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ILO Voices | Digital labour

From refugee to digital worker

For Thon Mabior Jok, a young refugee from Kakuma camp in Kenya, working on a digital platform has meant some extra income but there are many challenges.

Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting

Gig economy and the world of work: the role of digital platforms

The recent ILO report on the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work shows that digital labour platforms are growing and presenting both opportunities and challenges to workers, and a need for international policy dialogue...

Platform labour in search of value: A study of workers’ organizing practices and business models in the digital economy - Executive Summary

This report seeks to capture the new strategies being deployed by self-employed workers to reclaim their rights to decent work and a fair share of economic gains in the value networks of the emerging platform economy. Specifically, it focuses on the...

World Social Protection Report 2020-22

More than 4 billion people still lack any social protection, ILO report finds

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and exacerbated the social protection gap between countries with high and low income levels.

Publication

Towards decent work for young refugees and host communities in the digital platform economy in Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Egypt

This report explores job creation in the gig economy from the unique experiences and perspectives of youth and refugees, as well as from the viewpoint of digital labour and e-commerce platforms, digital training providers, start-up incubators,...

International Youth Day 2021

Digital labour platforms offer young refugees a possible route to decent work

Digital labour platforms have the potential to transform how young refugees make a living, according to a new ILO report, but coordinated action is needed to help them access the gig economy and decent digital jobs.

ILO Working paper 38

Freelance platform work in the Russian Federation: 2009–2019

This paper traces the development of freelance platform work in the Russian Federation based on unique data from four online surveys conducted over the period 2009 and 2019 via the leading platform for creative and knowledge-based work and analyses...

Japan, ILO earmark $2.2-M to restart small Philippine firms hit by pandemic

ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC) Market Edge in a live interview with ILO Enterprise Development Specialist Hideki Kagohashi talked about a recently launched ILO and Japan project to help micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) affected by the COVID-19...

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

The rise of the digital labour platforms, particularly increasing during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed several aspects related to the use of use of big data and algorithms, the availability of venture capital funds and most importantly, to the...

Digital inclusion, labour markets inequalities and Covid-19 recovery

Enterprise survey evidence suggests that digitalization of work is accelerating as a result of COVID-19.

Digital platforms and the world of work in G20 countries: Status and Policy Action

Innovations in digital technologies and the ability to quickly and cheaply exchange large amounts of data and information between individuals, businesses and devices have laid the foundation for the rise of the digital economy. These transformations...

Bringing Back Jobs Safely: A presentation at the ILO Japan project launch

By Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and...

Employers underscore a safer, healthier work environment

Mr Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr., President of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) cited the need for occupational safety and health at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines:...

Respect human and trade union rights as workers call to bring back jobs safely

Workers organizations represented by Ms Joanna Bernice Coronacion, Deputy Secretary-General of the Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) reiterated the Unemployment Support and Work Assistance Guarantee (USWAG) at the launch...

Japanese Ambassador says OSH should be a priority

His Excellency Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko of the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines said that crucial to economic recovery are MSMEs and OSH should be a top of mind at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19...

NAPC Secretary Felongco supports new ILO Japan project

Secretary Noel Felongco of the National Anti-Poverty Commission expressed support at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally, 15...

DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III message at the ILO Japan project launch

By Secretary Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally, 15...

DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan II message at the ILO Japan project launch

By Secretary Gregorio Honasan II of the Department of Information and Communication Technology (DICT) at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses...

DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez message at the ILO Japan project launch

By Secretary Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally, 15 July 2021,...

International Journal of Labour Research

Digitalize, adapt and innovate: Challenges and opportunities for trade unions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and the recovery period

This article explores the emerging challenges for workers’ organizations that intersect with digital technology deficits at national level and growing informalization, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although specific reference is...