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Fallout of COVID-19: working moms are being squeezed out of the labour force

ILO and UN Women • November 27, 2020 • COVID-19, Inactivity, Labour force, Women • Analysis

A workable balance is what parents are desperately trying to find in these uncertain times. Even in “normal” times, the balance between work and family has not been an easy one to achieve. The challenge is not new, especially for women. But the pandemic is shining a stadium size light to the problem, can it also shine light on the solution?

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Report on Labour Migration Statistics in Africa (Third Edition, 2019)

Admin • November 18, 2020 • Africa, Migrant workers • Analysis

This report outlines the labour migration trajectory in Africa and facilitates the design of informed policies and programmes for the effective protection of labour migrants and their families leading to the promotion of sustainable development in both countries of origin and destination.

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Volunteer work and its links to the labour market experiences of young people

Admin • November 1, 2020 • Volunteer work, Youth • Analysis

This paper looks at how volunteering can benefit young people at the start of their careers. It uses existing literature and undertakes further longitudinal analysis, including on the effects of volunteering on young people as they seek to access good jobs.

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International Day of Rural Women: the unfinished quest for decent work for all

Rosina Gammarano • October 15, 2020 • Decent work, Labour underutilization, Rural economy, Women, Youth • Analysis

Challenges to decent work are different in rural and urban areas, but women in rural areas face additional hurdles to access decent work. Higher labour force participation in rural areas in the developing world and widespread decent work deficits of rural jobs reveal the need to promote healthy rural labour markets for everyone.

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Rural and urban labour markets: Different challenges for promoting decent work

Admin • October 13, 2020 • Rural economy • Analysis

This issue of Spotlight on Work Statistics explores the rapid urbanization observed in the world and the accompanying shifts in employment from agriculture to non-agricultural activities. It sheds light on differences between rural and urban areas in labour force participation and labour underutilization (and especially unemployment). It also attempts to reveal differences in the quality of employment in rural and urban areas.

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How COVID-19 is changing the world: a statistical perspective, Volume II

Admin • September 30, 2020 • COVID-19 • Analysis

Volume II of this report updates some of the global and regional trends presented in the first volume and offers a snapshot of how COVID-19 continues to affect the world today across multiple domains. The report also highlights the impact of the pandemic on specific regions and population groups.

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Millions of hours spent daily on unpaid work: evidence from Asia and the Pacific

ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific • September 25, 2020 • Asia and the Pacific, Unpaid work, Women, Working time • Analysis

Unpaid production work is the foundation of all other productive work, yet the time spent on these activities is often neglected in labour market analyses.

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Education pays off, but you have to be patient

Rosina Gammarano • August 18, 2020 • Education, Job quality, School-to-work, Skills, Unemployment, Youth • Analysis

The pandemic is making us rethink and re-organize education. Workers with higher educational attainment may expect to be able to find a job (and a quality job, for that matter) as soon as they become available. But is that so?

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Spotlight on SDG 8: The impact of marriage and children on labour market participation

Admin • June 20, 2020 • SDG labour market indicators, Women • Analysis

This publication, drawing on a global dataset and new indicators developed by the ILO and UN Women, shows that women’s employment is shaped by domestic and caregiving responsibilities in ways that men’s is not.

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International Day of Families: how marital status shapes labour market outcomes

Rosina Gammarano • May 15, 2020 • Decent work, Inactivity, Labour force, Women • Analysis

Married life still has a gendered effect on women and men’s labour market outcomes, including their labour force participation, the type of jobs they hold and the forms of labour underutilization they are exposed to.

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