Publications
2019
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The “Possible Trinity” of Agricultural Investment Policies: Enhancing Employment Creation, Productivity and Sustainability of Agricultural Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa
11 December 2019
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 249
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Formal salaried employment generation and transition to formality in developing countries. The case of Latin America
21 November 2019
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 251
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Key developments, role and organization of Public Employment Services in Great Britain, Belgium-Flanders and Germany
22 October 2019
Historical reforms, role and organization of Public Employment Services (PES) in three selected developed countries.
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Electronic registration of domestic work in Uruguay
22 July 2019
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E-Estonia: The digital society
22 July 2019
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Supporting the transition to formality: The case of informal female tanners in Senegal
22 July 2019
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The trend towards the use of technologies for transition to formality
22 July 2019
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ILO-IFAD Taqeem Initiative
01 February 2019
Evidence to improve youth and women’s rural employment in the Middle East and North Africa
2018
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ILO recommends policies to create decent and productive jobs
15 October 2018
The following is a translation of an interview with Aurelio Parisotto, ILO Head of the Country Policy Development and Coordination Unit/Employment Policy Department, that appeared in Diario de Noticias on 15 October to mark the launch of the ILO report on Decent work in Portugal 2008-18: From crisis to recovery.
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Labour market challenges of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon: A qualitative assessment of Employment Service Centres
11 October 2018
The “Impact Report Series” disseminates research reports from Taqeem-supported impact evaluations. Reports include baseline, endline and qualitative reports which describe the research designs, methodologies, interventions under investigation and policy and programmatic findings and recommendations.
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GirlForce: Skills, Education and Training for Girls Now
11 October 2018
ILO-UNICEF policy brief
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Assessing the impact on employability and quality of employment of non-formal apprenticeships in agriculture-related trades
25 September 2018
The “Impact Report Series” disseminates research reports from Taqeem-supported impact evaluations. Reports include baseline, endline and qualitative reports which describe the research designs, methodologies, interventions under investigation and policy and programmatic findings and recommendations.
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Pathways to formalization: Going beyond the formality dichotomy. The case of Peru
15 August 2018
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Interns and outcomes: Just how effective are internships as a bridge to stable employment?
09 August 2018
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 241
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New technologies and the transition to formality: The trend towards e–formality
01 August 2018
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Does work-based learning facilitate transitions to decent work?
26 July 2018
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 242
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"Negotiating the algorithm”: Automation, artificial intelligence and labour protection
10 July 2018
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Impact of macroeconomic reform on labour markets and income in Zambia: Assessing ZAMMOD
05 July 2018
This paper, authored by Alemayehu Geda, John Weeks and Herryman Moono, reviews an econometric model (ZAMMOD) currently being used by the Zambia Ministry of Finance for forecasting, policy analysis and budget preparation; identifies some limitations to the labour market block of ZAMMOD, and makes specific recommendations on how the block could be enhanced. The authors then introduce these recommendation into the model and run simulations examining the labour market impacts of the of austerity measures.
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Public employment services: Joined-up services for people facing labour market disadvantage
20 June 2018
This technical note shows how public employment services (PES) are going beyond traditional ways of working, moving towards joined-up services to help people facing complex barriers to employment in finding work and building skills, with the aim of achieving more sustainable outcomes. The note explores the meaning of “joined-up services” and presents selected country case studies that offer insights from experience to policy-makers, practitioners and others interested in developing services to maximize the level of support available to disadvantaged jobseekers.
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Building an adequate U.S. labor and social protection system for the 21st century
05 June 2018
Over the last several decades the economic prospects facing U.S. workers and households have changed in substantial ways. For most, it has been a change for the worse. This paper is intended to bring analytical clarity and focus to the issues that currently confront workers, households and policy makers in the spheres of employment and social protection.