Books and reports
December 2021
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Report
The ILO Global HIV Discrimination in the World of Work survey
01 December 2021
The ILO has joined forces with Gallup to carry out a groundbreaking global survey covering 50 countries that sheds further light on the causes of the persistence of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in the world of work.
September 2021
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Flagship Report
World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Social protection at the crossroads – in pursuit of a better future
01 September 2021
This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of recent developments in social protection systems, including social protection floors, and covers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 2021
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Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021
02 June 2021
In 2020, an estimated 8.8 per cent of total working hours were lost – the equivalent of the hours worked in one year by 255 million full-time workers. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world of work.
February 2021
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2021
The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work
23 February 2021
This ILO flagship report explores how the contemporary platform economy is transforming the way work is organized, and analyses the impact of digital labour platforms on enterprises, workers and society as a whole.
October 2019
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Studies on Growth with Equity
What Works: Promoting Pathways to Decent Work
16 October 2019
This report analyses how income support and ALMPs can come together to tackle a significant set of barriers limiting access to decent work in emerging and developing countries.
September 2018
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Report
Digital labour platforms and the future of work: Towards decent work in the online world
20 September 2018
The report offers one of the first comparative studies of working conditions at five of the major, global, online micro-task platforms.
July 2018
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Book
Collective Agreements: Extending Labour Protection
04 July 2018
This volume examines the extension of collective agreements and its use as a policy tool to expand the coverage of labour protection, and shore up collective bargaining.
November 2017
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Flagship Report
World Social Protection Report 2017-19: Universal social protection to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
29 November 2017
This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of recent trends in social protection systems, including social protection floors. Based on new data, it offers a broad range of global, regional and country data on social protection coverage, benefits and public expenditures on social protection.
April 2015
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Publication
The European Social Model in Crisis: Is Europe losing its soul?
27 April 2015
This book assesses the current situations in EU Member States on the basis of detailed empirical evidence and concrete case studies of the social policies that have been discontinued or altered, distinguishing between recent developments caused by the economic crisis and long-term trends.
June 2014
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Publication
Access to and Effects of Social Protection on Workers living with HIV and their Households
30 June 2014
This report highlights the challenges faced by workers living with HIV and their households in accessing social protection programmes, examines the effects of such programmes on their lives and makes evidence-based recommendations.