Resources on work, peace and resilience

  1. Forced labour

    Hard to see, harder to count: Handbook of forced labour prevalence surveys

    27 February 2024

    This revised version of the "Hard to see, harder to count" handbook provides an updated set of tools for the design, implementation and analysis of quantitative surveys on the forced labour of adults.

  2. Publication

    Work Wise Youth: A guide to youth rights at work

    14 February 2024

  3. Social protection

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

    30 January 2024

    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 treatment and non-discrimination, well-designed and inclusive social protection systems and international cooperation, are powerful tools to reduce poverty, inequality, social exclusion and achieving sustainable development.

  4. Research brief

    Decent Work for displaced people: Lessons from the experiences of Venezuelan Migrant and Refugee workers in Colombia and Brazil

    15 January 2024

    Currently, all workers in Colombia and Brazil are facing enormous challenges to organize themselves at the workplace. For refugee and migrant workers without higher education or professional credentials, the obstacles are even greater. In response to this situation, Venezuelan migrant workers and their allies are beginning to organize in labour unions and civil associations to promote decent work in both informal and low-wage formal sectors.

  5. ILO Brief - Bulletin No. 2

    Impact of the escalation of hostilities in Gaza on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Bulletin No. 2

    20 December 2023

  6. Publication

    The introduction of a maternity cash benefit in Kenya

    12 December 2023

  7. Project update

    Advancing young people’s engagement and meaningful participation

    28 November 2023

    This brochure provides an update on the project results till November 2023.

  8. Publication

    Decent work in forced displacement - Newsletter No.12

    17 November 2023

    This is the 12th edition of the ILO PROSPECTS newsletter covering key initiatives and achievements of the programme for the period of April to June 2023.

  9. Publication

    Preliminary Assessment of Occupational Safety and Health in the Agriculture Sector in Lebanon

    10 November 2023

    This assessment provides a comprehensive overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) conditions in selected farms located in the Akkar and Beqaa regions of Lebanon.

  10. Publication

    Digital Employment Diagnostic Guidelines

    07 November 2023

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