Research

Papers and briefs

  1. 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

  2. Research Brief

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

  3. ILO Working Paper 7

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

    Bruno Dante Abriata, Guillaume Delautre

  4. Policy brief

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

  5. Research Brief

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

  6. ILO Working Paper 3

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

    Tommaso Pardi , Martin Krzywdzinski, Boy Luethje

  7. ILO Working Paper 2

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

    Maria Sabrina De Gobbi

  8. Policy Brief for Ivory Coast (in French)

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

  9. Research Department Working Paper n°53

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

    Carla Henry & Federico Fraga

  10. Research Department Working Paper n°52

    Economic and social upgrading in the Philippines’ pineapple value chain

    Carla Henry & Rebecca C. Chato

  11. Research Department Working Paper n°51

    Employment programs and conflict in Somalia

    Floriana Borino & Catherine Saget

  12. 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.