Makiko Matsumoto worked in a private sector market survey company in Japan before joining the ILO in Geneva in 1998 as an associate research economist. In Geneva, she worked as a research economist in diverse employment-related areas and contributed to policy advisory work. Since 2013, she has been working as an employment specialist in the Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific in ILO Bangkok. She has been supporting research activities, data collection and analysis, policy dialogues, and capacity building to support employment policy formulation and implementation.