The world has made outstanding progress during the past two decades in reducing working poverty. What is more, the improvements are noteworthy in all regions.
However, progress has slowed down in recent years. This points to the need for renewed efforts to ensure that all workers have decent living conditions.
This slideshow summarizes the findings of a study based on ILO’s global estimates of employment by economic class. It is featured in our latest issue of Spotlight on Work Statistics.
We've managed to halve working poverty, but with 8% of workers around the world still living in extreme poverty, it is certainly not enough.











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Author
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Rosina Gammarano
Rosina is an Economist in the Data Production and Analysis Unit of the ILO Department of Statistics, currently seconded to the UN Resident Coordinator’s team in Mexico. In the ILO, she was the focal point on SDG labour market indicators and a recurrent author for Spotlight on Work Statistics. Passionate about addressing inequality and gender issues, she is now sharing her expertise with the UN Mexico office.