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

08 April 2021

Multinational enterprises (MNEs) and their supply chains have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 crisis, with millions of workers suffering adverse impacts. This brief provides evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on FDI and trade in Asia and the Pacific. The brief also discusses the impact on MNEs and decent work and highlights how social dialogue can inform the design and implementation of policies to ensure a human-centred recovery.

Recovering towards a human-centred future of work in Asia and the Pacific

01 April 2021

As the COVID-19 crisis lengthens and continues to impact on labour markets, countries have the potential to think big in efforts to revitalize their sustainable growth objectives and push forth durable solutions that will promote a fair, inclusive and secure future of work. This short document summarizes the elements of the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work that can help governments and social partners to navigate the crisis towards a human-centred future of work.

Protecting domestic workers in Lebanon. How to amend the labour code to better protect domestic migrant workers in Lebanon?

23 March 2021

This policy brief intends to provide recommendations on how to better protect the domestic workers in Lebanon by amending the labour code. It reviews the situation of the employment conditions of the migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, which were lately exacerbated as a result of the COVID-19. As a way forward, it proposes three recommendations in order to unlock the complex situation.

How to Improve the Reporting of Occupational Diseases in Indonesia?

23 March 2021

This brief shows the importance of reliable data on occupational diseases in determining Occupational Health Policy and providing adequate working conditions in Indonesia. Without these data, the department of occupational safety and health (OSH) will not be able to provide preventive programs and improve the health status of workers by preventing work accidents and occupational diseases.

Protecting people through the “Employment Mission” in Colombia

23 March 2021

The objective of this brief is to raise awareness among the policy makers and experts on what needs to be included in the revised "Employment Mission" in Colombia, in order to better protect workers and their families during times of crisis such as COVID-19.

Assessment of the Social Security Responses to COVID-19

08 March 2021

The report reviews the COVID-19 situation and economic data, the social security and related measures implemented to address the economic and social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemics during the first lockdown in the second quarter of 2020.

Legal analysis of the regulation and implementation of “teleworking” in Montenegro’s Labour Framework

08 March 2021

COVID-19, labour market slack and what it means for recovery

19 February 2021

This brief quantifies the extent of increased labour market slack in the Asia–Pacific region resulting from the Covid-19 crisis and examines what this means for the welfare of impacted workers and economies struggling to navigate recovery.

COVID-19 and rising wage inequality: Trends and challenges in Thailand and Viet Nam

27 January 2021

This brief presents quantitative trends in wage inequality in Thailand and Viet Nam during the COVID-19 crisis in 2020. Based on various measures, it highlights the rise of inequality as wages have been increasingly concentrated among the highest wage earners and the disproportionate impact of lower wages on informal workers, youth and workers with lower educational qualifications. It presents a number of policy measures including enhanced wage support and active labour market policies to counter these dynamics.

2020 Labour Overview for Latin America and the Caribbean [Executive Summary]

17 December 2020

Some 30 million people are unemployed and 23 million will have left the workforce due to the lack of opportunities. In 2021, employment will be in intensive care and the indicators could worsen, says ILO annual Labour Overview for Latin America and the Caribbean.