Women and the economy: 30 years after the Beijing Declaration
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Main sources of work statistics – Strengths and limitations
This table summarizes the strengths and limitations of the main sources of work statistics, namely household surveys (such as labour force surveys), population and housing censuses, establishment surveys, administrative registers, big data, and national accounts.
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Checklist for 19th ICLS standards application
This checklist provides a simple way of verifying that all conditions required to consider the standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) as fully applied in a given data collection activity are met.
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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025
The WESO Trends 2025 report provides an in-depth analysis of global labour market trends, highlighting the impacts of slowing economic recovery, persistent youth unemployment, and gender disparities. It examines the structural challenges facing workers worldwide and offers insights into regional and global patterns shaping the future of work.
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Promoting the use of administrative data sources for international labour migration statistics in Türkiye
This case study highlights Türkiye’s use of national frameworks for leveraging administrative data to generate labour statistics on international migrants. It also contributes to revising the 2018 ICLS Guidelines.
Quick guide on the communication of results after implementation of latest standards on statistics of work, employment, and labour underutilization
A crucial aspect of the implementation of latest labour statistics standards is the effective communication of the results, to ensure getting the best out of the data. This guide aims to provide practical data visualization examples to convey clearly and intuitively the impact of methodological changes on key labour indicators following the implementation of the 19th ICLS resolution and avoid misinterpretation of the results.
ILO global estimates on international migrants in the labour force
The report offers a thorough analysis of international migrants’ participation in the global labour force. It addresses key challenges while providing regional estimates highlighting the diverse dynamics of labour migration.
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Survey Questions for Collecting Data on Work Relationships and Informality
This document provides recommended survey questions for collecting data on work relationships (ICSE-18), informal employment, and the classification of economic units across three sectors: informal, formal, and household own-use production and community sector. (HOC). It incorporates the 20th ICLS resolution on work relationships (ICSE-18) and the 21st ICLS resolution on statistics for the informal economy.
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Questionnaire for Self-Assessment of the Quality of Administrative Records (SAQUAR)
This questionnaire, which is an adaptation of the Questionnaire for Evaluating the Quality of Administrative Records (CECRA, for its initials in Spanish) recommended by the Working Group on Administrative Records in the framework of the Statistical Conference of the Americas and coordinated by ECLAC, is a tool to assess the quality of administrative records for their potential use for labour statistics purposes.
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User Guide for the Questionnaire for Self-Assessment of the Quality of Administrative Records (SAQUAR)
This user guide provides tips and clarifications for the completion of the Self-Assessment of the Quality of Administrative Records (SAQUAR) form, an adaptation of the Questionnaire for Evaluating the Quality of Administrative Records (CECRA, for its initials in Spanish) recommended by the Working Group on Administrative Records in the framework of the Statistical Conference of the Americas and coordinated by ECLAC.