Publication

Understanding patterns of structural discrimination of migrant and other workers in some countries of South and West Asia

19 April 2022

This background paper reviews the literature that sheds light on the structural patterns of discrimination against migrant workers in some countries of South and West Asia. It also articulates recommendations that would help officials in UN agencies, international organizations, constituents and other civil society individuals and groups, while referring to the existing evidence of structural discrimination to support the application of international labour standards.

ILO Working paper 22

Home-based work and homework in Ghana: An exploration

22 January 2021

This research report explores the nature and character of home-based work and the more narrow concept of homework in Ghana.

The Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth - Thematic Brief

The Contribution of Social Dialogue to Gender Equality

20 January 2021

Paper

Building back better for women: Women's dire position in the informal economy

15 September 2020

Publication

UNAIDS calls on governments to strengthen HIV-sensitive social protection responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

28 August 2020

UNAIDS calls on governments to live up to their commitment to develop nationally owned and led social protection systems for all, including floors; and scale up and progressively enhance coverage, adequacy and comprehensiveness, thereby improving the responsiveness and quality of interventions to address the needs and vulnerabilities of people living with HIV.

COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 5th edition

30 June 2020

Publication

COVID-19 and the World of Work: Rapid Assessment of the Employment Impacts and Policy Responses. NORTH MACEDONIA

28 May 2020

The report provides evidence that show that the lockdown measures had severe impacts on employment. It offers eleven policy recommendations for the country and suggests steps to introduce as coronavirus emergency measures are being eased.

Issue Briefs

No.4 Empowering women working in the informal economy

20 February 2018

This Issue Brief addresses ways to advance gender equality by empowering women working in the informal economy. It examines how their lives can be transformed from a situation in which their choices are limited, to one in which they are empowered to take decisions within the household and the labour market. The ultimate objective is to facilitate the transition of these workers and economic units from the informal to the formal economy, as set out in the ILO Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204).

Working Paper No. 2 / 2017

Working conditions of indigenous women and men in Central Africa: an analysis based on available evidence

13 December 2017

Drawing on previous ILO research as well as a number of other available sources, this paper provides an analytical overview of key issues faced by indigenous peoples in the world of work in the Central African region. Highlighting ILO and United Nations instruments that seek to promote and protect the rights of indigenous women and men, the paper points to several measures to make these rights more effective for them, including improving data availability, protecting indigenous peoples’ rights to land and natural resources, and adopting special measures to overcome discrimination against them.

MDW Information Guide

Information Guide for Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe

22 July 2016

As part of the GAP-MDW Zimbabwe/Lesotho-South Africa migration corridor project, this information guide has been created for domestic workers in Zimbabwe.