En la presente publicación, se exploran las dimensiones sociales y del mercado de trabajo de la adaptación, a fin de ayudar a los formuladores y planificadores de políticas a elaborar un enfoque holístico centrado en las personas.

The working paper Promoting youth employment through activation strategies provides an overview of the main features of youth activation strategies around the world. It covers strategies implemented in 33 selected countries from different regions with a view to contributing to the discussion on...

Presents the characteristics of local social dialogue, and how it can contribute to improve labour conditions and businesses in key sectors of the urban economy. Gives insights on how sectoral workers and enterprises can get together with government authorities to discuss issues of common...

Presents findings of a study of construction workers in a low income settlement on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. Finds that workers are predominantly employed on a casual or temporary basis without contracts, and with unregulated terms and conditions of employment; workers have no protection...

Explores the development of joint voluntary initiatives and codes of conduct adopted in support of fundamental environmental and labour standards and shows how they provide new frameworks for the support of social dialogue. Provides case studies of several such initiatives and examines their...

Discusses the social impacts of privatization and restructuring of public utilities. Presents some case studies.

Discusses the social impacts of privatization and restructuring of public utilities. Presents some case studies.

Describes the framework of the Tourism Labour Accounting System (TLAS), an extension of the Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA). Provides guidance on identifying relevant sources of national statistics to obtain and present estimates on employment and conditions of work in the tourism sector....