All resources: digital labour + digital divide + artificial intelligence

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Opinion editorial

AI is changing the way we work - women and youth must not be left behind

In this Opinion piece, the Director of the ILO in the Philippines draws on a new research brief, which highlights how generative artificial intelligence is transforming jobs, and why urgent investment in women, girls and youth is needed ahead of the...

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.

Research brief

Generative AI and jobs in the Philippines: Labour market exposure and policy implications

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) adoption accelerates in the Philippines, this brief examines who is most exposed, where the risks lie, and how AI is reshaping the labour market and transforming jobs especially for women and youth.

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO-supported coworking hub is expanding opportunities for youth in Ethiopia

Young people in Jigjiga, Ethiopia, are benefiting from the coworking space, where they learn, collaborate and pursue decent work opportunities.

Webinar

Report launch - Workforce 2030: Skills for thriving in the green and digital transition

This launch webinar introduces the report Workforce 2030: Skills for thriving in the green and digital transition 2026.

Platform economy

Can platform work be made more decent?

The expansion of the platform economy demands urgent, coordinated policy action by constituents to ensure that new forms of work deliver decent work outcomes.

Questions and Answers

From papers to people: How employment policies shape lives and jobs

Dorothea Schmidt, Chief, ILO’s Employment Policy, Labour Market and Youth (EMPLAB) branch, explains how well-designed employment policies can turn the promise of decent work into lived reality. She reflects on the role of social dialogue,...

G7

Compendium of best practices for a human-centered development and use of Artificial Intelligence in the world of work

This compendium of best practices to advance the implementation of the 2024 G7 Action Plan for a human-centered adoption of safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) in the world of work was developed under the G7 Employment Working...

World of Work Series: Employment and Social Trends 2026

Global job quality stagnates despite resilient growth

Challenges persist, especially for youth and women, the Employment and Social Trends 2026 report warns.