Technical working groups
Technical Working Groups (TWGs) support the development and implementation of international statistical standards. This page presents the active TWGs and their main work.
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Profiles
Tourism jobs in the aftermath of the pandemic: skills and labour in short supply
As we mark World Tourism Day, we reflect on the persistent labour and skills shortages that continue to constrain the recovery of tourism sectors across the world.
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Empowering Africa’s youth: the need for more vocational training and on-the-job learning
Expanding access to technical and vocational education, coupled with work-based learning, is crucial to building a more resilient and adaptable workforce among Africa’s youngest workers.
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Statistics on sectoral employment
This topic page on sectoral employment provides access to statistical information including data, methods, publications and more.
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New data reveals leading causes of seafarer deaths in 2023
A first-ever global data collection on seafarer fatalities offers insight into the main causes of death at sea, revealing critical safety and health risks. With data from 51 countries, this analysis underscores the urgent need for stronger reporting systems and targeted safety measures under the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006.
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Subsistence foodstuff producers: the importance of making their work visible
On World Food Safety Day, the ILO analyzes the work of subsistence foodstuff producers, as per improved international statistical standards.
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Global register of fatalities at sea: Experimental data collection
Information document prepared for the fifth meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee (7–11 April 2025)
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The role of communication and dissemination in fulfilling the potential of gender-relevant work statistics
The foundational resolution adopted in 2013 by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians introduced a forms-of-work framework with five forms of work (own-use production work, employment, unpaid trainee work, volunteer work, and other work activities) and new measures of labour underutilization, greatly increasing the gender relevance and the analytical value of labour statistics. However, the full potential of these new standards is only fulfilled if countries implement them in their data collection activities via robust gender-sensitive methods and communicate effectively the results. This short paper summarizes the rationale and benefits the new standards, highlighting key methodological and operational issues pertaining to their implementation, with an emphasis on the standards’ impact in improving the gender relevance of work statistics. It also briefly discusses the role of effective communication and dissemination in fulfilling the potential of gender-relevant work statistics.
