Publications on Wages

November 2015

  1. Publication

    Domestic work, wages, and gender equality: Lessons from developing countries

    30 November 2015

    GED Working Paper No. 5/2015 The paper seeks to contribute to a better understanding of developments regarding labour market participation and remuneration in the domestic work sector in comparison with other sectors. It looks at the basic characteristics of female domestic workers, gaps in minimum wage coverage, compliance, and the extent of minimum wage violations. Presenting empirical evidence on labour market inequality along gender lines, the paper discusses the role of minimum wages for reducing gender disparity, questions of regulatory design and enforcement issues.

  2. Research Department Working Paper n°7

    Domestic work, wages, and gender equality: Lessons from developing countries

    25 November 2015

  3. Publication

    Employment, wages and working conditions in Asia's garment sector: Finding new drivers of competitiveness

    18 November 2015

    This paper presents regional trends and national estimates of exports, employment, wages, productivity and working time in the garment, textile and footwear industries in developing Asia and the Pacific.

  4. Publication

    The great employment transformation in China

    10 November 2015

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 195

  5. Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 66

    Minimum wage setting practices in domestic work: an inter-state analysis (India)

    10 November 2015

  6. Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin Issue#2

    Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin Issue 2: Solid first half of 2015 for Cambodia's garment and footwear sector

    03 November 2015

    The ILO’s Cambodian Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin examines key trends in the industry, including exports, factory openings and closures, employment, and wages. The Bulletin is intended to provide a comprehensive, neutral source of information for stakeholders in the Cambodian garment and footwear sector, and to assist them in social dialogue and wage negotiations. This is the second issue of the Bulletin.

July 2015

  1. Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin Issue#1

    Growth continues for Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector

    16 July 2015

    This Bulletin reviews the performance and progress of Cambodia’s garment and footwear sector, with a focus on exports, wages, employment, factory openings and closures and new foreign direct investment.

  2. Publication

    Indonesia: Wages and productivity for sustainable development

    08 July 2015

    Indonesia has sustained over a decade of economic growth, and this has provided an environment that has allowed growth in wages and regular wage employment to outperform most other countries in the world.

June 2015

  1. Publication

    Employment and wages in Indian manufacturing: Post-reform performance

    23 June 2015

    EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 185

April 2015

  1. Publication

    Impact of Syrian refugees on the Jordanian labour market

    28 April 2015

    This report presents the main findings of a household survey conducted in the Jordanian governorates of Amman, Irbid and Mafraq between February and March 2014, aimed at assessing the implications of the large influx of Syrian Refugees onto the labour market in the three geographical areas. The results are based on information gathered on the current labour market situation, as well as some of the changes that have occurred since the beginning of the Syrian Refugee influx into Jordan in March 2011.