pilot hub helps employment counsellors match skills to opportunities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

An AI-driven job hub, piloted by the ILO, shifts mediation away from rigid occupational matching, toward skills-based matching—reflecting the evolving nature of labour markets.

Research brief

Gen AI, occupational segregation and gender equality in the world of work

Marking International Women’s Day, this ILO research brief examines how generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) may shape gender equality in the world of work. Drawing on an innovative global index of occupational exposure to Gen AI and new...

New ILO data confirm women face higher workplace risks from generative AI than men

A new report finds that women face higher risks, as they are concentrated in tasks more prone to automation and remain underrepresented in technology and science fields.

Platform economy

ILO Philippines clarifies misuse of preliminary Platform work survey findings

The ILO in the Philippines issues a follow-up statement addressing the misrepresentation of preliminary findings from its ongoing study on platform work, which is not a final or officially endorsed report on the country’s platform economy.

This is social justice

Digital tools boost ancestral craft and livelihoods in Colombia

For centuries, Wayúu Indigenous artisans like Arleidis Laudith Puschaina Puschaina have woven bags and hammocks. With support from Colombia’s Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies and the National Training Service, they now use...

Press release

Indonesian union confederations call for inclusive social security reform

Nine major trade union confederations have united in a joint commitment demanding inclusive reform of Indonesia’s Social Security System.

Employment in Focus blog series

The kids are not alright: Policy responses to jobs and social protection for the youth

Young people are facing unprecedented levels of stress and uncertainty, driven by concerns about job and financial security, and access to social protection. ILO experts explore the factors behind these trends and policy measures that can improve...

ILO Working paper 161

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Nursing Profession in Germany

This working paper explores how artificial intelligence is being introduced into the nursing profession in Germany and what this means for working conditions and job quality. Drawing on survey data, it assesses current levels of AI adoption and...

OpEd

AI for people, applying technology for social good

Artificial intelligence must help advance social justice, inclusive work and equitable growth, explain the ILO Director-General and the Minister of Labour and Employment of India in a joint opinion piece published ahead of the AI Impact Summit...

Background paper prepared by the International Labour Office

Fair employment for social justice

Research brief

Digital labour platforms: Number of platforms and workers

This brief examines the growth of digital labour platforms and provides updated estimates on the number of active platforms and workers engaged through them. It highlights persistent measurement gaps and underscores the need for internationally...

Interview

How to strengthen trade union resilience in 2026

Amid growing global instability, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Luc Triangle reflects on the resilience of the trade union movement. With the 114th International Labour Conference expected to shape new...

International Labour Review Blog

Beyond employees and contractors: Mapping China’s platform-based gig workers

This blog, drawn from research published in the International Labour Review, explores how digital labour platforms in legal services reproduce long-standing gendered inequalities, despite appearing less hierarchical than traditional firms.

Press release

ILO and the EU’s European Training Foundation strengthen partnership on skills and decent work

The European Training Foundation (ETF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) agreed to expand joint action on skills, lifelong learning, and employment policies, backing the green transition, competitiveness, and social inclusion.