This snapshot presents global and regional trends along with the most recent country-level figures. All data are ILO modelled estimates, with the underlying employment figures based on the previous statistical standards and definitions adopted at the 13th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) (ILO, 1982). For more details, refer to the relevant databases and their […]
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This visual essay provides an overview of the progress made towards decent work in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Decent work and the SDGs: 11 charts that tell the story Read More »
This slideshow presents the main results of a study based on ILO’s global estimates of employment by economic class (including the working poverty rate) featured in our latest issue of Spotlight on Work Statistics.
The working poor – or how a job is no guarantee of decent living conditions Read More »
This topic page on the working poor provides access to statistical information including data, methods, and publications.
Statistics on working poverty Read More »
This issue of ILOSTAT’s Spotlight on work statistics focuses on employed people living in extreme poverty around the world. Using ILO’s global estimates of employment by economic class, it shows the great progress achieved during the last few decades in reducing working poverty in the world, and how more effort is still needed to completely eradicate it, particularly considering the strong regional disparities.
The working poor… or how a job is no guarantee of decent living conditions Read More »
Discover the methods behind the ILO’s modelled estimates on labour force statistics (including the working poor), labour productivity, wage growth and labour migration.
ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST database) Read More »
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This paper introduces a model for generating national estimates and projections of the distribution of the employed across five economic classes for 142 developing countries over the period 1991 to 2017. The national estimates are used to produce aggregate estimates for eight developing regions and for the developing world as a whole.
Employment and economic class in the developing world Read More »
