News

December 2012

1. 

   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.

2. 

   Global Employment Trends for Women 2012

   Labour market gender gap: Two steps forward, one step back

   11 December 2012

   The gender gap in global labour markets showed some convergence in the earlier part of the last decade but increased after the crisis erupted in 2007, according to an ILO report produced in collaboration with UN Women. The picture varies considerably among regions.

3. 

   Global Wage Report 2012/13

   Economic crisis leads to huge changes in working practices

   10 December 2012

   Large numbers of employees are getting lower wages because they are working fewer hours and doing less overtime. Many are also ‘work sharing’ - in order to avoid being laid off.

4. 

   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.

5. 

   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.

6. 

   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.

November 2012

1. 

   Refugees

   Palestinians in Lebanon working under precarious conditions

   20 November 2012

   Restrictions in Lebanon do not exclude Palestinian refugees from the labour market but lead to exploitative conditions, a new ILO-EU study says.

2. 

   Post 2015 Development Agenda

   Beyond the MDGs: It’s all about jobs and livelihoods

   18 November 2012

   As the debate on the post-Millennium Development Goals agenda gathers pace, the ILO says the most pressing priorities are job creation and social protection.

3. 

   Rights in Myanmar

   Reform process in Myanmar is irreversible, says ILO expert

   16 November 2012

   As US President Barack Obama heads to Myanmar, the ILO’s liaison officer in Yangon discusses the various changes this Southeast Asian country has been going through.

4. 

   ILO supervisory body

   ILO names five countries for serious violations of freedom of association

   15 November 2012

   The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association has highlighted five out of 32 cases as the most serious and urgent concerning the right to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue.