Sector portal
Transport equipment
Employers and workers that build, repair and recycle the vehicles used to transport people and goods around the globe face unique challenges.
The future of work in the automotive industry is increasingly uncertain. Massive investments in skills and lifelong learning are needed as part of broader efforts to ensure a just transition.
Meanwhile, the ILO continues to promote the right to a safe and healthy working environment for shipbuilding, repair and recycling workers through the implementation of the Code of Practice on safety and health in shipbuilding and ship repair and the Guidelines on safety and health in shipbreaking.
Key resources
RECYCLING
Recycling is key to the circular economy, employing at least 6.9 million workers worldwide, many in the informal sector. Expanding recycling could create 7 million more jobs by 2030, but current roles often lack decent work standards.
Data and statistics
The line graphs show a time series of modelled global and regional employment estimates at the sectoral level. The ILO modelled estimates generally cover 189 countries, offering a comprehensive set of internationally comparable labour statistics. These include both reported data and imputed figures for countries with missing information. The imputations are generated using econometric models developed by the ILO.
For more detailed labour market indicators and country-level data, visit the Sectoral Employment Statistics page of the ILOSTAT database.
The line graphs show a time series of modelled global and regional employment estimates at the sectoral level. The ILO modelled estimates generally cover 189 countries, offering a comprehensive set of internationally comparable labour statistics. These include both reported data and imputed figures for countries with missing information. The imputations are generated using econometric models developed by the ILO.
For more detailed labour market indicators and country-level data, visit the Sectoral Employment Statistics page of the ILOSTAT database.
News
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence
Building safer workplaces: Indonesia’s footwear sector commits to gender based violence and harassment prevention
New ILO guidelines chart path to decent work throughout recycling chains
Responsible business conduct
Indonesia Business Forum 2025 promotes responsible business in Indonesia’s garment industry
Events
Technical meeting
Technical meeting on challenges and opportunities for promoting decent work, productivity and a just transition arising from artificial...
Publications
Report
Employment in the circular economy: Leveraging circularity to create decent work
Supply chains
Decent work in manufacturing supply chains: Trends, challenges and innovations in Asia and the Pacific
Policy Paper
Extending social security to wage workers in the manufacturing sector in Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Projects
Skills development and responsible business conduct
Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition
Tripartism and social dialogue
Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Supply Chains Asia (RISSC) in Thailand
Contact information
Sectoral Codes of Practice and Guidelines
Sectoral meetings
Conclusions and recommendations of sectoral meetings
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