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To better understand labour statistics

ILO training supports the implementation of international labour statistics standards at the national level and relies on the use of specific guidance tools and manuals. The ILO offers various training courses and seminars as well as online training tools on specific topics. Select a video below to learn more about concepts and issues in labour statistics.

COVID-19: Guidance to data producers to maintain labour force survey data collection

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting Labour Force Survey data collection in many ways. The most immediate impact for most countries is the suspension of face-to-face interviewing, with a move to telephone interviewing being the main approach under consideration by many. This note provides guidance to countries on the range of options available and challenges to deal with in order to change their data collection approach and maintain some continuity in data availability to the extent possible.

Measuring work in official statistics: The new international standards

In 2013, new international standards that promote measuring all forms of work were adopted by the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (19th ICLS). The new standards introduced an innovative framework that recognizes all productive activities, whether paid or unpaid, as work. Once applied, the new standards will serve to expand the range of statistics available about the different working activities, paid and unpaid, carried out by women and men, including employment, volunteer work, own-use production work, etc. needed to inform policies aimed at achieving inclusive development and decent work.

Measuring employment, labour force status and labour underutilization

How can good data help measure development goals?

Labour market statistics play a critical role in quantifying issues such as poverty, job creation, social security, child labour and others. Reliable, well-sourced data helps formulate robust policies and ensures successful monitoring, and implementation of the ILO Decent work agenda and the 2030 agenda of the UN Sustainable Developmental Goals.

Gender mainstreaming for senior managers

Gender mainstreaming for data analysts

Africa Gender Data Network Webinar: Methodological Research on Approaches to Gender Data Collection

This webinar highlights the relevance of the latest ICLS standards on work statistics to shed light on gender issues in the world of work, and the importance of good survey design and analysis to render visible women’s paid and unpaid work.

Online tutorials

To better understand labour statistics

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