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Policy Brief: Migration and climate change in the Arab region

Migration and labour mobility can be a climate resilience and adaptation strategy for origin and host communities, but they need to be governed effectively. As such, evidence-based policymaking is critical. This policy brief offers a series of...

ILO report

SOLAR: Report of the endline study

The “Reducing Vulnerability in Lao PDR: Advancing Social Protection and Labour Rights and Entitlements in the Coffee and Tea Sectors (SOLAR)” project is funded by the European Union and jointly implemented by the ILO and Oxfam from 2021 to 2024. The...

ITCILO ethics survey report 2023

Regional Report

Assessment of Labour Migration Statistics in the Arab States

This Assessment of Labour Migration Statistics in the Arab States: Regional Report takes stock of existing data sources on labour migration and migrant workers in the Arab region, drawing on individual country profiles. The report aims to evaluate...

Social protection

Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor - Issue 17

The Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor is produced by the ILO under the EU-China project “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection (Phase 2)”. It captures latest social security policy development in China,...

Policy brief

Human mobility and labour migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

Governance movements, trends and challenges

Assessing compliance of the Mongolian armed forces with ILO Conventions Nos. 29 and 105 on forced labour

Child labour in Mongolia - Child labour survey results 2021-2022

The survey’s main objective was to generate quantitative data on the prevalence and nature of child labour according to the latest international standards.

Toolkit for mixed-methods research on child labour and forced labour

This toolkit is designed to provide practical guidance on conducting mixed-methods research on child labour and forced labour, equipping researchers new to researching child labour and forced labour with the tools necessary to generate rigorous,...

Assessing compliance of the Mongolian prisons with ILO Conventions Nos. 29 and 105 on forced labour

This study aims to assess compliance with ILO Conventions No. 29 and No. 105 on forced labour in Mongolian prisons, and to review the progress made since the 2016 study.

Working conditions in prisons in Mongolia: Results from qualitative research

Forced labour: A synthesis report

This report aims to analyse selected surveys and assess the experience and lessons learned through the piloting of forced labour questionnaires and sampling tools.

Child labour in the Republic of Serbia

This policy brief provides an overview of the child labour situation in the Republic of Serbia, presenting key findings, conclusions and recommendations derived from multiple sources.

Brief

Cultivating Collaborations

This policy brief summarizes insights from a study conducted across Pakistan for policymakers, practitioners and development partners. It highlights the obstacles encountered by both Afghan refugees and host communities within the fruit and...

Small area estimation of child labour prevalence in Malawi

This report presents methods for estimating local level prevalence of child labour in Malawi. The aim of the study was to create a suitable model to estimate, at the lowest level possible, the prevalence of child labour in a way that allows for the...

Small area estimation of child labour prevalence in Côte d’Ivoire

This report presents methods for estimating local level prevalence of child labour in Côte d'Ivoire. The aim of the study was to create a suitable model to estimate, at the lowest level possible, the prevalence of child labour in a way that allows...

Work diversification

Rapid market analysis of the seaweed value chain in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Seaweed at Cox's Bazar is harvested and cultivated on a small scale by households and clusters of women farmers, serving as a source of supplementary income. Yet, it is a highly versatile product with significant potential as a nutritious food...

Work diversification

Rapid market analysis of the salt value chain in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Salt production in Bangladesh employs nearly 40,000 farming households in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar and involves over 500,000 workers in the value chain from production to processing, indirectly supporting an estimated 2.5 million people. However,...

ILO Working Paper 116

Addressing gender-based violence and harassment in a work health and safety framework

This report looks at the implications of addressing gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) under a work health and safety (WHS) framework.

Sustainable Finance Working Group

Enhancing the social dimension in transition finance: towards a just transition

This paper, prepared for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, provides information and action-oriented recommendations informing the discussion of stakeholders in the transition finance ecosystem to accelerate a transition that is just.