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The Brazilian Experience with the Mediator Platform

Registry of Collective Labour Instruments

The "Mediador" Collective Bargaining System was created to facilitate the drafting, registration and public consultation of collective bargaining instruments in Brazil.

Research Brief

How and when will AI impact the economy: Evidence from China

This brief introduces a new framework to estimate when and how AI will impact China’s economy by analyzing the potential for automation across different job tasks. It provides policymakers and researchers with a quantitative tool to assess AI’s...

Introducing STREAM: Advancing Social Protection for Migrant Workers in the South Asia–Gulf Corridor

Training manual

Enhancing state officials’ capacity for the enforcement of legislation on forced and bonded labour, and human trafficking in Balochistan

This comprehensive training manual aims to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies in Balochistan, Pakistan, regarding the Balochistan Forced Labour and Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 2021 and Pakistan’sPrevention of Trafficking in...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025: Global Report

Revolutionizing health and safety: The role of AI and digitalization at work

Guide for Business

Disability-inclusive supply chains

This guide by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network aims to foster the inclusion of persons with disabilities in supply chains by providing practical guidance for companies. It is intended for large national and multinational enterprises as...

Systems analysis for grievance documentation and case management system for improving trade union operations and outreach capabilities...

The study provides detailed insights into the procedural workflows, data management limitations, communication channels, and resource constraints that currently characterize grievance handling across the sectors in question. The findings and...

Study on the impact of employment cluster regulation in the Job Creation Law on workers with fixed-term employment contracts in the garment...

This study delves into the specific implications of the Employment Cluster Regulation within the Job Creation Law, with a particular focus on workers in the garment sector. Given that the garment industry is a major part of Indonesia’s...

Research Report

Innovative approaches to formalization in Asia and the Pacific: Background report to ILO Asia and the Pacific Tripartite Regional Knowledge...

This report showcases a wide range of innovations that are taking place across Asia and the Pacific to tackle informality, ranging from state-of-the-art use of technology to facilitate formalization, to community-based approaches to protect workers...

Brochure

The ILO in Bangladesh

An overview of the ILO's work and impacts in Bangladesh.

STRENGTHEN2

Employment impact assessment of the National Feeder Roads Programme in Rwanda, using GIS and LFS data

This report presents an Employment Impact Assessment (EmpIA) of the National Feeder Roads Programme (NFRP) in Rwanda, focusing on the long-term employment effects produced.

Trade for Jobs Uganda

Finding the milky way: A market systems analysis with a focus on trade and employment

ILO Working paper 138

Responses of technical and vocational education and training institutions to the needs of industry’s digital transformation in South-East...

This paper investigates the responses of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions in South-East Asia to the demands of industry’s digital transformation in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0).

ILO Working paper 137

The untapped potential of disadvantaged young people for apprenticeships in skilled trades

This paper seeks to identify the influencing factors of quality apprenticeships and elaborates possible reasons why young people in low-reputation apprenticeships drop out more often than those in popular professions.

Using data to remediate child labour in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This brochure outlines the overall strategy of the Child Labour Monitoring and Remediation System developed on behalf of the Government of DRC by the ILO. It also gives key insights into some of the data received to date in terms of the age and sex...

Volunteer work among older persons - Trends and policy implications for ageing societies

This research paper released by United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) discusses the concepts of active and healthy ageing and how volunteerism plays an important role. It explores the demographics of older...

Collective bargaining models in Argentina Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

The study compares collective bargaining systems in the Southern Cone, examining their legal bases and practical functioning, with the aim of identifying good practices that contribute to strengthening labour rights in the region.

Manual

National Code of Conduct on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work

With support from the Norwegian Government, ILO supported the Ministry of Labour to develop a National Code of Conduct on Violence and Harassment in the World of Work which aims to eliminate violence and harassment by applying an inclusive,...

Latin America and the Caribbean

Survey on workers on web-based digital platforms

This report summarises a survey of 1,153 digital platform workers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It analyses their profile, working conditions and income, revealing precariousness, informality and lack of social protection. 52% use these...

Digitalisation and blending of training programmes: A practical guide for skills development

This guide offers a structured, step-by-step approach for transitioning traditional, face-to-face training programmes into blended and digitally enabled formats.