Books and reports

World of Work Report 2010. From one crisis to the next?

11 November 2010

Published annually by the International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - the 2010 edition of “World of Work Report” assesses the state of labour markets worldwide amid the economic crisis and analyses the economic and social implications.

World of work report 2009. The global jobs crisis

11 January 2010

This World of Work Report from the International Institute for Labour Studies presents a highly relevant discussion of the jobs crisis resulting from the financial and economic crisis, in a non-technical manner, based on the latest data and economic analysis, with full technical annexes. The authors assess the crisis and provide a broad overview of its social effects, with particular emphasis on the structural imbalances in the globalization process that paved the way for the crisis. In addition, the report analyses conditions for a new growth and globalization model - one that would be more socially and environmentally sustainable. This timely report is an important addition to the discussions of socially sustainable growth, establishing the World of Work Report as a new authoritative source on labour issues.

World of Work Report 2008 - Income inequalities in the age of financial globalization

17 November 2008

Income inequalities have been growing significantly within countries over the past two decades or so. This new report from the International Institute for Labour Studies presents a timely assessment of this issue, based on new data and economic analysis and with full technical annexes. It looks at the extent of this phenomenon and ...