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GreenPulse for TVET

Comparative analysis on policy development and good practices on green skills development: EU, Germany, the United States and Singapore as...

GreenPulse for TVET

Guide on Core Skills for the Green Transition for Teachers(in Chinese)

GreenPulse for TVET

Guide on Core Skills for the Green Transition for Students(in Chinese)

Implementing the ILO Guidelines Concerning Statistics of Cooperatives: Insights from five countries (2025)

COOP-STATS

Measuring Cooperatives: An information guide on the ILO Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives (Second edition, 2025)

Report

Global Employment Policy Review 2025: Do employment-responsive policies work? How impact assessments, diagnostics and dialogue contribute...

This edition focuses on the role of impact assessments, diagnostics and social dialogue in addressing the question: “Do employment responsive policies work?” It also addresses policy-coordination dialogue among different entities within governments...

Handbook

Handbook on policy areas to reduce youth in NEET status

Over the years, a wide array of policy responses to reduce the number of youth not in employment, education or training (NEETs) has been developed and tested. This Handbook aims to highlight such measures and policies, and to encourage countries to...

Supply chains

Decent work in food and agricultural supply chains: Trends, challenges and innovations in Asia and the Pacific

Supply chains

Decent work in manufacturing supply chains: Trends, challenges and innovations in Asia and the Pacific

Case study

How strategic communications and partnerships are opening doors to new opportunities for women entrepreneurs in The Gambia

In 2020, The Gambia Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Employers’ Association (GCCI) utilized the ILO Women’s Entrepreneurship Self-Check (WE-Check), a self-assessment tool that helps organizations understand the extent to which they...

Scope and implementation of international social security agreements: Analysis in the member countries of the RCM

This report presents an analysis of the scope and implementation of international social security agreements in the member countries of the Regional Conference on Migration (hereafter, RCM), including bilateral and multilateral agreements between...

Case study

How gender-responsive banking solutions are boosting women-led businesses in Somalia

The International Bank of Somalia used the ILO’s WE-Check tool to assess and improve its services for women entrepreneurs, resulting in tailored financial products and expanded outreach. This initiative doubled the bank’s women entrepreneur client...

ILO key messages for the second Action Plan for the European Pillar of Social Rights

Factsheet

Creating opportunities and promoting decent work for all in Iraq

This factsheet presents the results of the first phase of the PROSPECTS project in Iraq.

Mapping report

Mapping report on the Textile, Clothing, Leather and Footwear Sector in Albania

In collaboration with IndustriALL, the ILO prepared a comprehensive “Mapping report on the textile, clothing, leather, and footwear sector in Albania”, providing up-to-date analyses of the current activities, production figures, trade flows, details...

Policy Paper

Trends in Private Sector Social Security Coverage in Iraq (2021–2024)

This report, produced under the Joint United Nations Social Protection Programme in Iraq, presents the findings of a research study on trends in private sector social security coverage between 2021 and 2024. By analyzing recent data, it provides...

Social protection

World Social Protection Report 2024–26: Regional companion report for Europe and Central Asia

This Europe and Central Asia regional companion report complements the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition.

Policy Paper

Extending social security to wage workers in the manufacturing sector in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

This policy paper explores options to extend social security coverage to wage workers in the manufacturing sector in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Despite being one of the largest private-sector employers, the sector is...

Policy Paper

Extending social security to casual workers in the construction sector in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

This policy paper explores options for extending social security coverage to casual wage workers in the construction sector in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Construction is one of the largest private sector employers, yet the vast...

Policy Paper

Extending social security to own-account workers and unpaid family workers in the agriculture sector in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan...

This policy paper examines how to extend social security coverage to own-account and unpaid family workers in Iraq’s agriculture sector, who make up a large share of informal employment but remain almost entirely excluded from social protection...