The world of work and the 2030 Agenda: a ten-year review
When the world adopted the Sustainable Development Goals a decade ago, it pledged to achieve each one of them by 2030. With less than five years left, ILO data shows that much more is needed if we are to fulfil that promise.
What labour income reveals about gender inequalities at work
By capturing pay gaps, working time and other factors, total labour income data is essential to understanding the magnitude and underlying causes of gender inequalities.
The State of Social Justice 2025
This report evaluates key indicators used to measure the global progress and ongoing challenges in achieving social justice, building on the premise of the ILO Constitution that “universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice”.
World Employment and Social Outlook: September 2024 Update
This brief focuses on the evolving relationship between labour and capital income, challenges facing youth in the current job market, and progress towards key SDGs as 2030 approaches.
UN Global SDG Indicators Database
Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story
This visual essay provides an overview of the progress made towards decent work in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The global labour income share and distribution: Key findings
The global labour income distribution is lopsided: a worker in the top 10% earns US$7,445 (PPP) per month, a worker in the bottom 10% earns just US$22.
The declining labour income share
The labour income share is a key inequality measure, and an SDG indicator. The share of total income benefiting workers is declining globally.
The Global Labour Income Share and Distribution: Methodological Description
The article is organized into four sections. Section II describes in detail the methodology and its relationship to the literature. Section III presents some of the results, including the global labour income share and distribution and their evolution since 2004. Section IV concludes.
ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST database)
Discover the methods behind the ILO’s modelled estimates on labour force statistics (including the working poor), labour productivity, wage growth and labour migration.