Publications

The key publications in support of the entire EIIP approach are listed in the comprehensive Sourcebook - PDF 3,369 KB, describing available documents by subject and purpose. Please also see the EIIP publications pages in French and Spanish, for information on documents in these languages. For questions regarding publications, or to request copies, please contact the Employment Intensive Investment Programme at eiip@ilo.org.

New publications

The Employment Intensive Investment Programme regularly produces documents relating to the EIIP approach. The new publications produced by the EIIP are described and can be downloaded in PDF format.

Reference material

Reference material produced by the Employment Intensive Investment Programme in the past relating to different topics as well as country-specific material can be downloaded in PDF format.

This page includes the three series of papers produced by the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme:
1. Construction Technology Papers (CTP)
2. Rural Accessibility Technical Papers (RATP)
3. Socio-Economic Technical Papers (SETP)

ASISTDOC publications database

The Employment Intensive Investment Programme has developed a database (ASISTDOC) containing over 8,000 documents relating to labour-based technologies and local level planning, produced by the ILO as well as its partners. Copies of these documents can be downloaded from the database or hard copies requested through the facility within the database.

ASIST Bulletin

The EIIP publishes the bi-annual technical ASIST Bulletin on employment-intensive approaches to infrastructure development and local level planning. Each bulletin contains thematic articles; a centrefold (pull-out) providing a practical hands-on approach to a subject or issue/best practice; and project and programme news from countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. More information on the different issues, as well as downloadable versions in PDF format, can be found here.

Regional Seminars

Regional seminars for labour-based practitioners bring together practitioners, policy makers, planners, implementers, researchers and academics from the all over the world to discuss and exchange views on specific themes related to employment intensive investments and local level planning. The proceedings and papers offer a unique rich source of knowledge on the issues, challenges, best practices and research findings on the application of labour-based technologies and local level planning. The seminar papers, proceedings and presentations can be downloaded in PDF format.