Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. Child labour in the primary production of sugarcane

  2. Finding Export and Value Add Opportunities in Thin Markets

    The weight of mango and hot pepper value chains to enhance productive employment in Guyana.

  3. Finding Export and Value Add Opportunities in Thin Markets

  4. A Study on Working Conditions of Tea Plantation Workers in Bangladesh

    The study looks at various aspects of working conditions of tea plantation workers in order to identify appropriate responses to ensure that they fully enjoy their labour rights, safe working conditions and fair remuneration.

  5. Recruitment practices and seasonal employment in agriculture in Uzbekistan 2014-15

    This ILO survey Report paints a qualitative and quantitative picture of the recruitment experience of adults picking cotton in Uzbekistan.

  6. Recruitment practices and seasonal employment in agriculture in Uzbekistan 2014-15 - Executive summary of ILO survey

    This is the Executive Summary of the ILO report on the results of primary research carried out by the ILO regarding the recruitment and seasonal work of adults aged 18-50 years old in Uzbek cotton cultivation in 2014 and 2015. The report aims to provide a deeper understanding of practices regarding the recruitment of seasonal labour in Uzbek cotton cultivation, including a framework for measuring the risk of forced labour in this specific context. The full report will be available soon.

  7. Key Sectors for Women and Youth in Zimbabwe

    Assessing the apiculture, artisanal mining, mopane worms and horticulture value chains to empower women and youth in Zimbabwe

  8. Third-party monitoring of measures against child labour and forced labour during the 2016 cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

    This report has been prepared by the ILO at the request of the World Bank for the third party monitoring of the World Bank-financed projects in agriculture, water and education sectors in Uzbekistan. The ILO is grateful for the cooperation of the tripartite constituents of Uzbekistan, and in particular the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan, in the monitoring and assessment process. The ILO has tried to reflect the constructive comments received from its partners throughout the process. In line with their request, it has formulated concrete suggestions for further work by the constituents, including cooperation involving the ILO and the World Bank. The ILO alone is responsible for the conclusions drawn in this report.

  9. Executive Summary of the report: Migrant Workers in Commercial Agriculture

  10. Structural transformation to boost youth labour demand in sub-Saharan Africa: The role of agriculture, rural areas and territorial development

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 204