On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the ILO explores progress and gaps in addressing all forms of poverty for workers, their families and communities.
Those left behind: the forgotten in the fight against global poverty Read More »
As we mark World Tourism Day, we reflect on the persistent labour and skills shortages that continue to constrain the recovery of tourism sectors across the world.
Tourism jobs in the aftermath of the pandemic: skills and labour in short supply Read More »
This report evaluates key indicators used to measure the global progress and ongoing challenges in achieving social justice, building on the premise of the ILO Constitution that “universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice”.
The State of Social Justice 2025 Read More »
Drawing on pilots in Costa Rica, Italy, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye and the United Republic of Tanzania, it distils practical lessons on concepts and definitions, identifying cooperative types, integrating cooperatives into business registers and surveys, and combining administrative and special-purpose collections.
This updated information guide is a practical tool for improving statistics on cooperatives. It turns the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives into practical steps for countries. It explains core concepts and definitions (cooperative types, statistical units, work in and around cooperatives) and shows how to collect, tabulate and analyse comparable data.
While dependent contractors have long existed as a group of workers, they have only been made visible in official statistics recently.
Expanding access to technical and vocational education, coupled with work-based learning, is crucial to building a more resilient and adaptable workforce among Africa’s youngest workers.
Empowering Africa’s youth: the need for more vocational training and on-the-job learning Read More »
ILO, UNODC, and IOM collaborate to develop global statistical guidelines.
Understanding the scale of human trafficking for forced labour Read More »
On World Youth Skills Day, we explore the hardships of university graduates to find decent jobs around the world.
The complex link between education and labour underutilization Read More »
