Publications
2021
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Towards decent work for young refugees and host communities in the digital platform economy in Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Egypt
12 August 2021
This report explores job creation in the gig economy from the unique experiences and perspectives of youth and refugees, as well as from the viewpoint of digital labour and e-commerce platforms, digital training providers, start-up incubators, social partners, and policymakers.
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Employment Policy Department Newsletter, July/August 2021
04 August 2021
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Setting up effective Job Centres in developing countries with reference to sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa Regions
30 July 2021
This toolkit is part of a package of guidelines and tools comprising a research paper on trends and developments in employment services in the regions and guidelines on setting up effective job centres developed in collaboration with GIZ Youmatch Programme.
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Building Forward Fairer: Women’s rights to work and at work at the core of the COVID-19 recovery
19 July 2021
This policy brief provides an outlook of where women stand in the labour market after more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Public Employment Services pressing ahead with digitalization should be aware of the digital divide
30 June 2021
The internet is becoming a key resource for job seekers, entrepreneurs or those looking to make a career change. The digitalization of public employment services (PES) has accelerated in response to the COVID-19 crisis. To ensure they remain inclusive, PES should beware of the barriers limiting access to clients with low digital literacy and pinpoint solutions for making services easy to access, safe and as intuitive as possible.
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How to choose my future profession ? A step-by-step guide for job seekers
10 June 2021
This guide presents in a simple and practical way, the stages of the reflection to be carried out to make a choice of profession. It can be used as a workbook to be completed directly. Intended for autonomous job seekers, it can also be used as a support tool by counselors at employment agencies around the world.
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Digitally empowering young people in refugee and host communities What is possible? - A mapping study in Kenya
02 June 2021
The mapping study conducted by the ILO aims to inform practitioners in the field, including the programme staff and development partners, in the design and implementation of activities. The study seeks to identify good practices, capture lessons learned, and take note of potential areas of innovation by employers, training and young people themselves with a view to enhancing decent work in the digital economy in Kenya.
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e-Estonia: A digital society for the transition to formality
20 April 2021
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Analyse des impacts de la pandémie du COVID-19 sur l’emploi et le marché du travail au Gabon
31 March 2021
Cette note analyse les impacts potentiels de la pandémie de COVID-19 sur l’emploi et le marché du travail au Gabon. Elle s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une série d’initiatives lancée par le BIT, qui vise à produire des policy briefs nationaux analysant les impacts de la pandémie liée au COVID-19 sur l’emploi et le marché du travail.
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How to assess fiscal stimulus packages from a gender equality perspective
31 March 2021
UN Women – ILO Joint Programme Promoting Decent Employment for Women through Inclusive Growth Strategies and Investments in Care.
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Assessing the gendered employment impacts of COVID-19 and supporting a gender-responsive recovery
31 March 2021
UN Women – ILO Joint Programme Promoting Decent Employment for Women through Inclusive Growth Strategies and Investments in Care.
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A guide to public investments in the care economy
31 March 2021
UN Women – ILO Joint Programme: Promoting Decent Employment for Women through Inclusive Growth Strategies and Investments in Care.
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Is the future ready for youth?
18 March 2021
How do we ensure that the policymakers and the global community prioritize youth employment, so essential for sustainable development and social justice? This book brings together contributions from ILO with broad global experience in successful youth employment policies. They discuss the policies needed to address the challenge, in a time of rapid transformation, of achieving a better future for the youth.
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COVID-19 - Tackling the jobs crisis in the Least Developed Countries
18 January 2021
This policy brief provides an overview of the evolution of the COVID-19-induced health and labour market crises in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). While highlighting how the outbreak is affecting jobs and incomes, and looking at policy responses so far, it also provides suggestions for national employment and economic policies, as well as international support, to help LDCs on their path to a job-rich recovery and future resilience.
2020
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The labour implications of technological upgrading in China
16 December 2020
This study provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art overview of technological upgrading in China and its labour implications.
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Trends and new developments in employment services to support transitions in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa Regions
16 December 2020
This paper presents the findings of a survey undertaken in selected countries in the Sub Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa regions (SSA and MENA) aimed at reviewing the status of employment service provision, challenges and opportunities for their development.
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COVID-19, jobs and the future of work in the LDCs: A (disheartening) preliminary account
15 December 2020
This paper provides an overview of the evolution of the COVID-19-induced health and labour market crises in the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), drawing on a large set of available data and sources. It highlights how the outbreak is affecting jobs and incomes via multiple channels of transmission. It looks at policy responses so far and provides some suggestions for national employment and economic policies, as well as international support to help LDCs on their path to a job-rich recovery and future resilience.
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ILO maps out technological transformation in Public Employment Services
14 December 2020
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Digital skills and the future of work: Challenges and opportunities in a post COVID-19 environment (WISIS Session 216, 29 July 2020)
11 December 2020
This note is based on the WISIS Forum 2020 session “Digital skills and the future of work: challenges and opportunities in a post COVID-19 environment” hosted by ITU.
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Cameroon - Rapid evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 on employment and the labour market
11 December 2020