Key publications
2014
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Beyond Macroeconomic Stability: Structural Transformation and Inclusive Development
05 March 2014
This thought-provoking volume goes beyond the narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability to explore the link between structural transformation and inclusive development. It examines three thematic pillars: the limits of conventional macroeconomics; the long-run agenda of structural transformation and the development of capabilities; and inequality and its macroeconomic consequences.
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Creative Labour Regulation: Indeterminacy and protection in an uncertain world
29 January 2014
Creative labour regulation is an interdisciplinary response to the central contemporary challenges to effective labour regulation. Drawing on contributions by leading experts from the Regulating for Decent Work Network, it offers new ideas for research and policy.
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Wage-led Growth: An equitable strategy for economic recovery
28 January 2014
This original and extensive study examines the causes and consequences associated with the falling wage share and rising inequality in income distribution, relating to both aggregate demand and labour productivity. It presents new empirical and econometric evidence regarding the economic causes and potential impact of changing income distribution.
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Global Employment Trends 2014: The risk of a jobless recovery
21 January 2014
The study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment.
2013
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The Social Dimensions of Free Trade Agreements
06 November 2013
The report provides a comprehensive review of all existing trade agreements that include social provisions and discusses impacts for enterprises and workers.It also helps assess the challenges for arising from the multiplication of trade agreements that include different social provisions.
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Understanding the drivers of the youth labour market in Kenya
30 September 2013
This paper examines the macroeconomic and individual elements affecting youth unemployment and inactivity in Kenya with a view to discussing the elements that are important for the youth labour market challenges.
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Marking progress against child labour - Global estimates and trends 2000-2012
23 September 2013
This is the fourth issue of the ILO’s report series: Global Estimates on Child Labour.* The present Report provides new global and regional estimates on child labour for the year 2012 and compares them with the previous estimates for 2000, 2004 and 2008.
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Addressing employment, labour market and social protection challenges in G20 countries: Key measures since 2010
17 July 2013
The report provides an overview of policies and measures applied, or significantly modified, by G20 countries from 2010 up to early 2013 in seven areas: job creation, labour market policies, social protection, skills development, quality employment, youth employment and women’s economic participation. Prepared by the ILO and OECD for the Meeting of G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Moscow, 18–19 July 2013.
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Ministries of labour: comparative overview. History, mandate, challenges world-wide database and organizational charts
19 June 2013
The main purpose of this publication is to provide ILO constituents and other readers with an analysis of current developments and trends in ministries of labour all around the world.
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Meeting the challenge of precarious work: A workers ’ agenda
18 June 2013
In 2011, the Bureau for Workers’ activities held its biannual symposium on an ever-growing preoccupation for workers around the world: the growth and spread of precarious work. This issue of the IJLR presents some of the contributions to this event and, more importantly, tries to provide guidance on possible trade union strategies to counter the expansion of forms of precarious work.