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Media Advisory

ILO to publish new report on non-standard forms of employment

Media advisory | 08 November 2016
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to launch its first comprehensive report on non-standard forms of employment (NSFE), including temporary work, part-time work, temporary agency work and subcontracting, dependent self-employment and disguised employment relationships.

The new report, Non-standard employment around the world: Understanding challenges, shaping prospects, will be released on Monday, 14 November.

The study analyses the incidence and trends of NSFE globally and explores the reasons behind this phenomenon, including changes in the world of work brought about by globalization and social change, shifting organizational practices among companies, and changes and gaps in the regulation of work. It also includes a series of policy recommendations.

The report and all associated material and information are under strict embargo until 13:00 GMT (14:00 Geneva time) on Monday, 14 November.

Embargoed electronic copies of the report, and associated media material will be made available to journalists upon request, starting on the morning of Monday, 14 November, by contacting newsroom@ilo.org.

For Geneva correspondents: A press briefing by ILO Deputy Director–General for Policy, Deborah Greenfield, and Janine Berg, main author of the report, will be held, under embargo, on Monday, 14 November at 10:30 a.m. in press room 1 at the Palais des Nations. They will receive the embargoed report automatically as soon as it becomes available.

Interviews by print, web or broadcast media can be scheduled via the ILO Department of Communication: newsroom@ilo.org, +4122/799-7912.

Broadcast coverage of the press conference will be made available for broadcasters upon request. The ILO TV studio and ISDN line may be booked for broadcasters wishing to interview the authors. Please contact the ILO Multimedia Unit on +4122/799-7935 or by email: multimedia@ilo.org.