ILO Working paper 60

Mobile internet, skills and structural transformation in Rwanda

25 April 2022

We study the impact of mobile internet rollout on Rwanda’s labour market. Areas with higher mobile internet coverage experience an increase in employment opportunities, especially towards high skilled and high-value-added activities.

ILO Working paper 48

Technological solutions to guaranteed wage payments of construction workers in China

15 February 2022

ILO Working paper 41

Supporting decent work and the transition towards formalization through technology-enhanced labour inspection

21 October 2021

ILO Working Paper 20

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

15 December 2020

This paper provides an overview of the evolution of the COVID-19-induced health and labour market crises in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), drawing on a large set of available data and sources. It highlights how the outbreak is affecting jobs and incomes via multiple channels of transmission. It looks at policy responses so far and provides some suggestions for national employment and economic policies, as well as international support to help LDCs on their path to a job-rich recovery and future resilience.