All publications

[Flyer] ILO Regional Strategy on Labour Migration and Human Mobility in Latin America and the Caribbean 2023-2030

Care Work in China: Who does care work, what is its economic value and how has it been affected by Covid-19?

UN Women and ILO worked together to produce this report to better understand care work and the economy of care in China, where policy recommendations are put forward to strengthen the societal reorganization of care to help shape a more equal and...

Rapid assessment on child labour in agriculture in Kosovo

This report describes the nature, pattern, distribution, dynamics and causes of child labour in agriculture, and suggests possible policy options to address child labour in Kosovo’s agricultural sector.

ILO Working paper 98

Mortality from COVID-19 in the US : Did unions save lives?

This paper combines data from the NVSS with the CPS into a unique dataset to answer the question on whether unions saved lives during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It finds that if the United States had the union density of 35 percent that it had in 1954...

Labour market

Impact of multiple crises on Sri Lanka’s micro, small and medium-sized enterprises

This study set out to inform the labour market disruptions caused by the multiple crises do provide for an unprecedented opportunity for the Sri Lankan labour market to reset with a MSME business recovery model at centre stage.

Publication

Digital Employment Diagnostic Guidelines

These guidelines serve as a comprehensive framework to assess, analyze, and understand the multifaceted dimensions of digital employment.

ILO Brief

Impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory - November 2023

This bulletin is part of a series of bulletins outlining the impact of the war in Gaza in 2023 on the labour market and on livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Evaluation Trust Fund

Safety + Health for All - Programme Evaluation Highlights

The strategic evaluation took stock of progress since the programme inception in 2016 and provided orientation moving forward.

Discussion Paper

Aligning Skills Development and National Social Protection Systems.

Coordination between social protection, employment and skills policies is a hallmark of systems that successfully empower individuals to deal with important work and life transitions.

Governance and Tripartism Department

Reflections on the introduction of Universal Labour Guarantee in selected Central and Eastern European countries

In most legal systems around the world today, the employment relationship remains the essential point of reference for determining rights and obligations in the workplace. The Universal Labour Guarantee (ULG), as a floor of labour protections, may...

Market Systems Analysis of the Cassava, Palm Oil, Vegetables Sectors in the Districts of Port Loko, Bombali, Kenema and Bo of Sierra Leone

The Opportunity Salone Programme is a project implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) under the framework of the European Union’s Jobs and Growth Programme in Sierra Leone. The objective of the Programme is to contribute to large...

OPS Measurement guide

Own-use provision of services: Measurement guide

SCORE Programme Brochure

Introduction to the ILO SCORE Programme: Supporting small and medium-sized enterprises to grow and create better jobs.

Results and reflections from a quality appraisal of ILO evaluations, 2022

i-eval THINK Piece, No. 26 - November 2023 The main purpose of the quality appraisal is to provide a cumulative analysis of independent evaluations submitted in 2022 and assess trends and comparisons with previous quality appraisals.

Social protection

Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor China - Issue 14

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,...

Impact evaluation: Ex-post review and way forward

i-eval THINK Piece, No. 25 - October 2023 The Think Piece summarizes the results of an ex-post quality review of impact studies and evaluations which covers the period 2013-21. The study identified areas of strength and weaknesses and to develop a...

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Timor-Leste at a glance (October 2023)

Timor-Leste has been active member of the ILO since the year of 2003. Currently, the work of the ILO in Timor-Leste is shaped within the framework of the tripartite approved Timor-Leste Decent Work Country Programme for 2022-2025 (DWCP).

8.7 Accelerator Lab Integrated Report

The 8.7 Accelerator Lab aims to accelerate progress on the elimination of child labour and the eradication of forced labour by optimizing the effectiveness of development cooperation interventions. This is the first integrated report documenting the...

Experiences on training and certification for care work in Latin America