Publications

2013

1. Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Indonesia

   31 January 2013

   Fact Sheet

2. Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Zambia

   31 January 2013

   Fact Sheet

3. Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Viet Nam

   31 January 2013

   Fact Sheet

4. Inclusion of People with Disabilities in China

   31 January 2013

   Fact Sheet

5. Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Ethiopia

   31 January 2013

   Fact Sheet

6. How not to count the employed in developing countries

   29 January 2013

   Employment Working Paper No. 136

7. ILO and Cooperatives - ILO COOP NEWS No. 4, 2012

   28 January 2013

   This issue of the COOP News includes articles on: World Food Day 2012; ILO & International Year of Cooperatives 2012; Promoting cooperatives beyond; Financial cooperatives as efficient and profitable; ILO and ICA: Over a century of collaboration; ILO interacts with cooperatives in Asia-Pacific; Cooperative reform: Egypt, Turkey, Sri Lanka; Social enterprises in Europe 2020 Strategy; Social and solidarity economy udates; ILO COOP & ACTRAV call for papers; New ILO COOP information briefs; ILO COOP in the media.

8. 

   Global Employment Trends 2013: Recovering from a second jobs dip

   22 January 2013

   Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. It also presents a number of policy considerations in light of the new challenges facing policy makers in the coming year.

9. Global Employment Trends 2013: Recovering from a second jobs dip [Summary]

   22 January 2013

   Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. It also presents a number of policy considerations in light of the new challenges facing policy makers in the coming year.

10. Republic of Korea: Development of National Employment Policies through Two Economic Crises

    07 January 2013

    The purpose of the study is to (i) document employment policies that the Republic of Korea implemented to cope with two economic crises (1997 and 2008); (ii) extract policy lessons which could be useful to other countries; and (iii) review the Republic of Korea’s experience from the standpoint of ILO Convention on Employment Policy and Promotion (C.122) which requires each member state to pursue an active employment policy as a major goal.

11. 

    Guide to the Millennium Development Goals Employment Indicators, second edition

    03 January 2013

2012

1. Up-scaling Local Economic Development: Lessons from the Ghana Decent Work Programme 2011

   18 December 2012

   This case study presents and analyses the lessons learned from the Local Economic Development (LED) component of the Ghana Decent Work Programme (GDWP), particularly with regard to up-scaling and replication. It shows that LED can have sustainable impact at local and national levels alike. In the context of increasing decentralization the LED component fostered social dialogue at local level through the establishment of district-level Sub-committees on Productive and Gainful Employment (SPGEs); strengthened local businesses; and promoted extension of social protection for workers in the informal economy, among other initiatives. The LED component placed significant emphasis on economic sectors with a high share of working women.

2. Implications of the recent macroeconomic policies on employment and labour market outcomes in Peru

   17 December 2012

   Employment Working Paper No. 134

3. 

   Global Employment Trends for Women 2012

   15 December 2012

   Part of the Global Employment Trends series, this publication delivers the most current information on emerging trends and key challenges facing women in labour markets around the world.

4. A better future for young people: What cooperatives can offer

   11 December 2012

   Information brief on cooperatives

5. Guidelines for cooperative legislation, third revised edition

   11 December 2012

   Provides guidance on how to draft a cooperative law.

6. Global Employment Trends for Women 2012

   11 December 2012

   This report examines the conditions of women’s engagement in the labour market, by estimating and analysing five key gaps, or gender differentials, between women and men which disadvantage women: in unemployment, in employment, in labour force participation, in vulnerability, and in sectoral and occupational segregation.

7. A cooperative future for people with disabilities

   04 December 2012

   This issue brief produced during the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives 2012 highlights how and why the cooperative form of enterprise can cater to the economic and social needs of persons with disabilities.

8. TVET Reform: Design an inclusive skills development program

   30 November 2012

   Bangladesh is the eighth most populous country in the world which presents an immense opportunity in terms of labour force. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is essential in ensuring the country’s competitiveness in the global labour market and ensuring decent work for all. The TVET Reform Project is an initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and implemented by the ILO.

9. Employment implications of the "Five - Hubs Strategy" of Sri Lanka

   19 November 2012

   Employment Working Paper No. 116