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Assessing the current state of the global labour market: Implications for achieving the Global Goals

By Marie-Claire Sodergren / March 13, 2023 / COVID-19, informality, SDG labour market indicators, wages, women

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. But with the COVID-19 pandemic upending the global labour market in recent years, progress towards achieving these goals has been disrupted. From rising unemployment and informal work to slowing productivity growth and persistent gender inequalities, the pandemic has highlighted the need for urgent action to build a more resilient and equitable world of work.

Tripartite Meetings of Experts in Labour Statistics on the Revision of the Standards for Statistics on Informality

The purpose of this meeting is to revise the existing resolution concerning statistics on employment in the informal sector adopted by the 15th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) (1993) and the Guidelines concerning a statistical definition of informal employment adopted by the 17th ICLS (2003). The meeting will discuss a draft Resolution on this …

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How women are being left behind in the quest for decent work for all

By Marie-Claire Sodergren / March 29, 2021 / COVID-19, informality, labour underutilization, SDG labour market indicators, women

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals set out a shared vision to end poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and tackle climate change by 2030. Will the pandemic reverse progress in advancing decent work for all as prescribed under Goal 8? It seems likely, at least for women.

Third meeting of the Working Group for the Revision of the statistical standards of informality

The second meeting of the Working Group for the Revision of the statistical standards of informality, established by the ILO Department of Statistics, will take place as a series of videoconferences in the period from 6th October to 15th October 2020.

100 statistics on the ILO and the labour market to celebrate the ILO centenary

By Rosina Gammarano / December 13, 2019 / centenary, child labour, employment, informality, SDG labour market indicators, social protection, unemployment, unpaid work, women

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.

Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story

By Rosina Gammarano / October 23, 2019 / informality, injuries, labour income, labour productivity, SDG labour market indicators, wages, women, working poor

This visual essay provides an overview of the progress made towards decent work in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Paid employment vs vulnerable employment

By Rosina Gammarano / June 16, 2018 / employment, informality

Find out the latest trends in employment by status category and how paid employment compares to vulnerable employment around the world in Paid employment vs vulnerable employment, the third issue of our new series Spotlight on work statistics.

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