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ILO-UNV Joint publication

Informal volunteering: Trends and characteristics

The report focuses on informal volunteering, the most widespread but least well understood form of volunteer work. It aims to address major evidence gaps by analysing who engages in informal volunteering, how, and under what conditions across...

ILO Brief

Generative AI and jobs in Viet Nam: Labour market exposure and policy considerations

This brief identifies where potential GenAI exposure in Viet Nam is concentrated across sectors, occupations, provinces and worker groups, including differences by gender, education and formality.

ILO Brief

Intervention Model: How to extend social protection to migrant workers, refugees and other displaced persons in the context of climate...

This Intervention Model aims to provide policymakers and practitioners with succinct practical guidance on how to extend social protection to migrant workers, refugees and other displaced populations so as to protect them against the adverse effects...

Global and regional estimates

Updated methodology to quantify forest-sector employment

Joint study by FAO, ILO and Thünen Institute of Forestry includes first global sex-disaggregated employment estimates for the forest sector.

Balancing work and family in China’s ‘new’ economic and demographic context: Policy choices and their implications for women and gender...

This report analyzes policy directions in the context of demographic changes in China from a gender perspective. It points out that although the government has introduced measures to encourage childbirth and alleviate parenting burdens, it has yet...

Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial...

Timetable for the Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry (Geneva, 13-17 April 2026)

Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial...

Points for discussion for the Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial intelligence in the manufacturing industry (Geneva, 13-17 April 2026)

Policy Paper

Universal social protection in changing labour markets: Protecting workers in all types of employment

This ILO policy paper discuss challenges, country experiences and possible policy solutions for universal social protection in a changing labour market, grounded in international social security standards and good practices.

ILO Brief

From information gaps to market solutions: expanding solar energy access for agricultural customers in Lebanon

Amid rising energy costs and persistent electricity shortages, agricultural producers in Lebanon face increasing challenges in maintaining productivity and resilience. While solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions present a viable alternative, adoption...

Technical report

Temporary labour migration schemes in the Pacific through the lens of international human rights and labour standards

Promoting the rights of migrant workers and strengthening the sustainable development impacts of labour mobility schemes remain a key component of decent work.

Issue 24

Quarterly social security policy monitor, January - March 2026

The quarterly social security policy monitor is produced by the ILO under the EU-China project “Improving China’s institutional capacity towards universal social protection (Phase III)”. It captures latest social security policy development in...

Social protection

ILO Brief: Expanding social insurance for household businesses in Viet Nam: Challenges, policy options, and the way forward

Reporting on forced labour, fair recruitment and labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) regions: An ILO Toolkit for...

The report is a practical media toolkit developed by the ILO to strengthen accurate and responsible reporting on forced labour, fair recruitment, and labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa. It highlights the critical role of journalists in...

Key achievements

Key achievements 2023-2026: Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) – Thailand automotive sector

Funded by the Government of Japan, the RISSC project in Thailand, focusing on the automotive sector, has been implemented from 2023 to 2026 to build a more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable supply chain in the sector, while advancing decent work...

Case studies

Translating global principles into local practices: Enterprise case studies on responsible business conduct in the Lao People’s Democratic...

Case studies

Responsible business conduct and human rights due diligence: Case studies from trade unions

STRENGTHEN2

Employment impact assessment of the Gypsum Mining Sector in Garissa County, Kenya

This report is an employment impact assessment of the gypsum mining sector in Garissa County, Kenya, analysing its contribution to job creation, livelihoods and local economic development in a fragile and evolving context marked by the 2023 mining...

SADC Toolkit on Mainstreaming Decent Work and Labour Productivity in Key Economic Sectors

This SADC Toolkit on Mainstreaming Decent Work and Labour Productivity in Key Economic Sectors is premised on evidence from the Decent Work in Construction Project (2023 -2026), implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in...

Guidelines on setting minimum service delivery standards for youth outreach in the context of the Youth Guarantee

Developed in the context of the Youth Guarantee in the Western Balkans, this guide helps national authorities and civil society organizations design and deliver effective outreach to young people detached from the labour market and public services....

STRENGTHEN2

Guide for Employment Impact Assessments in the Roads Sector

This guideline provides a structured approach to conducting the employment impact assessments (EmpIAs) of road investments, supporting their design and implementation to maximise job creation and improve job quality. It sets out how to conduct an...