COVID-19 and employment policies: Resources and tools


As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and lock-down and slow-down measures are put in place, people around the world are increasingly anxious about their jobs. Policies to protect workers from employment risks and boost new employment opportunities are urgently needed. In response to such needs, the ILO Employment Policy Department will provide timely, relevant and vital resources on this page, including policy recommendations, best practices and innovative solutions.

Policies for boosting the economy and demand

  1. Web page

    ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 7th edition

    26 January 2021

  2. First edition

    Global Employment Policy Review 2020: Employment Policies for Inclusive Structural Transformation

    22 December 2020

  3. Policy brief

    National employment policies for an inclusive, job-rich recovery from the COVID-19 crisis

    30 September 2020

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Policies for supporting enterprises, jobs and income

  1. Policy brief

    COVID-19 - Tackling the jobs crisis in the Least Developed Countries

    18 January 2021

  2. First edition

    Global Employment Policy Review 2020: Employment Policies for Inclusive Structural Transformation

    22 December 2020

  3. ILO Working Paper 20

    COVID-19, jobs and the future of work in the LDCs: A (disheartening) preliminary account

    15 December 2020

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Target groups

  1. Book

    Is the future ready for youth?

    18 March 2021

  2. Event

    Webinar on Career Guidance policy and practice during the pandemic

  3. Event

    ILO-UNESCO-World Bank Webinar on TVET and skills development in the time COVID-19

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Fragility and Least Developed Countries (LDC)

  1. Virtual Event

    From crisis to opportunity for sustainable peace

  2. Summary and key recommendations from joint ILO, WHO, Interpeace and PBSO paper

    Summary and key recommendations - From crisis to opportunity for sustainable peace: A joint perspective on responding to the health, employment and peacebuilding challenges in times of COVID-19

    25 February 2021

  3. Joint ILO, WHO, Interpeace and PBSO paper

    From crisis to opportunity for sustainable peace: A joint perspective on responding to the health, employment and peacebuilding challenges in times of COVID-19

    17 December 2020

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Other resources

  1. ILO/IOE/WEC Discussion Forum

    Promoting decent work in platform work

    17 March 2021

  2. Publication

    Digital skills and the future of work: Challenges and opportunities in a post COVID-19 environment (WISIS Session 216, 29 July 2020)

    11 December 2020

  3. Policy brief

    COVID-19: Impact on trade and employment in developing countries

    12 August 2020

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