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Trade and employment

Globalization can contribute to employment growth but open markets alone are unlikely to create enough good-quality jobs. The ILO’s Trade and Employment Programme assists governments and social partners in maximizing the benefits of trade and FDI policies in terms of quantity and quality of jobs through targeted research, trade related technical assistance and policy advice at the national, regional and global level.

Highlights

Trade and Employment in Developing Countries

Symposium

Trade and Employment in Developing Countries

Making trade work for inclusive growth: the role of skills development

Seminar

Making trade work for inclusive growth: the role of skills development

Better Inputs for Decent-Work Analysis: ILO Statistics and the GTAP Labour Module

Event

Better Inputs for Decent-Work Analysis: ILO Statistics and the GTAP Labour Module

Trade and employment in services: The case of Indonesia

Working Paper

Trade and employment in services: The case of Indonesia

Labour related provisions in international investment agreements

Working Paper

Labour related provisions in international investment agreements

Job Creation through Trade: Challenges for Africa

Article

Job Creation through Trade: Challenges for Africa

Trade and Jobs: What Role for Multilateralism

Article

Trade and Jobs: What Role for Multilateralism

Making Globalization Socially Sustainable

Book

Making Globalization Socially Sustainable

Globalization and Labour Market Outcomes

Event

Globalization and Labour Market Outcomes

Regional Trade Agreements and domestic labour market regulation

Working Paper

Regional Trade Agreements and domestic labour market regulation

Key resources

Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade, and Employment

Book

Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade, and Employment

Trade and Employment: From Myths to Facts - ILO-EC publication

Book

Trade and Employment: From Myths to Facts - ILO-EC publication

Trade and Employment in the Global Crisis

Publication

Trade and Employment in the Global Crisis

Trade and employment: Challenges for policy research

Publication

Trade and employment: Challenges for policy research

ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization

Publication

ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization

A Fair globalization: Creating opportunities for all

Report

A Fair globalization: Creating opportunities for all

About us

Main Activities

Research

Main Activities

Research

Policy Advice

Policy Advice

Trade related technical assistance

Trade related technical assistance

Trade related training and capacity building

Trade related training and capacity building

See also