Books and reports

February 2021

  1. Publication

    Decent work in a globalized economy: Lessons from public and private initiatives

    17 February 2021

    The hybridization and proliferation of forms and mechanisms of governance is a consequence of the fragmentation of production across national boundaries. The emergence of global supply chains has provided new opportunities for many developing countries to participate in global trade, diversify their economies and generate employment. At the same time, production for global supply chains has raised new concerns about working conditions and the protection of workers’ rights.

  2. Publication

    Compendium of Maritime Labour Instruments - Third (revised) edition, 2021

    10 February 2021

    This book contains three Conventions relating to the maritime sector and several documents relevant to their implementation: the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006); the Seafarers’ Identity Documents Convention, (Revised), 2003, as amended (No. 185); and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188).

January 2021

  1. The Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth - Thematic Brief

    The Contribution of Social Dialogue to Gender Equality

    20 January 2021

  2. Executive Summary

    Working from home: From invisibility to decent work

    13 January 2021

  3. Publication

    Working from home: From invisibility to decent work

    13 January 2021

    With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, many in the world’s workforce have shifted to homeworking, thereby joining the hundreds of millions of workers who have already been working from home for decades.

December 2020

  1. First edition

    Global Employment Policy Review 2020: Employment Policies for Inclusive Structural Transformation

    22 December 2020

    The Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) examines trends in employment policies while at the same time presenting new and innovative solutions to the challenges of policy design and implementation. In this first edition, the report focuses on the issue of structural transformation.

  2. Flagship report

    Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19

    02 December 2020

    This ILO flagship report examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. The 2020-21 edition analyses the relationship of minimum wages and inequality, as well as the wage impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

October 2020

  1. The Global Deal for Decent Work and Inclusive Growth Flagship Report 2020

    Social Dialogue, Skills and COVID-19

    20 October 2020

    This second Global Deal Flagship Report illustrates the importance of social dialogue in managing the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as the benefits of involving social partners in adult-learning systems to prepare for the future of work.

May 2020

  1. Report

    Jobs in green and healthy transport: Making the green shift

    19 May 2020

    This joint report by the ILO and UNECE report estimates the employment impact of investing in public transport and making them free, as well as moving towards electrification of vehicles in the member states of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

  2. Publication

    Reports of the Ethics Officer - 1 January - 31 December 2019

    15 May 2020