Understanding the scale of human trafficking for forced labour
ILO, UNODC, and IOM collaborate to develop global statistical guidelines.
The complex link between education and labour underutilization
On World Youth Skills Day, we explore the hardships of university graduates to find decent jobs around the world.
Consumer Price Index Manual: Theory, 2025
This is the companion publication to the Consumer Price Index Manual: Concepts and Methods. The Theory publication provides a comprehensive overview of the conceptual and theoretical issues that drive the methods and practices described in the CPI Manual.
New data reveals leading causes of seafarer deaths in 2023
A first-ever global data collection on seafarer fatalities offers insight into the main causes of death at sea, revealing critical safety and health risks. With data from 51 countries, this analysis underscores the urgent need for stronger reporting systems and targeted safety measures under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS)
22–26 June 2026
ITC (Turin, Italy)
A Labour Market Information System (LMIS) is “a network of institutions, persons and information that have mutually recognized roles, agreements, and functions with respect to the production, storage, dissemination, and use of labour market-related information and results in order to maximise the potential for relevant and applicable policy and programme formulation and implementation.”
Child Labour: Global estimates 2024, trends and the road forward
Published for the first time jointly by the ILO and UNICEF, as co-custodians of Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, the report takes stock of where we stand in the global effort to end child labour.
Subsistence foodstuff producers: the importance of making their work visible
On World Food Safety Day, the ILO analyzes the work of subsistence foodstuff producers, as per improved international statistical standards.
STATA for Labour Market Analysis
Online (E-Campus) 1–26 June and 2026 Turin, Italy 6–10 July 2026
Blended
The main objective of the course is to provide participants with the necessary advanced skills to use the computer software STATA to analyze the labour market for evidence-based policymaking, including SDG and decent work indicators.
World Employment and Social Outlook: May 2025 Update
The latest edition of the World Employment and Social Outlook (WESO) Trends reveals new data on job growth forecasts, shifting employment trends, income inequality, and the implications of technological change. It also explores the risks tied to rising geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions, and their ripple effects across regions and sectors.
Digital progress without inclusion leaves workers behind
On World Telecommunication & Information Society Day, we celebrate the progress made in extending access to key digital resources, while also recognizing the risks and challenges of digitalization, particularly in the world of work.