Further reading

Flagship report
image of the cover of Chapter 11 Emerging and key areas of intervention

'Emerging and key areas of intervention' in Responding to Forced Displacement report

ILO training materials & course

ILO, Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) website, accessed 2025

Global perspectives on digital and gig economies

ILO, Digital Employment Diagnostic Guidelines, 2023

ILO, Digital refugee livelihoods and decent work - towards inclusion in a fairer digital economy, 2021

ILO, Learning memos: Inclusive private sector development in forced displacement contexts, updated 23 January 2024

ILO, Towards decent work for young refugees and host communities in the digital platform economy in Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Egypt, 2021

Local perspectives on digital and gig economies

Egypt: ILO, Digitalize your business: steps for improving your business through digital transformation produced for adapting digital strategies for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Egypt, 2024

Kenya: ILO, Digitally empowering young people in refugee and host communities What is possible? - A mapping study in Kenya, 2 June 2021

Uganda: ILO, Rapid assessment of digital skills gaps and the feasibility of microwork employment opportunities in Uganda, 2024

Kenya: ILO, ‘Community of Practice established to foster an inclusive digital economy in Kenya’, ILO news release, 11 July 2023

Kenya: ILO, ‘Social dialogue promotes decent work in Kenya’s digital economy’, ILO news release, 14 April 2023

Uganda: ILO, ‘Innovative livelihood pathways for youth in Uganda: The Online Gig Work Program’ ’, ILO news release, 18 September 2024

Uganda: ILO, ‘With Uganda embracing digital transformation of jobs, stakeholders gather to discuss opportunities and challenges’, ILO news release, 1 June 2023

Uganda: ILO, ‘ILO pilot workshops to equip workers to navigate platform work effectively in Uganda’, ILO news release, 31 August 2023

Ethiopia: ILO, ‘ILO co-hosts dialogue on inclusive digital transformation in Ethiopia’, ILO news release, 18 December 2024