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Digital labour platforms in Kenya: Exploring women’s opportunities and challenges across various sectors
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Digital labour platforms in Kenya: Exploring women’s opportunities and challenges across various sectors

This report explores how the expansion of digital technologies such as digital labour platforms is reshaping Kenya’s economic landscape, and the experiences of workers engaged on these platforms, especially women.

Statistical profile of the wholesale and retail trade sector
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Statistical profile of the wholesale and retail trade sector

The future of work in retail: Digitalization as an engine for sustainable economic recovery and decent work
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The future of work in retail: Digitalization as an engine for sustainable economic recovery and decent work

Report for the Technical meeting on digitalization in the retail sector as an engine for economic recovery and decent work (Geneva, 25-29 September 2023)

International Framework Agreements in the food retail, garment and chemicals sectors: Lessons learned from three case studies
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International Framework Agreements in the food retail, garment and chemicals sectors: Lessons learned from three case studies

With a focus on three recent IFAs in three economic sectors, this working paper is a contribution to the growing body of knowledge on international framework agreements. It complements existing and ongoing research on national and cross-border social dialogue and international framework agreements by other international and regional organizations and by the ILO itself.

Back to the Future: Challenges and opportunities for the future of work addressed in ILO sectoral meetings since 2010
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Back to the Future: Challenges and opportunities for the future of work addressed in ILO sectoral meetings since 2010

This working paper summarises how issues directly related to the future of work have been discussed by ILO constituents in sectoral meetings held since 2010, as further material for reflection by the Global Commission on the Future of Work, as it carries out its important and ambitious programme of work. It has also been prepared to inform and inspire ILO constituents in specific sectors, who in recent years have launched their own debates and exchanges at national, regional and global levels on the future of work.

HIV and AIDS: Guidelines for the retail sector
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HIV and AIDS: Guidelines for the retail sector

The ILO has developed these guidelines to help stakeholders in the retail sector to strengthen their response to HIV and AIDS.

Employment relationships in retail commerce and their impact on decent work and competitiveness
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Employment relationships in retail commerce and their impact on decent work and competitiveness

Issues paper for discussion at the Global Dialogue Forum on Employment Relationships in Retail Commerce: Their Impact on Decent Work and Competitiveness (Geneva, 22–23 April 2015)

Responsible contracting: An approach aimed at improving social and labour practices in the property services sector
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Responsible contracting: An approach aimed at improving social and labour practices in the property services sector

Research paper on the property services sector, and in particular on the provision of cleaning and security services, prepared as background for an ILO meeting on Private employment agencies in private services sectors, 18–19 October 2011.

Private employment agencies in Morocco
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Private employment agencies in Morocco

Research paper on private employment agencies and temporary agency work in a country having ratified the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), prepared for an ILO meeting on Private employment agencies in private services sectors, 18–19 October 2011.