As the COVID-19 crisis puts pressure on health services across the globe, ILOSTAT data highlights the already existing shortages of health workers.
COVID-19: Are there enough health workers? Read More »
What do girls and boys dream of doing when they grow up? Occupations like firefighter, astronaut, doctor and pilot might top the list, but what’s the reality?
These occupations are dominated by women Read More »
More than 935 million workers in the world have jobs that don’t match their educational level: 72% of them (677 million) are under-educated for their jobs, while the remaining 28% (258 million) are over-educated. This new data in ILOSTAT covers 114 countries, which means that the actual global figures are probably much higher.
258 million workers in the world are over-educated for their jobs Read More »
New data on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) occupations reveal the extent to which women are employed in this field across countries.
How many women work in STEM? Read More »
The quality of our job determines to a great extent our well-being and life quality, but measuring it requires taking into account numerous aspects of our working conditions.
Measuring job quality: difficult but necessary Read More »
ILOSTAT data show that progress is needed in many areas and in every region to achieve gender equality in the labour market.
Gender equality in the workplace remains elusive Read More »
Today is International Migrants Day. As migration draws increasing attention globally, what do we know about the millions of international migrant workers?
Are migrants also successful in the labour market? Read More »
100 years of the ILO also means 100 years of ILO’s labour statistics to support the work of countries and organizations around the world in improving labour markets, and of course, to inform its own work. Celebrating the ILO centenary is also celebrating progress in labour statistics.
100 statistics on the ILO and the labour market to celebrate the ILO centenary Read More »
Africa’s employment landscape affects almost 500 million workers. Are there any changes in store for them?
Africa’s employment landscape Read More »
Tech’s persistent gender gap is well documented, but it might surprise you to learn that the gulf transcends national wealth and development lines.
Tech’s persistent gender gap Read More »
