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. PEPs

    Public Employment Initiatives and the COVID-19 crisis

    02 September 2021

    A compendium of Infrastructure Stimulus, Public Employment Programs (PEP), Public Works programs case studies

2020

  1. Publication

    Rapid employment creation in times of crisis: From cash for work to sustainable recovery and livelihood development

    31 March 2020

    This document brings together ILO principles, experiences and tools in rapid employment creation in times of crisis, with examples from the Asia and Pacific region where natural disasters are frequent occurrences due to the changing climates.

2019

  1. EIIP Policy Brief

    Tanzania: Gender-responsive public works as a key building block of social protection for all

    06 March 2019

2018

  1. Publication

    Social Safeguards Framework for rural road works

    13 July 2018

    This Social Safeguards Framework (SSF) for the R4D Program has been designed to guide the implementation of inclusive and rights-based practices in rural road programs in Timor-Leste, and to prevent and mitigate their possible negative social impacts.

2015

  1. Publication

    Supporting Viet Nam’s Public Employment Policy: From Policy to Implementation (Project fact sheet)

    11 August 2015

    To develop a comprehensive social protection system that ensures the welfare of all workers, the Vietnamese Government requested the ILO’s assistance in developing a public employment policy (PEP).

2014

  1. South-South and Triangular Cooperation

    Global South-South Development Expos: Decent Work Solutions (2010-2013)

    23 May 2014

    This publication reviews the GSSDs held since 2010 and the decent work solution forums organized during them by the ILO.

2013

  1. Publication

    The health of workers in selected sectors of the urban economy: Challenges and perspectives

    01 January 2013

    This paper aimed at analysing and systematizing the health challenges faced by the poorest strata of urban workers and to discuss solutions.

2003

  1. Publication

    Gender in crisis response : a guide to the Gender-Poverty-Employment Link

    01 November 2003

2002

  1. Publication

    ASIST Bulletin No. 14

    01 September 2002

    Bi-annual newsletter containing articles and news on labour-based activities in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The theme of this issue is 'Mainstreaming employment-intensive investment strategies in infrastructure development'