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The plight of older workers in labour underutilization

The International Day of Older Persons gives us an opportunity to delve into the labour underutilization patterns of seniors. While their unemployment rates are generally rather low, they are hiding other more prevalent forms of labour underutilization including job-search discouragement.

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Measurement in motion - Tracking new trends and setting new standards in the world of work

Measurement in motion – Tracking new trends and setting new standards in the world of work

This infographic shows the dynamic nature of the standard-setting process in labour statistics and summarizes the key features of the major resolutions adopted by the 19th and 20th International Conferences of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).

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Advancing the measurement of care work and the care economy: a global consultation for new statistical standards

The ILO is launching a new work programme, at the request of its constituents, aimed at developing international statistical standards, definitions, and measurement frameworks for care work. This comes at a pivotal moment, at a time when there is unprecedented global, regional and national interest in care work and care economy.

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