ILO brief

Creating jobs in low- and middle-income countries through demand-side policies

06 February 2023

This brief focuses on demand-side policies for promoting employment in LMCs. The aim is to lay the conceptual foundations for a policy debate on employment promotion in LMCs.

Briefing note

Theory of Change towards a transformative agenda for gender equality in the world of work

31 October 2022

Gender equality is a universal common goal and an aspiration that passes through the world of work. At the same time, despite significant advances in gender equality at work over the past century, progress in closing gender gaps remains slow and far from being a reality for many women and men. The Theory of Change (ToC) towards a transformative agenda for gender equality in the world of work contributes to articulating the conditions and actions needed to progress gender equality at work. It builds on extensive research and work on the ground that the ILO and its constituents - governments, employers’, and workers’ organizations - have been delivering over the past years. It further responds to the ILO constituents’ demands to articulate a coherent framework of action that leads to durable impact.

Spotlight Initiative

The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in ASEAN

30 August 2022

This brief draws from the findings of research titled "A very beautiful but heavy jacket: The experiences of migrant workers with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression in South-East Asia", which aims to fill the gap in knowledge about the experiences and motivations of migrant workers with diverse SOGIE in South-East Asia.

Briefing note

Is public sector employment a haven in the COVID-19 jobs crisis?

14 June 2021

It looks as if job opportunities in the public sector have provided a respite from the shrinking private sector during the dark days of the COVID-19 crisis, at least for some women.

COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 6th edition

23 September 2020

COVID-19 and Workers'Organizations

ILO Standards on Violence and Harassment: What role for workers'organizations?

02 July 2020

This Policy Brief is primarily directed to workers and their organizations. Its main purpose is to promote the understanding of the new International Labour Standards and to raise awareness on the importance of promoting the ratification of Convention No. 190 and the application of Recommendation 206.

COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 5th edition

30 June 2020

ILO/UN Women

COVID-19 and women migrant workers in ASEAN

04 June 2020

This brief explores the multi-dimensional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women migrant workers in and from the ASEAN region. While women migrant workers in the ASEAN region strive to protect their livelihoods and their health, COVID-19 has presented them with a health crisis, compounded by detrimental impacts on freedom from violence and harassment, employment, income, social protection, access to services, and access to justice. This brief outlines the critical programmatic and policy responses needed. ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair Programme, as part of the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, is committed to ensuring women migrant workers’ rights are protected and they receive support when and where they need it.

Preview: Innovations for Decent Jobs for Youth

Guide on Measuring Decent Jobs for Youth: Monitoring, evaluation and learning in labour market programmes

02 May 2018

The Guide on Measuring Decent Jobs for Youth will be launched at the Innovations for Decent Jobs for Youth event on 2 May at the ILO in Geneva. The seven part volume is the first comprehensive guidance to evaluating, monitoring and learning in labour market programmes targeting young people.

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends for women 2017

Gender gaps in the labour market: United States

14 June 2017