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Rural and urban labour markets: Different challenges for promoting decent work

Admin • October 13, 2020 • Rural economy • Analysis

This issue of Spotlight on Work Statistics explores the rapid urbanization observed in the world and the accompanying shifts in employment from agriculture to non-agricultural activities. It sheds light on differences between rural and urban areas in labour force participation and labour underutilization (and especially unemployment). It also attempts to reveal differences in the quality of employment in rural and urban areas.

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Millions of hours spent daily on unpaid work: evidence from Asia and the Pacific

Unpaid production work is the foundation of all other productive work, yet the time spent on these activities is often neglected in labour market analyses.

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Education pays off, but you have to be patient

Rosina Gammarano • August 18, 2020 • Education, Job quality, School-to-work, Skills, Unemployment, Youth • Analysis

The pandemic is making us rethink and re-organize education. Workers with higher educational attainment may expect to be able to find a job (and a quality job, for that matter) as soon as they become available. But is that so?

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International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS database)

Admin • July 23, 2020 • Migrant workers • ILOSTAT database description

Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for international labour migration statistics, including stocks and flows.

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Spotlight on SDG 8: The impact of marriage and children on labour market participation

Admin • June 20, 2020 • SDG labour market indicators, Women • Analysis

This publication, drawing on a global dataset and new indicators developed by the ILO and UN Women, shows that women’s employment is shaped by domestic and caregiving responsibilities in ways that men’s is not.

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International Day of Families: how marital status shapes labour market outcomes

Rosina Gammarano • May 15, 2020 • Decent work, Inactivity, Labour force, Women • Analysis

Married life still has a gendered effect on women and men’s labour market outcomes, including their labour force participation, the type of jobs they hold and the forms of labour underutilization they are exposed to.

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“I am Generation Equality”: ideals versus reality in Asia and the Pacific’s labour markets

ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific • March 11, 2020 • Asia and the Pacific, Labour force, Women • Analysis

In 1995, an ambitious and progressive plan to improve empowerment of all women and girls globally was developed at the historic Fourth World Conference on Women. Since then, a new generation of women workers have become eligible to enter the workforce; but have they been able to find equal work and pay?

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These occupations are dominated by women

Admin • March 6, 2020 • Employment, Occupation, Women • Analysis

What do girls and boys dream of doing when they grow up? Occupations like firefighter, astronaut, doctor and pilot might top the list, but what’s the reality?

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Having kids sets back women’s labour force participation more so than getting married

Rosina Gammarano • March 3, 2020 • Inactivity, Labour force, Women • Analysis

Around the world, gendered social norms continue to shape women’s and men’s participation in the labour market, new data by household composition show.

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Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination Indicators (GEND database)

Admin • February 28, 2020 • Women • ILOSTAT database description

Concise description of concepts and definitions, uses, sources and limitations for indicators by household type, including presence and number of children.

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