News

December 2012

1. 

   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Gender pay gap drops, but not for the right reasons

   19 December 2012

   An ILO report says women’s pay has become closer to that of men in most countries but warns that in some cases this may just mean that men are worse off now than before the crisis.

2. 

   Global Wage Report 2012/2013

   Is it the end of a low-wage production model in China?

   14 December 2012

   China’s long-held position as a country of cheap goods based on low-wage labour looks set to change, with wages rising sharply across the board, according to the latest ILO Global Wage Report.

3. 

   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Wage growth slows globally despite increases in emerging countries

   07 December 2012

   New ILO figures show a continuing slowdown in global wages in developed countries and some resilience in emerging economies.

4. 

   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Workers getting a smaller slice of the pie

   07 December 2012

   Workers have been getting a smaller share of national income, as a bigger slice has gone to profits in most countries. This trend has wide-ranging economic and social implications.

5. 

   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Minimum wages key to cutting working poverty, says ILO

   07 December 2012

   Minimum wages reduce working poverty and protect vulnerable workers. Their levels reflect both the needs of workers and the prevailing economic conditions and level of national income.

June 2006

1. News

   New ILO-Russia Programme of Cooperation defines priorities for 2006-2009

   06 June 2006

   The Russian tripartite delegation to the annual Conference of International Labour Organization and ILO Director-General Juan Somavia today signed a Programme of Cooperation between Russia and the ILO for the years 2006-2009.