News
August 2023
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There cannot be decent work for all without decent work for youth
08 August 2023
Young people are our hope for a better future, but targeted policies are needed to address the disadvantages they face in the labour market.
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Employment Policy Department Newsletter, July/August 2023
01 August 2023
July 2023
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Public employment services and active labour market policies for transitions: Responses to mega trends and crises
14 July 2023
The first global report by the ILO on public employment services explores their role in mitigating the labor market disruptions stemming from the COVID-19 crisis and potentially future crises. Additionally, it investigates the adaptive measures and innovative strategies these institutions have employed to navigate the evolving world of work during the past two decades.
June 2023
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ILO launches a series of country briefs on youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa
29 June 2023
The briefs analyze youth labour market issues and the school-to-work transition in seven sub-Saharan countries, review their youth employment policies and provide a sub-regional overview of youth employment trends.
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Innovative employment policies in a changing world of work: A new paradigm?
21 June 2023
In a world facing growing uncertainty, multiple transformative changes are buffeting the world of work. Will these changes pose big challenges, or provide opportunities for a new approach to employment policies that can improve people’s livelihoods, while helping economies grow sustainably and produce decent and productive jobs? The recently launched knowledge sharing and technical assistance platform called the Employment Policy Action Facility provides a new starting point for addressing this challenge.
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Has youth employment recovered?
13 June 2023
This Brief provides an update of latest trends for young people, in terms of employment, unemployment, NEET and inactivity. It identifies where youth labour market outcomes indicate recovery and where challenges remain.
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Questionnaire: Reporting back to the Governing Body on the work undertaken under the framework of the Youth Employment Action Plan (YEAP) 2020-2030
01 June 2023
This questionnaire aims at monitoring the progress of the proposed elements of the follow-up plan of action on youth employment 2020–30’s 10-year workplan.
May 2023
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Mutually reinforcing crises have worsened the global employment divide
31 May 2023
International cooperation aimed at bolstering jobs and social protection can help tackle growing disparities between high and low-income countries, according to new ILO Monitor on the World of Work.
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Employment Policy Department Newsletter, May/June 2023
24 May 2023
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ILO and European Commission agree new employment research to advance social justice
18 May 2023
The research aims to fill policy gaps and better communicate findings to policymakers and other stakeholders.