Publications on Employment intensive investment
2021
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ILO Working paper 29
Public Employment Programmes in the Care Economy - The Case of South Africa
29 April 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and associated economic crisis have increased unemployment levels in the care economy, detrimental effects of which are felt by care workers, the majority of whom are women. The South African experience shows that Public Employment Programmes (PEPs) have contributed to the progressive realisation of decent work where as a first step in the trajectory, they have recognised and renumerated care related labour as work. This case study raises a series of questions for further consideration about the role of PEPs in this context, particularly their efficacy in the provision of direct care services.
2020
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Publication
Employment effects in impact investments
26 October 2020
As part of the Joint ILO-EU STRENGHTEN Project, the ILO conducted two studies on the employment effects of impact investments, with a focus on the cashew value chain in Tanzania and a financial institution supporting smallholder schemes in Zimbabwe. The across case analysis concludes that the investments triggered not only an increase in employment numbers, but also improved skills of the labour force, management systems of the investee companies, and labour practices. The findings are geared at informing the development of the EU’s External Investment Plan.
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EIIP Project Brief
Papua New Guinea Project Brief
05 May 2020
This project brief describes the Employment-Intensive Recovery and Reconstruction Response (E3R) project to mitigate the impact of a series of 7.5 and a 6.7 magnitude that hit the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, between the 26 of February and 8 of March 2019. By using a local-resource based strategy, the ILO was able to assist successfully in the construction of gravity fed water supply systems and contribute to the transition towards livelihoods recovery.
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Employment Policy Brief
Migration and job creation in North/West Africa: Employment-intensive investment strategies in The Gambia, Mauritania, and Tunisia
24 March 2020
This note explains how the ILO supports its constituents, particularly the countries of the origin of migrants, in addressing migration issues through job creation with the EIIP approach, with concrete examples from the ILO’s experiences in The Gambia, Mauritania, and Tunisia.
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Guide
Construction of low volume sealed roads 2013 - good practice guide to labour-based methods
18 March 2020
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Publication
Mauritania project newsletter: volume 1 (in French)
02 March 2020
A selection of articles that describes recent activities on employment promotion in Mauritania (in French)
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Publication
Contribution of employment-intensive investment approaches to the achievement of SDGs in Cameroon
02 March 2020
The ILO's technical assistance to the Ministry of Public Works as part of the Kumba-Mamfe road development project
2019
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EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 249
The “Possible Trinity” of Agricultural Investment Policies: Enhancing Employment Creation, Productivity and Sustainability of Agricultural Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa
11 December 2019
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 249
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Publication
Local Resource-Based Approaches in Water Works
27 August 2019
The document brings evidence from 12 projects showing the approach in different stages of the project cycle focussing on water and sanitation, small dams; irrigation systems and adaptation works.
2018
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Research Department Working Paper n°35
Does conservation agriculture change labour requirements? Evidence of sustainable intensification in Sub-Saharan Africa
26 October 2018
This paper studies the effects of conservation agriculture on labour input requirements as it is implemented in five Sub-Saharan African countries.