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The Migrant Worker Resource Centre in Tijuana, Mexico: Supporting access to justice and labour migration governance

It presents the context in which the Tijuana Migrant Worker Resource Centre was created, the services it offers, as well as the steps needed to continue its implementation and reach a greater number of beneficiaries in the Mexico-Central America...

Decent work

Decent Work Country Programme for Nepal 2023-2027

The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Nepal covering 2023-2027 aims to improve access to decent work and better opportunities for more people in Nepal.

Work Wise Youth: A guide to youth rights at work

The guide is intended to support ILO constituents and other stakeholders in their initiatives aimed at raising young people's awareness of their rights at work, with a focus on those in forced displacement contexts.

ILO Working paper 107

Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas

This study uses household survey data from 58 countries around the world to compare the labour market outcomes of rural and urban workers, taking into account the specific socio-demographic characteristics of rural populations. It also provides an...

UN Women - ILO Policy Tool

Gendered employment analysis and policy recommendations in Ethiopia

Evidence from Hawassa and Yirgalem Integrated Industrial Parks

UN Women - ILO Policy Tool

SAM-based analysis of gendered employment sectoral strategies in Ethiopia

UN Women - ILO Consolidated Report

Assessing the employment situation in five countries and promoting a gender responsive structural transformation

A consolidated report on lessons learned and policy insights

Country Study

The employment effects of industrial symbiosis networks in the South African informal sector

This report deals with the employment effects of industrial symbiosis in the provinces of Gauteng and the Western Cape in South Africa. It focuses on the textile and construction value chains and formalization.

Briefing note for high-level visit to Champasak Province

The briefing note provides summary information for the high-level delegates who visited Paksong District and Pakse City in Champasak Province of Lao PDR on 19 May 2023. The delegates met with beneficiaries and partners of three EU-funded projects...

ILO Working paper 106

Are platform workers willing to unionize? Exploring survey evidence from 14 European countries

This study contributes to the understanding of unionization in the platform economy, both in terms of membership rates among different groups of platform workers and the potential for unionization among those who are not yet members. Findings are...

ILO Working paper 105

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? – The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills

This paper assesses the drivers of wealth inequality. While inequality between skilled and unskilled workers is due to differences in educational attainment, within-group inequality is due to differences in productivity across firms. Workers in more...

Leaflet – Stay safe and healthy while working on a fishing vessel.

This leaflet (in Vietnamese) provides information on workers' rights, occupational safety and health at work for fishermen and fishing vessel owners.

Leaflet – Understand workers’ rights aboard fishing vessels

This leaflet provides information on workers' rights, occupational safety and health at work for fishermen and fishing vessel owners.

2024 edition

ILO IPEC+ Global Flagship Programme Implementation - Towards a world free from child labour and forced labour

The IPEC+ Global Flagship Programme – in line with Target 8.7 of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda – seeks to provide ILO leadership in global efforts to eradicate all forms of child labour by 2025 and all forms of contemporary slavery and...

Labour migration

Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) in Africa

This note outlines the ILO support to partners to deliver direct assistance to migrant workers and local communities through Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs) across Africa. As of February 2024, the ILO supports the establishment and...

SAMAP: Strengthening market access for farmers in Suriname through agro-cooperative capacity building development

SAMAP is an initiative of the Government of Suriname, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) with the financial resources of the European Union (EU)

ILO Working Paper 103

New Forms of Employment and Labour Protection in China

This paper provides a panoramic description and analysis of the diversity of the new forms of employment that have been emerging in China, with the focus on their background, the main types, the status quo of labour rights protection, and the...

Shaping Narratives, Changing Lives: The Role of Media in Labour Migration

The BRMM programme is organising a capacity building workshop dedicated to raising awareness on labour migration dynamics among local and international media outlets, as well as to emphasise the importance of providing adequate coverage on labour...

Policy brief

How Skills and Employability initiatives contribute to peace in the framework of the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Nexus

Skills development initiatives can help prevent conflict and strengthen peace in fragile and conflict-affected contexts. If designed or adapted appropriately, they can strengthen inclusive social dialogue and trust between groups and increase...

Social protection

ILO Strategy on extending social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families

All members of society have the right to social security, including migrant workers, refugees, and their families. However, they face numerous legal and practical obstacles in accessing social protection. Based on the principles of equality of...