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March 29, 2021
How to strengthen gender measures and data in the COVID-19 era
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Interest in volunteering reached new heights in March and April 2020
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Fallout of COVID-19: Working moms are being squeezed out of the labour force
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Lessons from the pandemic: Building better gender data for the future
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Millions of hours spent daily on unpaid work: Evidence from Asia and the Pacific
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Education pays off, but you have to be patient
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August 18, 2020
Transition from school to work remains a difficult process for youth
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January 16, 2020
Are migrants also successful in the labour market?
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December 18, 2019
100 statistics on the ILO and the labour market to celebrate the ILO centenary
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December 13, 2019
Counting the volunteers the world counts on
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December 5, 2019
How do people with disabilities fare in the labour market?
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December 3, 2019
Africa’s employment landscape
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November 19, 2019
Men are dropping out of the workforce – here’s where the numbers are highest
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November 19, 2019
At least 44’000 work stoppages since 2010
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November 4, 2019
Work and employment are not synonyms
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October 29, 2019
Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story
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October 23, 2019
Young people are far more likely to be in working poverty
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October 16, 2019
Older workers are most discouraged in these countries
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October 1, 2019
Persons outside the labour force: How inactive are they really?
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August 7, 2019
The declining labour income share
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July 4, 2019
Avoiding unemployment is not enough
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September 20, 2018
Paid employment vs vulnerable employment
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June 16, 2018
What about seniors?
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May 22, 2018
Where are the jobs?
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May 12, 2018
How to strengthen gender measures and data in the COVID-19 era
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February 23, 2021
Who are the women on the move? A portrait of female migrant workers
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December 18, 2020
Lessons from the pandemic: Building better gender data for the future
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October 20, 2020
Education pays off, but you have to be patient
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August 18, 2020
Transition from school to work remains a difficult process for youth
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January 16, 2020
Are migrants also successful in the labour market?
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December 18, 2019
How do people with disabilities fare in the labour market?
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December 3, 2019
At least 44’000 work stoppages since 2010
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November 4, 2019
Young people are far more likely to be in working poverty
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October 16, 2019
Avoiding unemployment is not enough
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September 20, 2018
What about seniors?
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