Publication

The Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment Sector

12 January 2023

Report for the Technical Meeting on the Future of Work in the Arts and Entertainment sector (Geneva, 13–17 February 2023)

ILO Working paper 86

Negotiations by workers in the informal economy

04 January 2023

This paper provides empirical evidence from Africa, Asia and the Americas on negotiations and collective bargaining by workers in the informal economy.

Publication

The role of employer and business membership organizations in promoting the labour market integration of refugees

13 December 2022

Good practices from Colombia, Germany, Türkiye and Uganda

Publication

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean (Number 27): Labour productivity in Latin America

09 December 2022

This edition of the Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean report, jointly prepared twice-yearly by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), the organizations indicate that despite the recovery seen in labour markets in the first half of 2022, it is expected that in the second half the deceleration of growth will slow the region’s capacity to generate quality jobs.

ILO Working paper 85

Ride-hailing versus traditional taxi services: The experiences of taxi drivers in Lebanon

05 December 2022

This paper provides insights into the working conditions of platform-based taxi drivers, and engages critically with the development of taxi platforms in Lebanon and shows its dependence on venture capital funds, the “non‑uberized” economy, the State and the non-market society in Lebanon, which is experiencing a structural transformation of its economy and labour market.

New Technologies

Improving Workers' Data Rights

28 November 2022

The brief on Improving Workers’ Data Rights covers how workers’ data is collected and used in the context of changing workplace management practises and oversight instruments. It provides important recommendations for trade unions on opportunities and challenges towards collective action on safeguarding workers’ rights throughout the data lifecycle.

New Technologies

Responsible Tech

28 November 2022

The brief on Responsible Tech focuses on the responsible usage of information technologies that trade unions should be considering in their own internal operations. It follows the recommendations made during the first two briefs by providing guidance on how trade unions can ask the right questions in terms of the usage of new technologies by its staff and members, data protection of trade union data, cybersecurity as well as exploring options to utilising responsible software to ensure the privacy and rights of its staff and members.

New Technologies

Sustainable Algorithmic Systems

28 November 2022

The brief on Sustainable Algorithmic Systems provides an overview for trade unions how algorithmic systems are utilised in workplaces. It further discusses the degree of changes to management practices due to the increased levels of algorithmic decision making, its impacts on workers and provides pertinent recommendations to workers’ organisations on how to counter potential threats to workers’ wellbeing, working conditions and wages caused by the deployment of unregulated algorithmic systems.

Factsheet

Protection against acts of anti-union discrimination: Evidence from the updated IRLex database

25 November 2022

Anti-union discrimination is one of the most serious violations of freedom of association, as it may jeopardize the very existence of trade unions. This IRLex factsheet provides a summary of the International Labour Standards protecting workers against acts of anti-union discrimination as well as a comparative overview of how different legal system around the world seek to regulate it and ensure its effective protection.

Publication

70 Years of the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association: A Reliable Compass in Any Weather

03 November 2022