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Informality and Structural Transformation in Egypt, Iraq and Jordan

A framework for assessing policy responses in the MENA region

Social insurance

The Republic of Korea: Extending social insurance to digital platform workers

Extending social insurance to platform workers in the Republic of Korea offers valuable lessons for other countries facing similar challenges. This brief outlines recent advancements in extending employment injury and employment insurance coverage...

Brief

Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Colombia

Brief

Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Occupied Palestinian Territory

This assessment highlights the critical need for affordable, quality childcare services in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Improving early childhood education and care can significantly enhance children's development and women's workforce...

Zimbabwe: An assessment summary

Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Zimbabwe

This assessment highlights the critical need for quality childcare services for informal economy workers in Zimbabwe. Street vendors and domestic workers, particularly women, face significant challenges due to high levels of informality and lack of...

Brief

Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Lebanon

This assessment highlights the critical need for improved working conditions for home-based care workers in Lebanon, primarily women. Lebanese nationals, migrant domestic workers, Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and other care workers face...

ILO Brief

Impact of the war in Gaza on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - June 2024

This bulletin is part of a series of bulletins outlining the impact of the war in Gaza on the labour market and on livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The African forum on the social economy ends with the promise of a people-centred economy

The first edition of the African Forum on the Social Solidarity Economy (FORA'ESS 2024) was held in Cameroon from 29 to 30 May 2024, under the theme "African models of the social solidarity economy: towards the co-construction of a human economy...

ILO Brief

SAF INDONESIA Highlights

The brief presents key results and achievements of the Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers’ rights and opportunities project in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region as part of the Spotlight Initiative to eliminate...

Active Labour Market Programs Improve Employment and Earnings of Young People

This ILO-WB Policy brief examines the impact of youth-targeted active labour market programs (ALMPs) on employment and earnings, based on a systematic review of evaluations conducted from 1990 to 2021.

Market systems development for a just transition: What does it really mean for donors and practitioners?

Framework for action on child labour 2023-2025

This Framework for Action outlines the ILO’s contribution to the implementation of the Durban Call to Action based on in-depth analyses of what has worked, what has not, and what course correction may be required.

2024

Heat and OSH Policy Brief: Best practices in the GCC region and beyond

In the vast stretches of the Arab region, the sun reigns with an intensity that touches all aspects of life. This is particularly true for the region’s workforce who, especially during the summer, face the relentless challenge of workplace heat...

Guidance on social protection for people affected by tuberculosis

Universal social protection is at the core of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and is also reflected in Pillar 2 of the WHO End TB Strategy (1), which acknowledges social protection and poverty alleviation as integral and essential parts...

Synthesis review

ILO’s strategies and actions in Western Africa, 2018-2023: Synthesis review on lessons learned, what works and why

Joint ILO–IMO meeting to adopt guidelines for Medical Examination of Fishers/Fishing Vessel Personnel - Final list of participants

Full report

Measuring Sustainable Development Goal indicator 10.7.1 on the recruitment costs of migrant workers: Results of the 2019 Philippine survey...

The report presents an assessment of the pilot process on measuring SDG indicator 10.7.1, undertaken by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in collaboration with the ILO.

ILO Technical Brief

Professional Athletes and Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Professional athletes, in addition to being celebrated competitors and symbols of national/local pride and identity, are also workers in the world of sports. The world of sports faces its own particular decent work challenges. This technical brief...

Fact sheet

Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition in Thailand

Funded by the Government of Japan, the “Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition” project is part of the Automotive Supply Chain Programme in Thailand. The purpose is to harness opportunities to improve human capital,...

Research Brief

Promoting Care at Work in Ethiopia

This Research Brief, Promoting Care at Work in Ethiopia explores the availability and adequacy of care policies in the Ethiopia's garment sector.