Research

Papers and briefs

  1. ILO Working paper 38

    Freelance platform work in the Russian Federation: 2009–2019

    Andrey Shevchuk, Denis Strebkov

  2. ILO Working Paper 37

    Trade and Decent Work: Adequate Earnings in the Mexican Manufacturing Industries

    Benjamin Aleman-Castilla

  3. ILO Working Paper 36

    Trade agreements and decent work in Mexico: the case of the automotive and textile industries

    Joaquín Sánchez Gómez, Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, Lizzeth Gómez Rodríguez, Rosa Gómez Tovar

  4. ILO Working Paper 34

    Old age work and income security in middle income countries: comparing the cases

    Carla Henry, Matías Golman

  5. ILO brief

    COVID-19, vaccinations and consumer demand: How jobs are affected through global supply chains

    Christian Viegelahn

  6. ILO Working Paper 32

    Digital Work in Eastern Europe: Overview of Trends, Outcomes and Policy Responses

    Mariya Aleksynska

  7. ILO brief

    Implications of the COVID-19 crisis for enterprises’ human resource management policies and practices

    Nikolai Rogovsky

  8. ILO Brief

    COVID-19 and multinational enterprises: Impacts on FDI, trade and decent work in Asia and the Pacific

    ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

  9. Research Brief

    Protecting the life and health of workers during the COVID 19 pandemic: Overview of national legislative and policy responses

  10. ILO Working Paper 7

    What drives CSR? An empirical analysis on the labour dimensions of CSR

    Bruno Dante Abriata, Guillaume Delautre

  11. Policy brief

    Delivering income and employment support in times of COVID-19: Integrating cash transfers with active labour market policies

  12. Research Brief

    The effects of COVID‑19 on trade and global supply chains

  13. ILO Working Paper 3

    Digital manufacturing revolutions as political projects and hypes: evidences from the auto sector

    Tommaso Pardi , Martin Krzywdzinski, Boy Luethje

  14. ILO Working Paper 2

    Environmental integrity and doing business in Zimbabwe: Challenges and engagement of sustainable enterprises

    Maria Sabrina De Gobbi

  15. Policy Brief for Ivory Coast (in French)

    Emploi et questions sociales dans le monde: Une économie verte et créatrice d’emplois

  16. Research Department Working Paper n°53

    Gender inequality and old-age income security: The case of Mexico

    Carla Henry & Federico Fraga

  17. Research Department Working Paper n°52

    Economic and social upgrading in the Philippines’ pineapple value chain

    Carla Henry & Rebecca C. Chato

  18. Research Department Working Paper n°51

    Employment programs and conflict in Somalia

    Floriana Borino & Catherine Saget

  19. Research Department Working Paper n°50

    Eligibility and participation in unemployment benefit schemes: Evidence from Mauritius

    Hannah Liepmann & Clemente Pignatti

Recent research projects

  1. IDB-ILO Report

    Zero emission economy will lead to 15 million new jobs by 2030 in Latin America and Caribbean

    A study by the International Labour Organization and the Inter-American Development Bank highlights the impact on jobs if countries in Latin America and the Caribbean adopt zero emission policies.

  2. Report

    Digital labour platforms and the future of work: Towards decent work in the online world

    The report offers one of the first comparative studies of working conditions at five of the major, global, online micro-task platforms.

  3. Report

    Labour Provisions in G7 trade agreements: A comparative perspective

    This report provides an analysis of labour provisions in G7 trade arrangements, focusing on current trends and developments. It was prepared as a contribution to the G7 Social Employment Task Force on “Reshaping multilateral action to strengthen social justice.

  4. Report

    Working on a warmer planet: The effect of heat stress on productivity and decent work

    The new ILO report, Working on a warmer planet: The impact of heat stress on labour productivity and decent work , presents estimates of the impact of heat stress on productivity and decent work for virtually all countries in the world. The report also presents innovative solutions based on social dialogue to promote occupational safety and health for the most vulnerable groups of workers.

  5. Report

    Time to Act for SDG 8 : Integrating Decent Work, Sustained Growth and Environmental Integrity

    This report presents progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 8, analyses interlinkages with other SDGs and provides policy recommendations.