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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining

Incorporating child labour, poor working conditions and other labour issues in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in local...

In the Philippines, the mining industry is generally divided into: (a) large-scale; and (b) small-scale mining (SSM). Large-scale mining (LSM) is industrially or skillfully run and mechanized while SSM relies solely on manual labour using simple...

Fact sheet

Employment and environmental sustainability in ASEAN

The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact sheet for ASEAN is part of a series providing a baseline for key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance in 36 countries across Asia and the Pacific. These indicators...

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 9

This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC...

“I couldn’t wait to get started” -- Voices from inclusive workplaces in the Republic of Serbia

Good practice guide for the employment of persons with disabilities

Innovation to Inclusion (i2i)

Understanding data systems for employment and social protection of persons with disabilities in Kenya and Bangladesh

This study was conducted by the ILO, a consortium partner of the "Innovation to Inclusion (i2i)" programme. i2i is a 3-year programme preceded by an 8-month research and scoping phase, led by Leonard Cheshire with funding from the Department for...

Success Stories from Enterprises in Egypt

Case studies and success stories from Egyptian enterprises after joining the ILO's Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme.

Users' Manual for Planning and Implementing TREE Programs in Pacific Island Countries

This Pacific adapted version of TREE is intended primarily as a reference guide for those responsible for planning an implementing TREE projects and programs in Pacific Island Countries. It is based on the ILO’s Global TREE methodology and...

Skills for Employment Policy Brief

Skills for a greener future: Challenges and enabling factors to achieve a just transition

Chemical safety

The Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste in the World of Work

A summary brochure of the ILO's work and portfolio on chemicals and waste

Chemical safety

All You Need to Know: Convention No. 170

A summary brochure of the main elements of C170 and R177 and text of these two instruments

Domestic Workers

Legal Protection of Domestic Work in Myanmar

Traditionally, domestic work has been done by housewives or poor relatives, usually women. It has not been considered real work and has consequently not been paid as such. It has not been afforded labour protections, and not been valued as work....

Fact sheet

The Legal Gap Analysis of Myanmar National Laws and International Standards for Domestic Workers

The nature of domestic work differs from other work. There is often only one employee per employer or workplace. The workplace is a home not a business. Many domestic workers not only work but also live in their employers’ houses making it difficult...

ILO Model question on volunteer work for Population and Housing Censuses (Version 1)

This technical note has been prepared by the ILO Department of Statistics to support countries that wish to include measurement of volunteer work participation in their Population and Housing Census.

Handbook

Addressing violence and harassment against women in the world of work

Case Brief: SUNU Assurance Vie

SUNU Assurances Vie is a leading life insurance company in Côte d’Ivoire and across West Africa. Insurance distribution has proved particularly challenging in Côte d’Ivoire, since there are only a few mass market channels to distribute...

Governance and Tripartism working paper series

Literature Review on the Governance of Work

This literature review focuses on the most influential and relevant developments in regulation and governance scholarship. In addition, it also draws on work undertaken in a range of complementary disciplines and areas, including industrial...

Protocol 1: Policy outcomes and institutional evaluations (high-level evaluations)

Presence of human trafficking and forced labour in labour migration - Sri Lanka

This study was undertaken within the framework of the International Labour Organization (ILO) project on “Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons (EQUIP)”, funded by the US Department of States Bureau for South and Central Asian...

The Full Report on Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Mozambique 2019

The Summary Report on Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises in Mozambique 2019