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
World of Work series
Employment and Social Trends 2026
ILO Flagship Report
The State of Social Justice 2025
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...
4th edition
ILO global estimates on international migrants in the labour force
Working papers
Working Paper 160
Foreign direct investment, global value chains and labour markets
Working paper 158
Revisiting occupational segregation and the valuation of women’s work
ILO Working Paper 157
The Impact of Labour Laws on the Labour Share of National Income, Productivity, Unemployment and Employment: First Results from the 2023...
Briefs
Research brief
Digital labour platforms: Number of platforms and workers
Research brief
Assessing the Size of the Green Economy: Global Evidence from Harmonized Labour Force Surveys
Research brief
The potential of import bans to address forced labour
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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
Analysing the Prevailing Incomes of Smallholder Farmers through Household Income and Expenditure Surveys: The Cases of Coffee and Cocoa
Research webinar
Forecasting Labour Market Outcomes Using Bayesian Hierarchical Panel VARs
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