All publications

Assessement report on necessary amendments of the legal framework regarding inspections in agriculture and Recommendations for reforms in...

Business survey aiming at identifying the obstacles to the creation of formal jobs and measures to tackle them.

Diagnostic report on Bogus Self-Employment in Greece and Recommendations for Reforms

Forced labour

Facilitator’s guide: Judges, prosecutors and legal aid practitioners’ training on forced labour

This guide aims at providing a training package for legal practitioners who may be exposed to forced labour in the course of their duties in Malaysia. This joint initiative by the Judicial and Legal Training Institute of Malaysia (ILKAP) and the ILO...

Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change: Emerging Research on Traditional Knowledge and Livelihoods

Traditional knowledge of indigenous communities cuts across numerous aspects of sustainability and resilience. However, the practice of traditional knowledge is yet to be adequately understood, with many research gaps confronting policy-makers....

Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization in Ethiopia

Report

Safety and Health at the heart of the Future of Work: Building on 100 years of experience

Leaflet

Safety and Health at the Heart of the Future of Work: Building on 100 years of experience

Leaflet for the World Day for Safety and Health Day 2019

Enterprise development and skills

Women and the future of soft skills training: An initiative of the ILO women in STEM Workforce Readiness and Development Programme

The soft skills along with higher cognitive skills such as creativity, critical thinking and problem solving, become crucial to increase both employability and productivity among female workers.

The involvement of employer organisations in the governance of skills systems: a literature review

100 Years International Labour Organization

The book is published to celebrate the Centenary but it is also an opportunity to highlight the depth and breadth of the challenges facing Thailand and the ILO as we move into the ILO’s second century.

Reintegration toolkit

Booklet for reintegration of returnee migrant workers

New job placement and business management resources for migrants and returnees

Migrant data

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Needs and gaps

This report presents the findings of the needs and gaps assessment of the Integrated Migrant Workers Information System and the Labour Market Information System in Bangladesh.

Migrant data

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Compatibility of data integration

This report on the compatibility of data integration of the Migrant Workers' Information System and the Labour Market Information System in Bangladesh compares and assesses the existing Bangladesh databases on the overseas migration with similar...

Migrant data

Managing migrant worker information in Bangladesh: Survey on data integration

This report 'Survey on data integration of the Migrant Workers Information System and Labour Market Information System in Bangladesh' presents the findings of two qualitative surveys that are expected to inform and guide policymakers to develop...

Thailand Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2019-2021

The DWCP 2019 - 2021 was developed through intensive consultations between the ILO and its national constituents. It set out the three Country Priorities, which are 1) Promote an enabling environment for the growth of decent and productive...

Fair recruitment

General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment (Bangla)

These principles and guidelines are intended to cover the recruitment of all workers, including migrant workers, whether directly by employers or through intermediaries. Implementation of these principles and guidelines at the national level should...

How Immigrants Contribute to Rwanda's Economy

A joint report by the OECD Development Centre and the International Labour Organisation (ILO), How Immigrants contribute to Rwanda's economy, demonstrates the economic contribution of these immigrants and makes recommendations regarding the...

A joint ILO/IOE publication

Tools for Quality Apprenticeships: a Guide for Enterprises

Working Paper

Closing the Gender Pay Gap: What Role for Trade Unions?

The authors of the paper, Professor Jill Rubery and Mathew Johnson, examine the role trade unions can and are playing at different policy levels in respect of both overall wage and gender-specific wage inequality. Although the paper is developed...