The new report entitled “Global Wage Report 2012/13: Wages and Equitable Growth” looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It includes global and regional wage trends and statistics, as well as policy recommendations.
Gender gaps in global labor 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.
Top artists, activists and sports personalities from around the world join the ILO in a global awareness-raising campaign to fight slavery.
11 October 2012
The ILO Director-General says G20 countries should stand by their commitment to take new, urgent measures in the face of deteriorating global economic conditions.
28 September 2012
The International Labour Organization welcomes US President Barack Obama’s strong stance against forced labour, which affects some 21 million people worldwide.
11 September 2012
A Vision for the Future Grounded in Today’s Realities and Research Keynote Address by Jose M. Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director for Employment, ILO Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, 2012
29 June 2012
The national debate that has sprung up in the US around the new legislation on health care is actually quite beneficial, according to an ILO expert on social protection.
04 May 2012
According to the ILO, recent US payroll figures show sluggish employment levels. Corporate profits in the United States have gone back to pre-crisis levels but business investment remains weak amid economic uncertainty.
21 April 2012
The head of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Juan Somavia, called for a major “rethink” of current policies so that the recovery starts having a real impact on people’s lives, in a statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee, at the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group.