Publications on digital labour platforms

2023

  1. Employment Working Group

    Providing adequate and sustainable social protection for workers in the gig and platform economy - presentation

    06 February 2023

    This presentation, jointly prepared with ISSA and OECD for the 1st Employment Working Group meeting under the Indian presidency, highlights the importance of social security and reviews country and regional experiences on extending adequate and sustainable social protection to workers on digital labour platforms.

  2. Employment Working Group

    Providing adequate and sustainable social protection for workers in the gig and platform economy

    06 February 2023

    This technical paper, jointly prepared with ISSA and OECD for the 1st Employment Working Group meeting under the Indian presidency highlights the importance of social security and reviews country and regional experiences on extending adequate and sustainable social protection to workers on digital labour platforms.

2022

  1. 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.

  2. Publication

    Youth employment opportunities in the digital economy in Ethiopia: Afar and Somali regions

    22 November 2022

    This report aims to provide an insight into the opportunities that the digital economy can provide and the challenges in accessing them.

  3. Easy-to-read version of "An inclusive digital economy for people with disabilities" report

    Making sure that people with disabilities are not left out of the digital world of work

    18 November 2022

    This easy-to-read version of the 2021 publication "An inclusive digital economy for people with disabilities" by Fundación ONCE and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network takes a closer look at the digital transformation of the world of work and how it affects opportunities and challenges for the inclusion of persons with disabilities.

  4. The Future of Work and Lifelong Learning

    The digital transformation of apprenticeships: Emerging opportunities and barriers

    17 November 2022

    This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being modernised and transformed to promote and enable lifelong learning and decent work for youth, adults, and older workers (both employed and unemployed). The research paper titled “Digital transformation of apprenticeship systems” explores how digital technology can be used to improve the effectiveness, inclusiveness, and efficiency of apprenticeships. It also highlights the ongoing and emerging innovative practices in using digital and educational technology.

  5. The Future of Work and Lifelong Learning

    Promoting apprenticeships to meet the skills needs of the digital and knowledge economy

    17 November 2022

    This report was compiled under the ILO’s research project – Apprenticeship Development for Universal Lifelong Learning and Training (ADULT) – funded by the Government of Flanders. The project aims to explore how apprenticeship systems are being modernised and transformed to promote and enable lifelong learning and decent work for youth, adults, and older workers (both employed and unemployed). The research paper titled “Promoting apprenticeships to meet the skills needs of the digital and knowledge economy” explores the impact of the digital technologies on jobs.

  6. Employment Working Group

    Skills for decarbonisation - Presentation

    12 October 2022

    This presentation of the discussion paper considers the implications of decarbonisation for labour markets and the demand for skills in the G7 and EU countries and provides policy recommendations to address different skills challenges.

  7. Employment Working Group

    Skills for decarbonisation

    12 October 2022

    This discussion paper considers the implications of decarbonisation for labour markets and the demand for skills in the G7 and EU countries and provides policy recommendations to address different skills challenges.

  8. Employment Working Group

    Skills for decarbonisation

    12 October 2022

    This discussion paper considers the implications of decarbonisation for labour markets and the demand for skills in the G7 and EU countries and provides policy recommendations to address different skills challenges.