Thematic Areas
Through the thematic areas you can explore decent work from a programmatic angle. To illustrate, projects often aim specifically to create additional jobs through supporting entrepreneurs, or to train young people to improve their chances of finding (decent) employment. Unpacking the decent work pillars in this fashion, has resulted in the thirteen thematic areas listed below. Per thematic area, the toolbox provides a short introductory text, practical resources and example projects.
An adequate labour inspection system is vital for good governance and economic progress as it can make Decent Work a reality at the workplace by…
The changes in the use of technology and the nature of work have urgent implications for how (young) people need to get prepared for a job. Youth…
Employment services aim to mitigate the constraints of matching labour supply and demand primarily through labour market intermediation. In…
Vulnerable workers are at high risk of negative shocks to their well-being (e.g., related to income) and their ability to participate in the…
Organize and facilitate regional networking;
Enhance participation of national stakeholders in regional networking and exchange;
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Research in agricultural settings have shown that women have been marginalised, discriminated against, excluded, and they do not receive equal…
For people to be able to defend their rights it is crucial that they understand their rights, especially those related to employment. No matter if…
In many countries the majority of jobs is found in the so-called informal economy where people are (self-)employed in micro, small- and medium-…
Decent work is also about remuneration, even more so in the fragile and low-income contexts that are central to this toolbox. Living wage and…
Measuring what a programme achieves on decent work is challenging. While this toolbox cannot provide a solution for all of the intrinsic…
Social dialogue brings together the tripartite actors (workers, employers, and the government) and…
A strong legal framework as well as connected policies for worker protection and worker rights are crucial to secure decent working conditions for…