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Tracer study: Skills Profiling Application in Egypt for refugees and host communities

ILO PROSPECTS Egypt in collaboration with Skilllab, a social start-up based in the Netherlands, and the Association of Businessmen in Alexandria (ABA), piloted a skills-profiling application that enables refugees and host communities to self-assess...

Core Skills for the Agro-Processing Sector in Ethiopia: Trainer Handbook

Core Skills for the Agro-processing Sector in Ethiopia: Trainee Handbook

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Understanding patterns of structural discrimination of migrant and other workers in some countries of South and West Asia

This background paper reviews the literature that sheds light on the structural patterns of discrimination against migrant workers in some countries of South and West Asia. It also articulates recommendations that would help officials in UN...

IsDB – ILO common Member States

English and Arabic (PDF)

Protecting the Rights of Migrant Workers in an Irregular Situation and Addressing Irregular Labour Migration: A Compendium

The Compendium presents the situations that can lead migrant workers into irregularity, the rights of migrant workers in irregular situations, and the relevant international standards and good practice. It highlights laws, policies and practices...

How market systems development strengthens productivity ecosystems

Improving worker employability and productivity in Peru’s forestry sector

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2022 Report

Enhancing social dialogue towards a culture of safety and health: What have we learned from the COVID-19 crisis?

This report examines how effective social dialogue can help build a positive culture of safety and health at work, drawing lessons from the COVID-19 crisis. It highlights the role of governments, employers and workers in strengthening occupational...

Gender Wage Gap in Georgia

Research about the reasons for the significant gender pay gap and development of a methodology for labour cost assessment and policy recommendations to improve compliance of Georgian legislation and policy with the Equal Remuneration Convention,...

Gender Wage Gap in Georgia

Research on the reasons underlying the significant gender pay gap and development of the Labour Cost Assessment Methodology and policy recommendations to improve compliance with ILO Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 No. 100.

Employment Task Force

The impact of the 3 Ds on G7 labour markets: key issues

This paper was prepared jointly by the ILO and OECD for the 1st G7 Employment Task Force meeting. The 3 Ds of Digitalisation, Decarbonisation and Demographic change are global trends driving shifts in the world of work. This paper identifies the key...

Gender Wage Gap in Georgia (in the Georgian language)

Research about the reasons for the significant gender pay gap and development of a methodology for labour cost assessment and policy recommendations to improve compliance of Georgian legislation and policy with the Equal Remuneration Convention,...

Gender Wage Gap in Georgia (in the Georgian language)

Research on the reasons underlying the significant gender pay gap and development of the Labour Cost Assessment Methodology and policy recommendations to improve compliance with ILO Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 No. 100.

World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Regional companion report for Latin America and the Caribbean

This regional companion report is intended to complement the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2020–22.

The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS): Brochure

This brochure provides an overview of the GHS and how it relates to occupational safety and health and International Labour Standards

A brief introduction to the Swiss VET system - State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation SERI

Presentation Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training

Presentation Herzog

Employment Working Group

Initial review of community-based vocational training (CBVT) in G20 countries

This report was prepared by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for the 1st G20 Employment Group Meeting in 2022. It addresses one of the priorities identified by the Indonesian Presidency.

POST COVID 19

The Next Normal: The Changing Workplace in Nigeria

To help understand key trends driven in the post Covid 19 pandemic period, the ILO Bureau for Employers' Organizations along with Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) commissioned an study. This report presents the findings of that...