Employment Policy Department

The Department is responsible for promoting full and productive employment by developing integrated employment, development and skills policies that are inclusive, gender sensitive and sustainable. The work of the Department is guided by relevant ILO Conventions and Recommendations, robust analysis and evidence.
At the global level, the Department promotes policy frameworks and partnerships that aim at generating more quality employment opportunities, and contributes to and advocates for knowledge and capacity building on employment-related issues. At the country level, we support ILO constituents to develop, implement and monitor coordinated and context specific policies and programmes for more and better jobs, with a particular focus on vulnerable groups.

News

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    News

    Questions and Answers: On new guidance note for productivity measurement and analysis

    15 March 2024

    Productivity is viewed as central to economic development and social progress. Countries can sustainably increase their economic output and living standards through more productive use of labour, capital and other resources. When more products and services are produced using a given amount of resources, all boats can rise. This Q&A introduces a new Guidance Note designed to assist national statisticians and economists in making the best use of available data to obtain detailed productivity measures, notably in developing countries.

  2. News

    Female employment improves in numbers and quality in this century

    09 March 2024

    In the 21st century, most newly created jobs were for women, who also benefited more from occupational upgrading. Despite progress, gender gaps in employment and job quality persist.

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    Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions

    Tackling gender segregation: How a new policy tool can finally help bring about change

    06 March 2024

    In the world of work, men and women are often segregated by their type of work, one main reason that women suffered more job losses during the COVID-19 crisis than men. Now, a joint program of UN Women and the ILO has developed a new tool to help policymakers rethink the design of sectoral policies and make informed decisions on where to invest to have a greater impact on gender equality.

Key resources

  1. Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions

  2. ILC.110/Resolution IV. Resolution concerning the third recurrent discussion on employment

  3. ILC.110/Resolution III. Resolution to place on the agenda of the next ordinary session of the Conference an item entitled “Apprenticeships”

  4. ILC.110/Record No. 5A. Proposed resolution and Conclusions submitted to the Conference for adoption by the Standard-Setting Committee: Apprenticeships

  5. ILO Monitor on the world of work. 9th edition

  6. Briefing notes: ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work

  7. ILC.109. Global Call for Action for a Human-Centred Recovery from the COVID-19 crisis that is inclusive, sustainable and resilient

  8. ILC.109/Record No. 10A. Reports of the General Discussion Working Party on skills and lifelong learning. Proposed resolution and conclusions submitted to the Conference for adoption

  9. ILC.109/Report VI. Shaping skills and lifelong learning for the future of work

  10. ILC.109/Resolution III. Resolution concerning the second recurrent discussion on social protection (social security)

  11. Global Employment Policy Review 2020: Employment Policies for Inclusive Structural Transformation. First edition

  12. Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020: Technology and the future of jobs

  13. Recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of employment

  14. A Skilled Workforce for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth

  15. Conclusions on skills for improved productivity, employment growth and development

  16. Creating jobs through public investment

  17. Transition from the informal to the formal economy. All you need to know about Recommendation 204.

  18. Employment and decent work in situations of fragility, conflict and disaster