Research and Publications
ILO's research and publications inform global policies and promote key insights and innovative solutions for the world of work.
Flagship reports
ILO Flagship Report
The State of Social Justice 2025
Flagship report
World Employment and Social Outlook: May 2025 Update
Major publications
Social Protection
The future of social insurance in Viet Nam: Policy options and recommendations
Joint ILO-UNICEF report
Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward
Research Report
Innovative approaches to formalization in Asia and the Pacific: Background report to ILO Asia and the Pacific Tripartite Regional Knowledge...
Flagship Programme
Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All: 2024 Report
Working papers
ILO Working paper 150
Conflicts and Climate Change in South Sudan 2012-2023
ILO Working Paper 149
Navigating workers' data rights in the digital age
ILO Working Paper 148
The formation of a National Unemployment Benefit Fund in Eswatini
Briefs
Research Brief
Extending the productive working life of older workers: the role of human resource management
World Employment and Social Outlook 2025: Asia and the Pacific May Update
Research Brief
Horizontal inequalities in the labour market: A transnational review of the employment and wage outcomes of vulnerable groups
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Active projects
Multi-year project
Integrating Trade and Decent Work
Multi-year project
Skills, Active Labour Market Policies and Policy Evaluation
Multi-year project
Improving Compliance with Labour Protection
International Labour Review
The International Labour Review (ILR) is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal of international scope in labour and employment studies. Established in 1921, the journal is published quarterly in English, French and Spanish.
Events and courses
Research Webinar
Constructing Worlds of Labour
Research Seminar
Responding to the challenge of AI: Retrieving human intelligence through labour
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All publications and knowledge products published on or after 3 May 2023 by the ILO or on its behalf are available for use or reuse without needing to request permission – as long as the ILO is cited as the source of material.
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