October 2015

1. 

   Minimum wage and its relevance to socio-economic progress in the Lao People's Democratic Republic : A workers' perspective

   06 October 2015

   This paper examines empirical aspects of the regulatory and institutional frameworks and the process of minimum wage adjustment in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, as well as its actual implementation in different sectors – private, public and informal. Included is a review of collective bargaining coverage to measure how such agreements affect wage increases. It also analyses the relationship between the minimum wage and certain socio-economic developments, such as gross domestic product growth rates, consumer price indices, inflation rates, employment trends, the national and international poverty lines, labour productivity and social security coverage.

January 2013

1. Why have wage shares fallen? A panel analysis of the determinants of functional income distribution

   21 January 2013

November 2012

1. Wage-led growth: Concept, theories and policies

   05 November 2012

March 2002

1. Paying attention to wages

   01 March 2002

   This issue of Labour Education 2002/3 No. 128, has the modest ambition of shedding some light on the efforts needed to improve the situation of millions of people who are deprived of regular pay, who are on starvation wages or who suffer discrimination. To do so, it draws on analyses by ILO specialists and explores the courses of action mapped out by the trade union movement.