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Workers' organizations engaging in skills development

The handbook for the integration of Indians in Italy

A guide developed by the ILO for Indian migrants living in Italy containing useful information on rights and resources. Available in English, Hindi and Punjabi.

Singapore - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration (2000-2018)

Business Continuity Plan: Disaster Mitigation and Building Resilience - Basic Guidelines for Preparation of Business Continuity Plan (BCP)...

This guidelines publication was created to help Sri Lanka micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to have a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) in the event disasters strike. The plan will help to minimize the effect such disasters have on business...

Compliance with labour standards

Diagnostics of compliance with labour standards: A checklist for small enterprises

The diagnostics was resulted from the project collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for the Philippines (CO-Manila) and the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) funded under the European Union...

The 100th anniversary of the ILO: Advancing social justice, promoting decent work

The ILO celebrates its 100th anniversary throughout 2019. The Centenary year “ILO100” under the theme: Advancing social justice, promoting decent work’.’

Persons outside the labour force: How inactive are they really? Delving into the potential labour force with ILO harmonized estimates

Inactivity rates are increasing around the world, while the global population and labour force are ageing. But the inactivity rate is an aggregate measure overlooking the different profiles of people outside the labour force. This new Spotlight on...

Situation Analysis of Bangladesh TVET Sector: A background work for a TVET SWAp

This study is the stepping-stone to initiate a Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) for the good governance of the skills sector. This comprehensive situation analysis on TVET in Bangladesh has...

TVET MIS Review Report

Review of current system of data generation, aggregation, and use of quality statistical data for decision making purposes for the TVET/skills development

SCORE Programme Brief

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises programme at a glance

New arrivals at the ILO Knowledge Centre in Bangkok: July 2019

A list of new publications that have just arrived at the ILO Knowledge Centre, Bangkok.

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169) - General observation, publication 2019

At its 2018 session (November–December), the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) adopted a general observation on the application of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169). The...

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - General observation, publication 2019

At its 2018 session (November–December), the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) adopted a general observation on the application of the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No....

BEST PRACTICE Advocacy for Social Protection Annual Social Protection Week in Mozambique

As advocacy activities have been playing a central role in the evolution of the national social protection system in Mozambique, with this document ILO aims at sharing the knowledge gathered during the implementation of Social Protection Weeks to...

Media advisory

Global Forum to tackle youth employment crisis

GENEVA (ILO News) - More than 200 young people from around the world will be attending the Global Youth Employment Forum in Abuja, Nigeria to discuss how to ensure more and better quality jobs for young people.

To what extent is social protection associated with better firm level performance?: A case study of SMEs in Indonesia

The relationship between social protection and enterprise performance is much debated in the literature, and evidence is particularly limited in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing economies. This paper examines how the...

Annual Report 2018

The Annual Report 2018 highlights the achievements of the Social Finance Programme over the past year.

Trade and employment in the Philippines

The impact of trade on employment in the Philippines: Country report

The report presents how trade policies have impacted decent work outcomes in the Philippines, and how, based on empirical data and evidence, the links between trade policy and decent work principles can be strengthened so that benefits more...

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 14

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...

Social protection for migrants workers and their families in ECOWAS states