Publications on Employment intensive investment

2021

  1. Publication

    100 Years of Public Works in the ILO

    21 October 2021

    This book chronicles the breadth and depth of ILO’s engagement in Public Works Programmes (PWPs) over the last century. It describes the journey, the ideas and the innovations that have emerged in a shifting global economic, social and political context. PWPs continue to be widely used and supported by the ILO an it is hoped that lessons that have been handed down will be useful in informing future policy-making and programme design.

  2. Publication

    Youth employment in conflict and fragile settings (Elisa Selva and Federico Negro)

    07 May 2021

    Is the future ready for youth? Youth employment policies for evolving labour markets

2017

  1. Series: Guides for Integrated Rural Access Planning and Community Contracting in the Water and Sanitation sector

    Community Contracting to execute public works and manage services: Guide No. 3

    15 February 2017

  2. Series: Guides for Integrated Rural Access Planning and Community Contracting in the Water and Sanitation sector

    Conceptual guide for Integrated Rural Access Planning and Community Contracting in the Water and Sanitation sector: Guide No.1

    15 February 2017

2016

  1. Publication

    Illustrated guidelines for gender-responsive employment intensive investment programmes

    15 March 2016

    This guide is the outcome of a study carried out on gender and public works, and has been developed using evidence from 43 EIIPs implemented in 27 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America between 1995 and 2013.

2015

  1. Publication

    Public works programmes: A strategy for poverty alleviation - The gender dimension revisited in Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes in 30 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

    17 November 2015

    Employment Working Paper No. 194

  2. Publication

    The employment dimension of infrastructure investments: A guide for employment impact assessment

    17 November 2015

    Employment Working Paper No. 178

2011

  1. Publication

    Local investments for climate change adaptation: Green jobs through green works

    01 December 2011

    A guide for identifying, designing and implementing interventions in support of climate change adaptation at the local level.

2010

  1. Publication

    Mitigating a Jobs Crisis: Innovations in Public Employment Programmes (IPEP)

    01 July 2010

    Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 6

2008

  1. Publication

    Building Rural Roads

    05 November 2008

    This manual attempts to present a set of technical solutions and works methods commonly applied in a number of countries where the use of local resources is given serious consideration when building rural roads. Based on best practices from rural road-building programmes in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, it describes a set of work methods and procedures proven to be effective both in terms of cost and quality.