Employment, Job and Careers Matters

Common Problems Faced

  • Lack of Employment or Career Opportunities

  • Jobs-at-Risk/ Opportunities due to Industry 4.0 and the Future of Work

  • Discrimination, harassment, and unfair treatment in the workplace by anyone

  • Employee Concerns: Salary, Compensations & Benefits | Favouritism | Excessive Management | Problems with Human Resources | Work-Life Balance | Workplace Conditions

For related matters pertaining to Migrant Workers, do visit our page on Migrant Workers.

Our Goals and Areas for Focus

UN's SDG 8 and 10

SDG 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment.

SDG 10.7 Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies

ILO's 21 Areas of Work

Employer-Employee Matters

    • Employment

    • Informal Economy and Atypical Forms of Employment

    • Conditions of Work and Wages

    • Tripartism and social dialogue

    • Multinational enterprises and Corporate Social Responsibility

Problems in Focus

    • Social security

    • Poverty Reduction

    • Gender Promotion

    • Child Labour

    • HIV/AIDS

    • Environment and Climate Change

    • Domestic Workers

    • Migrant workers

Policy and Industry Impact

    • Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

    • International Labour Standards

    • Occupational Safety and Health

    • Globalization

    • Sectoral activities

    • Export Processing Zones (EPZs)

    • Post-2015 Development agenda

    • UN Reform and Workers’ Organizations

Organisations

IGOs

International Labour Organisation

The International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific

Singapore Based

Resources

Perspectives

Tools

Labour Standards

Indicators and Metrics

Papers & Publications