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Joint Regional Work Plan for the Implementation of the Global Agreement in the Americas for the period 2023-2025

The adoption of these global frameworks and the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic created a new momentum for the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to strengthen collaboration at...

ILO-IOM Joint Regional Work Plan 2023-2028 on Migration in the Americas

To implement the Global Agreement on Migration between the ILO and the IOM in the Americas, both agencies have elaborated a Joint Regional Work Plan 2023-2028, which consists of 4 outcomes, 12 products, and 41 activities.

ILO-OIM Joint Regional Work Plan 2023-2025 on Migration in the Americas

In the Latin America and the Caribbean region, the ILO and the IOM have a history of working together. They have become key actors supporting Member States, social partners, and other stakeholders in ensuring a safe, orderly, and regular migration...

Promoting the ratification and application of ILO Convention No. 190: Experiences and good practices from Asia and the Pacific

This report has been prepared to support key stakeholders in their efforts to prevent and eliminate violence and harassment in the world of work in Asia and the Pacific.

Policy Brief

Employer survey of internal labour market mobility: promoting a more flexible workforce in Kuwait

Compared with its neighbours, the sponsorship system in Kuwait is one of the most rigid in the Gulf Council Cooperation (GCC) region. This policy brief on internal labour market mobility is based on an exploratory survey of 198 companies that...

Harnessing the potential of digital technologies to achieve decent work in the financial sector: Policies and practices on the impact of...

The ILO report Policies and Practices in the Financial Sector that Address the Impact of Digitalization and Harness the Potential of Digital Technologies to Achieve Decent Work provides a global overview of policies, initiatives and practices...

Project brief

Ensuring Decent Work and Reducing Vulnerabilities for Women and Children in the Context of Labour Migration in Southeast Asia

ILO Transitional Cooperation Strategy for Ukraine 2024-2025

The 4-page leaflet describes the strategy proposed by the ILO to support the recovery and development of Ukraine in 2024-2025. The ILO proposes an integrated, multi-track and three-pillar approach shaped by consultations with its constituents in...

Guidelines for developing inclusive water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure

This publication builds on the experience of five organizations working towards inclusive WASH infrastructure development around the world: the United Nations Office for Project Services, the United Nations Children's Fund, the International Labour...

African Trade Unions and the Future of Work Responses, Challenges and Opportunities

This book serves the purpose of unveiling the causes and effects of violations of workers’ and trade unions’ rights, and larger implications in the world of work. It brings together perspectives of African trade unionists, researchers and academics...

Report

Profile of Portugal’s Young NEETs

Digital labour platforms in Kenya: Exploring women’s opportunities and challenges across various sectors

This report explores how the expansion of digital technologies such as digital labour platforms is reshaping Kenya’s economic landscape, and the experiences of workers engaged on these platforms, especially women.

ILO Brief

Return and reintegration in Uganda: Lessons from the FAIRWAY programme

Trade Union Policy

Trade Union Policy For Decent Work In The Fishing Sector Of Ghana

The launch of this Workers Policy on Decent Work in Fishing in Ghana is the beginning of the practical manifestation of social justice in the fishing industry. The development of this policy has been informed by real progress achieved for workers...

Tripartism and social dialogue

Decent work and responsible business practices in Thailand’s automotive manufacturing sector

This research study provides an in-depth analysis of Thailand's automotive manufacturing supply chain and its status vis-à-vis decent work and responsible business conduct, particularly in the evolving context of global requirements for human rights...

New global estimates

Profits and poverty: The economics of forced labour

This report provides new estimates of the profits generated from forced labour and assesses how profits have changed since the last ILO estimates were published in 2014.

Assessment of the Cambodian National Social Security Fund’s health insurance schemes

This study analyses the design, operation and achievements of the health insurance schemes of the Cambodian National Social Security Fund (NSSF), and proposes options and ideas for improvement of the healthcare system

Regional Peer Review Report of the Labour Inspectorates of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina (entity Federation of BiH-- Sarajevo Canton and...

Guidelines for reinforcing the role of labour inspectors in addressing undeclared work

Publication

Extending social protection for workers in Cambodia: A study to understand the characteristics of workers and enterprises in the informal...

This report presents a study of the Cambodia labour force using data from the 2019 Cambodia Labour Force Survey (LFS) and 2019 Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey (SES). It provides a detailed analysis of the characteristics of workers and the respective...