All resources: digital labour + digital divide + artificial intelligence

ILO report

Digitalization and artificial intelligence promise to boost jobs in the Arab States – but they must be managed inclusively

Report highlights need for policies that are inclusive for women, youth and vulnerable groups and ensure a just digital transition.

ILO report

Navigating the digital and artificial intelligence revolution in Arab labour markets

The labour market in the Arab States is at a crossroads, facing persistent challenges while navigating a new era of digital transformation. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of these dynamics. It projects that while the risk of...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

How the ILO is redefining refugee livelihoods and advancing host community development

Nick Grisewood, Global Programme Manager for the ILO PROSPECTS Programme, joins the fourth podcast episode to discuss how the ILO has become a central actor in refugee responses and why access to decent work, skills and social protection is key for...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

Innovating refugee response: How the Netherlands built the PROSPECTS Partnership

In this episode, Ana Uzelac, Senior Policy Officer at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses the origins and evolution of the PROSPECTS partnership. She highlights how innovative donor approaches can strengthen the...

PROSPECTS podcast

Young, displaced & determined: Refugee voices on rights to and at work

This special episode of the PROSPECTS podcast series features young refugee leaders sharing their perspectives on the right to work and the barriers they face to economic inclusion. Hasan Almatroud from Jordan and Shadya Abduljabbar from Ethiopia...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

The history of the ILO’s refugee engagement

In the second episode, we trace the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) historical engagement with refugee issues — from the post–World War I Russian refugee crisis to today’s debates on migration, labour, and displacement. Researcher and...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

Transforming the international refugee regime and framing the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus

In the opening episode of "Refugees at work – What are their prospects?", we speak with Professor Roger Zetter, a leading voice in refugee studies, to explore global trends in displacement, the challenges refugees face in accessing labour markets,...

ILO Working Paper 149

Navigating workers' data rights in the digital age

This paper examines how existing data protection laws often fail to safeguard workers in increasingly digitalized workplaces. It highlights regulatory gaps across jurisdictions and proposes worker-centric data governance solutions to ensure fairer,...

Women entrepreneurs grow businesses and opportunities through digital skilling program

Empowering women entrepreneurs with digital and AI skills, the Women in Digital Business (WIDB) initiative is transforming lives and communities—unlocking economic opportunities, fostering resilience and driving inclusive growth.

Institute for Labour and Employment Studies conference on “labour rights and productivity in the digital revolution

From San Andrés island, lives are being transformed through technology and an ILO backed project

This is the case of Keyn Manuel Martínez, who guides his eleventh grade students along the path of technical education, creatively tackling the challenges of language, exclusion, and the geographical distance between the archipelago and the...

With the support of the ILO, Javier Quintero Rojas is enthusiastically shaping a generation transformed by technology

From the mountains of Bucaramanga, with roots in the warm and quiet land of Gamarra, Javier Quintero has made teaching his life project and technology a tool to transform the present of hundreds of young people. His commitment to technical...

The ILO and SENATIC continue paving the way to the future: this is the story of Dayarlin, a young woman transforming her life through...

From the hills of Bucaramanga, in Comuna 14, a young Venezuelan learner shows that a passion for technology can be the driving force to build dreams and forge a professional life with independence and purpose. Dayarlin is one of the many voices that...

With the support of the ILO, Arleidis Pushaina overcomes barriers to study technology and serve her Wayúu community

From the Lomamatos ranchería in the municipality of Hatonuevo (La Guajira), Arleidis Pushaina Pushaina is moving forward with determination as a trainee in the SENATIC programme.

News item

ILO launches Global Policy Tracker on Digital Labour Platforms

A new ILO resource to support evidence-based policymaking and social dialogue on platform work.

ILO Publication

Embracing digital in Uganda

A practical guide for freelancers, digital entrepreneurs and owners of micro and small enterprises.

News

Young voices champion safer and healthier workplaces at Expo 2025

Youth Congress spotlights student-led innovations for workplace safety, health and well-being, with winning ideas set for real-world implementation.

International Labour Review Blog

Is technology fueling self-employment – or forcing it?

This ILR Blog explores how AI and automation are reshaping self-employment across Europe. It shows that while technology can create new opportunities for some, it also risks pushing others – especially low-paid workers – into precarious solo work.

AI and Work

The future of work: How will junior programmers be affected?

Many current computer science students and junior programmers approach the current debate about the impact of AI on the job market with a mixture of disbelief and uncertainty. While some are heralding a massive replacement of computer scientists in...

Social protection

ILO presents progress in digitalization to the Unitary Workers’ Front to strengthen social protection in Ecuador

The ILO presented to the Unitary Workers’ Front the results of the “Innovating for Equality” project, implemented in partnership with UNDP and the Municipality of Quito, which demonstrates how digitalization can transform social services and expand...