Employment services: Key resources

January 2013

  1. Understanding the Public Employment Service Office

    PESO starter kit: Guide to understanding the Public Employment Service Office

    28 January 2013

    The Public Employment Service Office (PESO), is a non-free charging multi-service provider established and accredited pursuant to Republic Act 8759, otherwise known as the PESO Act of 1999.

  2. Local employment services to promote youth employment

    Strengthening local employment services to promote youth employment: A case study

    28 January 2013

    Local employment services facilitate local labour market transactions including matching jobseekers with enterprises seeking workers. These services are usually carried out by the government through a network of Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) whose functions include job matching, providing labour market information and guidance services.

  3. 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.

October 2012

  1. Publication

    Contribution of labour market policies and institutions to employment, equal opportunities and the formalisation of the informal economy: Morocco

    01 October 2012

    Employment Working Paper No. 123

June 2012

  1. Project brief

    Project fact sheet: Promoting and Building Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services in ASEAN

    29 June 2012

    The fact sheet for the Promoting and Building Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services in ASEAN (ASEAN UI) project outlines the objectives, strategy and components of this technical cooperation initiative. This project works in ASEAN Countries, and is supported by the Government of Japan.

May 2012

  1. Publication

    Brief profile on Employment Services

    25 May 2012

    Employment for social justice and a fair globalization

April 2012

  1. Publication

    Enhancing the vocational rehabilitation and employment services for people with disabilities in Oman (Final Evaluation Summary)

    18 April 2012

    Project OMA/06/01/AGF - Evaluation consultant: Wael Zakkar

February 2012

  1. Publication

    Private employment agencies in Morocco

    09 February 2012

    Research paper on private employment agencies and temporary agency work in a country having ratified the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), prepared for an ILO meeting on Private employment agencies in private services sectors, 18–19 October 2011.

January 2012

  1. Understanding the Public Employment Service Office

    PESO starter kit: Guide to understanding the Public Employment Service Office

    31 January 2012

    The PESO starter kit provides information about the Public Employment Service Office its core functions and operations. It presents ten simple steps to PESO institutionalization, grouped into phases. It also highlights best practices of well-performing PESOs that will serve as models to others.

November 2011

  1. Publication

    Taqeem Community of Practice: Monitoring, evaluation and impact evaluation for the youth employment community

    30 November 2011

    This report provides an overview of the Taqeem Community of Practice and describes Taqeem’s approach to M&E and its technical assistance model