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Business and Human Rights

National Action Plans on Business and Human Rights. A Guide for Employer and Business Membership Organizations

The report examines private sector engagement in National Action Plans (NAPs) on Business and Human Rights across five Asia-Pacific countries: Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, the Philippines and Viet Nam. Drawing on stakeholder interviews and policy...

Policy brief

Enterprises, supply chains and the transition to formality: linkages and innovation

This policy brief explores how multinational enterprises (MNEs) and supply chain linkages can help advance the transition from the informal to the formal economy. Drawing on innovative approaches and good practices across sectors and countries, it...

E-Waste for Youth Employment in Limpopo

The E-Waste for Youth Employment in Limpopo Province Project, implemented by the ILO with funding from the Government of Japan, promoted decent employment and entrepreneurship for young people, particularly women, through sustainable e-waste...

Build it right: Policy, procurement and decent work in Mozambique

This brief explores how the ILO’s MozTrabalha project combines policy reform, public procurement and market systems development to promote sustainable enterprises and create more and better jobs in Mozambique’s construction sector.

Building partnerships to expand Childcare Services: The ILO experience in Ungheni Municipality

The leaflet showcases the ILO’s integrated approach to expanding quality and accessible childcare services through partnerships at the local level. It highlights the ILO initiative, supported by the Government of Switzerland, across six growth-pole...

Infographics

ISEC Project Progress Factsheet & Infographics

This monthly factsheet presents key progress and achievements of the ILO’s ISEC (Improving Skills and Economic Opportunities for the Women and Youth in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh) project in Cox’s Bazar. It highlights ongoing activities, beneficiary...

Case study

Systems thinking meets human thinking

Removing constraints and rewiring incentives and behaviours for better State-led social protection delivery in Jordan.

Social Protection

Solomon Islands Social protection diagnostic assessment

The Government of Solomon Islands has committed to advancing the right to social protection through its ratification of several United Nations conventions and its National Development Strategy 2020–30. Commissioned by the ILO, UNDP and UNICEF on...

Social Protection

Papua New Guinea Social protection diagnostic assessment

This publication provides analysis to inform ongoing reviews of national employment legislation and support the implementation of the National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) 2022–30. The Social Protection Diagnostic Assessment (SPDA) was conducted...

Local Employment Partnerships in BiH: Overview of Achievements 2021–2026

The brochure summarizes the results and achievements of the "EU Support to Local Employment Partnerships Phase II (LEP 2)" project, 2021-2026. The project focused on the development of local employment partnerships (LEPs) in order to contribute to...

Statistical profile of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

This report presents an in-depth statistical profile of youth not in employment, education, or training in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Gender and statistics in the world of work in the Arab States Region

The Brief on Gender and Statistics in the Arab States region examines the critical role of quality, disaggregated labour statistics in advancing gender equality and inclusion in the world of work across the Arab States. It reviews the availability...

Research Brief

More and better jobs through trade, the role of responsible business conduct and international labour standards

Trade has the potential to drive economic growth and create more and better jobs. Yet these gains are neither guaranteed nor equally shared. This makes it essential for trade policy to explicitly consider its impact on job quantity and quality, and...

Labour force participation

Afghanistan's labour market five years after the Taliban takeover: Trends, challenges and emerging risks

The ILO brief finds that five years after the Taliban takeover in August 2021, Afghanistan’s labour market is marked by profound structural changes characterized by widening gender disparities, increasing reliance on male employment, and the severe...

Kenya's fodder sector skills assessment

Skills gap assessment in the fodder sector that promotes inclusive decent employment and productive livelihood in Nakuru, Narok and Kajiado...

This assessment identifies the skills needed to strengthen Kenya’s fodder value chain and expand inclusive, decent employment in Nakuru, Narok and Kajiado counties.

Syria’s Surviving Social Insurance System: Anchoring an Accelerated Recovery and why it Needs Support

Syria's social insurance system remained operational throughout the country’s conflict, preserving continuity, trust, and institutional capacity at a time of profound disruption. This Spotlight Brief argues that strengthening this surviving system...

ILO Brief

Labour market update and recovery outlook in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

This bulletin provides a labour market update and recovery outlook for the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It is the seventh in a series of bulletins from the ILO and the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) on the impact of the ongoing...

ILO Working Paper 178

Climate-Related Heat Stress and Occupational Mortality in Colombia

This paper looks at the relationship between high temperatures and mortality among workers in Colombia, identifying the occupations most affected and highlighting the need for stronger prevention and social protection measures.

Research Brief

Tariff rises, trade tensions and labour markets: Employment impacts and policy implications

Rising tariffs and escalating trade tensions do not protect jobs—they risk destroying them. A new ILO analysis examines how different tariff scenarios could affect employment across countries and groups of workers, highlighting the far-reaching...

Publication

Changing landscape of skills in the age of AI

AI adoption is reshaping workplace skills, increasing demand for cognitive, socioemotional, digital and AI skills, while highlighting AI literacy, adaptability, resilience and human agency as essential for the future of work.