Comment and analysis
2022
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ILOSTAT blog
New ILO database highlights labour market challenges of persons with disabilities
13 June 2022
There are an estimated 1 billion persons with disabilities around the world, or 15 per cent of the global population. Most of them are of working age. New labour market indicators are now available on ILOSTAT that reveal the many challenges faced by persons with disabilities compared with persons without when it comes to the world of work.
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ILOSTAT blog
Inflation more than doubled between March 2021 and March 2022
10 May 2022
The annual rate of inflation worldwide, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), accelerated to 9.2 per cent in March 2022, up from 7.5 per cent in February 2022, 6.8 per cent in January 2022 and 6.4 per cent in December 2021.
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GB roundup
Highlights of the 344th session of the ILO Governing Body
30 March 2022
The Governing Body of the International Labour Organization concluded on 25 March. ILO News discussed the key elements with Dimitrina Dimitrova, Deputy Director of the ILO’s Official Meetings, Documentation and Relations Department.
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ILO InfoStory
ILO programme implementation 2020-21
30 March 2022
New report offers detailed information on the impact of ILO work on people’s lives throughout 2020 and 2021, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Asia-Pacific labour market insights
E-formalization: A Korean success story
25 March 2022
An ILO report Digital solutions and formalization: E-formalization case study on the Republic of Korea highlights the role digitalization has played in Korea’s formalization success story and provides a series of valuable experiences for other countries in the region.
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ILOSTAT blog
COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals: Reversing progress towards decent work for all
21 March 2022
The pandemic wreaked havoc on people’s lives and societies, but how far did it set the global community back in reaching the SDG targets related to decent work and economic growth?
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ILOSTAT blog
Over 2 million moms left the labour force in 2020 according to new global estimates
08 March 2022
New global data covering 189 countries and territories expose the motherhood penalty faced by millions of women around the world in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Op-Ed
Including migrants in post-COVID-19 recovery
15 February 2022
Getting back on track after COVID-19 and enhancing the contribution of human mobility to sustainable development will require better integration of migrants with the communities that host them.
2021
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COVID-19 and labour productivity
Why would labour productivity surge during a pandemic?
20 December 2021
Labour productivity growth is generally associated with higher wages and better working conditions. In the longer term, increased productivity is key to economic development. But how should we interpret productivity trends during a pandemic? Does faster productivity growth mean that firms and workers are actually better off?
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Opinion editorial
Migrant fishers prone to modern slavery
20 December 2021
An opinion editorial by Tauvik Muhamad, programme manager for ILO's skills development and Muhammad Nour, ILO's programme coordinator for Accelerator Lab 8.7, in conjunction with the commemoration of the International Migrants Day. The opinion article was published by the Jakarta Post on 20 December.