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 »
Work and employment may be used indistinctly in everyday language, but for the labour market they mean very different things. Employment is a very specific form of work. Other forms of work include own-use production work, volunteer work and unpaid trainee work.
Work and employment are not synonyms Read More »
This visual essay provides an overview of the progress made towards decent work in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story Read More »
Worldwide, there is large variation across countries in the number of teachers relative to the population. At one extreme, Iceland has 45 teachers for every 1,000 people. At the other extreme, the United Republic of Tanzania has only 2 for every 1,000 people.
These are the countries with the most teachers Read More »
This slideshow presents the main results of a study based on ILO’s global estimates of employment by economic class (including the working poverty rate) featured in our latest issue of Spotlight on Work Statistics.
The working poor – or how a job is no guarantee of decent living conditions Read More »
This topic page on the working poor provides access to statistical information including data, methods, and publications.
Statistics on working poverty Read More »
