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High-level evaluation

Independent high-level evaluation of the ILO's decent work country programme strategies and activities in Western Africa, with emphasis on...

High-level evaluation

High-level independent evaluation of the ILO strategies and approaches for the development and use of labour statistics, 2018-23

High-level evaluation

High-level independent evaluation of ILO’s development cooperation strategy, 2020-25

[EMBO name] business brief

Sustainable business, resilient future: How ESG leads to business success

A growing body of evidence demonstrates the multiple advantages of pursuing sustainable business models. As pressure increases to embrace ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards, this brief outlines the business case for sustainability...

Business brief for EBMOs

Sustainability unlocks opportunities: How ESG sets EBMOs up for success

A growing body of evidence shows that businesses can thrive while doing good. As pressure mounts on companies to adopt ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) standards, the role of Employers' and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOs)...

STRENGTHEN2

Employment impact assessment of the 11th European Development Fund to the National Participatory Development Programme in Cameroon

Trade unions actions towards climate change and a just transition

The aim of this document is to offer practical guidance to trade union leaders and their representatives in developing countries on how to integrate environmental and low-carbon sustainability and a just transition into their daily work. The guide...

Market systems analysis

Commercializing livestock production in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

A market systems analysis of the livestock sector for the Rural Employment Promotion Programme in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Sector selection

Selecting sectors for rural employment promotion in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Identifying and prioritizing potential sectors for the REP Programme in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

ILO Working Paper 126

Resolution of labour disputes involving new forms of employment in China

Based on the study of arbitration and judicial cases involving new forms of employment, this working paper identifies and examines notable characteristics of disputes involving new forms of employment. This working paper found that the number of...

Tea Association of Malawi (TAML) Buku lophunzitsira ndondomeko zopewera nkhanza ndi zitonzo zochitika pa malo ogwira ntchito

Policy document

Ili ndi bukhu lophunzitsira za kapewedwe ka nkhanza ndi chitonzo pa malo a ntchito. Bukhuli linakhazikitsidwa mothandizidwa ndi bungwe lowona za ogwira ntchito pa dziko lonse la pansi (ILO) komanso TAML. Ndipo TAML imatsatira mfundo za ILO...

Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) Ndondomeko Zoonetsetsa Kuti Pasakhale Kusiyana Pakati Pa Amayi Ndi Abambo Komanso Kuchitirana Nkhanza Zosiyanasiyana Pamalo Antchito

Policy document

Kuyambira nthawi imene bungwe la Malawi Congress of Trade Union linakhazikitsa ndondomeko zokhudza kuthana kuchitirana nkhanza pamalo anchito mchaka cha 2022 komanso ndondomeko zoona kuti pasamakhale kusiyana kwa pakati pa akazi ndi amuna mmalo...

Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) Gender and Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy

Policy document

With support from the Norwegian Government under the 'Promoting Workers Rights and Gender Equality at Work in Africa' Project, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has supported the Malawi Congress of Trade Union (MCTU) to develop a Gender...

ILOSTAT Microdata Processing Quick Guide. Principles and methods underlying the ILO’s processing of anonymized household survey microdata

This Quick Guide presents the anonymized microdata processing undertaken by the Data Production and Analysis Unit in the ILO Department of Statistics. It describes why and how the unit carries out this activity, as well as the potential expansion of...

A data ecosystem approach

Assessing national status vis-à-vis SDG Target 8.7

This paper outlines an “ecosystem approach” to child labour data collection with this aim in mind. It relates principally to countries that have achieved low levels of child labour and want to monitor and sustain this achievement and to complete the...

Decent Work Country Programme Georgia 2024-2025

Research Brief

Rethinking Production Processes with AI and avoiding the Innovator’s Dilemma

This brief explores the challenges traditional companies face in fully harnessing the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Drawing parallels with historical shifts like the assembly line, the brief argues that AI adoption...

Case studies in international labour migration statistics

Promoting the use of administrative data sources for international labour migration statistics in Korea

This case study highlights how national frameworks in the Republic of Korea, including legislation, interagency coordination, and IT systems for secure data sharing, have increased the use of administrative data for international labor migration...

Convention 190 and Recommendation 206

ILO supports a Judiciary-led stakeholder workshop on Convention 190 and Recommendation 206

ILO supports the second annual Employment and Labour Relations Court symposium where stakeholders commit to backing the ratification of Convention 190 and promoting safe workplaces in Kenya

Rapid Situational Analysis of the employment- environment- gender equality nexus

This study comes within the framework of the collaboration between the ILO Cairo office, particularly the project “Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa and the Levant (ADWA’)– funded by the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA).