Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. Cost of recruitment in the Indonesia–Malaysia migration corridor: Employer perspectives from participating plantation companies

    This study looks into the recruitment costs borne by select companies that employ migrant workers in Malaysian palm oil plantations. It examines the companies’ roles and the processes involved in the recruitment of migrant workers; identifies the costs borne by these companies; and identifies good practices and areas for improvement.

  2. Improved Workers' Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women

    This ILO project, funded by the US Department of Labor (US DOL), aims to improve the promotion and compliance to labour laws, occupational safety and health, and gender equality in the rural sectors in the Philippines and Indonesia, with a focus on women workers.

  3. © S.D. McCourtie / World Bank 2022
    Asia-Pacific on the road to middle-class employment

    A recent ILO study shows that despite robust economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region, millions of people are still living under or just above the poverty line.