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Research Department Working Paper n°49

Unemployment insurance schemes around the world: Evidence and policy options

This article conducts a comparative analysis of unemployment insurance schemes in advanced and emerging economies, with the aim of identifying differences in policy approaches across countries and pointing at possible consequences in terms of policy...

A brochure on EU-India Cooperation and Dialogue on Migration and Mobility

Brochure developed to provide brief about the project’s objective of contributing towards better governance of migration and mobility between the EU and India.

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 13

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...

Joint Declaration on a Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility between India and the European Union and its Member States.

At the 13th India-EU Summit in Brussels in 2016, the India-EU Agenda for Action 2020 was endorsed as a common roadmap to guide and strengthen the strategic partnership. This included the establishment of the Common Agenda on Migration and Mobility...

Infographics on EU-India migration data

This infographic provides an overview on the migration governance structure in EU and India.

Assessment of occupational heat strain and mitigation strategies in Qatar

Summary of key findings from areport prepared by the FAME Laboratory for the International Labour Organization, the Qatar Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs, and the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy.

Executive Summary

Small Matters: Global evidence on the contribution to employment by the self-employed, micro-enterprises and SMEs [Executive Summary]

This report examines worldwide evidence of the contribution that the selfemployed and enterprises of different size classes make to total employment. A key finding is that, globally, the self-employed and micro- and small enterprises account for the...

Report

Small Matters: Global evidence on the contribution to employment by the self-employed, micro-enterprises and SMEs

Drawing on a new ILO database, this report provides an up-to-date and realistic assessment of the global contribution of self-employment and micro- and small enterprises to employment – both in the formal and the informal economy.

Independent evaluation of ILO's public-private partnerships, 2008-2018

The high-level evaluation (HLE) of the ILO’s public-private partnerships was requested by the Governing Body in March 2016 citing their “value added” and unique “intervention models”. The HLE focuses on PPPs as both a funding and delivery modality.

Global social security and economic development: Retrospect and prospect

This Working Paper is the result of a joint research project between the China Association of Social Security, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES).

Research Department Working Paper n°48

Trade wars and their labour market effects

Recent years have seen a remarkable reversal in trade liberalization with the significant raises in tariffs on imports among major G20 economies. This working paper discusses the rationale for these policy shifts, provides an overview of recent...

Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy and actions towards the formalization of the informal economy, 2014-2018

The evaluation assesses the ILO’s strategy and actions towards the ‘Formalization of the Informal Economy’ taking into consideration the conceptual, methodological and operational frameworks. It provides insight into the relevance, coherence,...

Research Department Working Paper n°47

Decent work in global supply chains: An internal research review

This article provides an inventory of the research carried out by the ILO on decent work in GSCs between 2014 and 2019 and helps to identify the challenges and remaining gaps in terms of research.

Employment effects of green policies in the Philippines

This research investigates the economic and labour market impacts of the 2016 Green Jobs Act (Republic Act 10771). It identifies the likely winners and losers from “greening” the Philippine economy. It highlights how green policies may accelerate...

Factsheet

Trade for Decent Work Project - Factsheet

The project aims at improving the application of the ILO fundamental Conventions in EU trading partner countries through improved labour relations and working conditions.

Timor-Leste labour force surveys 2010-2013-2016: Main trends based on harmonized data

FOLLOWING the publication of Timor-Leste Labour Force Surveys 2010 and 2013 Main Trends Based on Harmonized Data, it was decided to extend the series with data for 2016 derived from the Child Labour Survey (CLS) conducted by the Directorate General...

Child Labour Statistics

Timor-Leste National Child Labour Survey 2016 - Analytical Report

Child Labour Statistics

Timor-Leste National Child Labour Survey 2016 - Executive Summary

Annual evaluation report 2018-19

This year in review reflects on the progress made in implementing 19 biennial milestones, as measured against the ILO’s evaluation strategy 2018-21. The report also assesses the ILO’s effectiveness and results.

Quick Facts - Annual Evaluation Report 2018-2019

This short two-pager presents a visual set of quick facts that summarizes the Annual Evaluation Report 2018-19