This guide provides guidance on implementing the ILO add-on module for own-use provision of services (OPS) in national labour force surveys. It is aimed at low- and middle-income countries and is designed to support NSOs to produce statistics on OPS when resource constraints or other considerations impede an independent time-use survey.
Own-use provision of services: Measurement guide Read More »
Discover a practical tool for measuring unpaid domestic and care work and find out how we can assist you in making time-use data collection and analysis faster, easier, and more accurate.
Measuring unpaid domestic and care work Read More »
New statistical standards will improve the measurement of the informal economy, providing more useful and complete data to address informality through targeted policies.
New standards, increased visibility: improving measurement of the informal economy Read More »
This resolution aims to set standards for statistics on the informal economy. It defines the statistical concepts of informal productive activities, the informal economy, the informal market economy and informal work and provides operational concepts, definitions and guidelines for the statistical measurement of its components.
Resolution concerning statistics on the informal economy Read More »
Technology has severely affected demand for postal services. At the same time employment in the industry is still rising in most countries, driven by rapid growth in courier activities. This apparent contradiction in fact supports the idea that while technological progress can destroy jobs and displace workers, it can also create more jobs, creating a positive overall effect. Looking to the future, reskilling, upskilling and support to help postal services accelerate their digitalization and diversification processes will be key to building the resilience and adaptability of workers and enterprises in the sector.
From tradition to transformation: employment trends in postal and courier services Read More »
Data insights reveal important teacher shortages in many countries around the world, and declining numbers of vocational education teachers at a time when we need them the most. Policies to improve education quality and outcomes must consider not only students and learners, but also and importantly, teachers.
Quality education for all? We need (more) teachers! Read More »
This companion guide provides guidance on the practical aspects of adapting ISCO-08 for national use or developing a national classification related to it.
The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) companion guide Read More »
In-depth tourism employment data can provide valuable insights for shaping policies that benefit enterprises and improve the welfare of workers in the industry.
How data can bolster decent work in the tourism sector Read More »
Despite some progress, gender wage gaps persist and are even widening in some occupations. Gender wage gaps are not primarily attributable to differences in educational attainment, and in general do not narrow but rather often increase with age.
Equal pay for work of equal value: where do we stand in 2023? Read More »
More than 72 million youth in Africa are not in education, employment or training – the majority of them young women. Tackling youth inactivity and gender inequalities is essential if countries are to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 8 on decent work for all by 2030.
African youth face pressing challenges in the transition from school to work Read More »
