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2022

Labour reforms in Qatar: Coming together around a shared vision

Since 2018, Qatar has introduced major labour reforms that have improved the conditions for hundreds of thousands of migrant workers in the country. This publication presents the key achievements and remaining challenges of Qatar's labour reform...

The future of work in the oil and gas industry: Opportunities and challenges for a just transition to a future of work that contributes to...

Promoting pathways to formality for women entrepreneurs in the informal economy in the Plurinational State of Bolivia

Skills needs in the Oman labour market: An employer survey

Based on desk research and a survey of 106 firms in Oman, conducted between May and June 2022, the report aims to assess Oman’s skills mix and needs an to help Omani businesses, policymakers, workers organizations, and employers and business...

Zimbabwe Horticulture Sector Skills Strategy (2022-2025) – Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification

In line with the National Development Strategy priorities and Zimbabwe Horticulture Recovery and Growth Plan, the Government of Zimbabwe, through the Inter-ministerial and tripartite plus National Task Team co-chaired by the Ministry of Higher and...

High-level independent evaluation of ILO’s response to the implications of COVID-19 (2020-22) - Executive summary

This executive summary of provides insight into the relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the ILO’s response to the implications of COVID-19 (2020-22).

Quick Facts - High-level independent evaluation of the ILO’s programme of work in Central Asia (2018–22)

This short two-pager presents a visual set of quick facts that summarizes the High-level independent evaluation of the ILO’s programme of work in Central Asia (2018–22).

Quick Facts - High-level independent evaluation of ILO’s response to the implications of COVID-19 (2020-22)

This short two-pager presents a visual set of quick facts that summarizes the High-level independent evaluation of ILO’s response to the implications of COVID-19 (2020-22).

Workplace Cooperation: An introductory guide

Workplace cooperation can take various forms, such as information sharing, direct or indirect consultation, and financial participation.

Improve your Food Processing Business (IFYB) flyer

Building inclusive markets for refugees and host communities in Province 1, Nepal

A Market Systems Analysis of the vegetables, piggery and poultry value chains

Digitalise your Business (DYB) brochure

ACTRAV Webinar Series on Trade Unions in Transition

ILO's Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV) has organized a series of webinars for trade union leaders in different (sub)regions of the world to discuss key challenges and opportunities for trade unions in transition. Such virtual seminars were...

Second Regional Report on Jobs and Growth in North Africa (2018 – 2021): Developments through the COVID-19 Era

This report examines the relationship between the pace and pattern of growth and labour market outcomes in North Africa. It provides an update to the first report published last year and focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Measuring Cooperatives: An information guide on the ILO Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives

This information guide provides practical guidance for the ILO’s Member States toward implementing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives which was adopted at the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in October...

Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors in fishing

Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo Pacific with a Focus on Women: Fact sheet in Fishing

The Project works closely with regional and country level partners to achieve the following target outcomes to enhance enabling environment for the promotion of and compliance with labour laws, gender equality and occupational safety and health...

Guidelines

Conducting and contributing to Evaluations of National Action Plans on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: A step-by-step guide

These guidelines attempt to highlight the key stages in which we can appropriate integrate all Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work along the evaluation process of National Action Plans (NAPs) on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW).

ILO Working paper 82

Long-term care in the context of population ageing: a rights-based approach to universal coverage

With the acceleration of population ageing, the achieving of healthy ageing is becoming a global imperative and social protection policies and social security systems have an important role to play in this endeavour.

Long-term care in the context of population ageing: a rights-based approach to universal coverage

Disability Inclusion in EIIP Stocktaking and way forward

This report assesses and provides recommendations on disability inclusion for the ILO’s Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP). It examines important challenges and good practices along the project cycle, calling attention to...