Sectoral impact, responses and recommendations


The ILO’s preliminary assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on specific social and economic sectors and industries is captured in a series of sectoral briefs.

The briefs also contain policy responses and measures taken by ILO constituents – governments, employers and workers – as well as available ILO tools and responses at the sector-specific level.

The intended audience is ILO constituents at the national, sectoral, regional and global level, as well as international organizations and other partners in the effort to advance decent work for women and men in specific social and economic sectors.

The briefs will be updated regularly.

Constituents are invited to comment on and contribute to the briefs so that they can serve as repository of good practices and lessons learned in pandemic responses in order to “build back better” in the post-pandemic future.​

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COVID-19 and the sports sector

COVID-19 and the sports sector

COVID-19 and the port sector

COVID-19 and the port sector

COVID-19 and the meat processing sector

COVID-19 and the meat processing sector

COVID and the construction sector

COVID and the construction sector

COVID-19 and care workers providing home or institution-based care

COVID-19 and care workers providing home or institution-based care

COVID-19 and Urban Passenger Transport Services

COVID-19 and Urban Passenger Transport Services

Hand hygiene at the workplace

Hand hygiene at the workplace

COVID-19 and the media and culture sector

COVID-19 and the media and culture sector

COVID-19 and the forest sector

COVID-19 and the forest sector

COVID-19 and the Public Service

COVID-19 and the Public Service

COVID-19 and road transport

COVID-19 and road transport

COVID-19 and Public Emergency Services

COVID-19 and Public Emergency Services

COVID-19 and the automotive industry

COVID-19 and the automotive industry

COVID-19 and food retail

COVID-19 and food retail

COVID-19 and the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries

COVID-19 and the textiles, clothing, leather and footwear industries

COVID-19 and civil aviation

COVID-19 and civil aviation

COVID-19 and the health sector

COVID-19 and the health sector

COVID-19 and the education sector

COVID-19 and the education sector

COVID-19 and maritime shipping & fishing

COVID-19 and maritime shipping & fishing

COVID-19 and the tourism sector

COVID-19 and the tourism sector

COVID-19 and agriculture and food security

COVID-19 and agriculture and food security

Key resources

Stop COVID-19 at work!

Stop COVID-19 at work!

ILO sectoral tools and instruments

ILO sectoral tools and instruments

Joint statements and calls for action to fight COVID-19

Joint statements and calls for action to fight COVID-19

ILO’s partnerships that fight COVID-19 sector by sector

ILO’s partnerships that fight COVID-19 sector by sector

The garment sector and COVID-19: Resources from the Better Work programme

The garment sector and COVID-19: Resources from the Better Work programme

Call to Action

COVID-19: Action in the Global Garment Industry

COVID-19: Action in the Global Garment Industry