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Partnership

A new day rises - peace finally comes to Bondoc Peninsula

Armed conflict has ceased to be a regular fare for the poor people of Bondoc Peninsula, once a hotbed of insurgency, in Quezon Province. The cycle of poverty, lack of decent work and conflict kept development at bay.

Uneven job recovery poses challenges to most countries

The latest edition of the ILO’s World of Work report shows encouraging, but still-fragile signs of improvement in emerging and developing economies, while many advanced economies continue to face high or even rising unemployment and increasing...

Kiribati business survey opens communication: ILO

The Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) launches the Kiribati Business Survey Report

Partnership

Australian Aid and ILO support sustainable livelihoods in the Philippines' worst typhoon-hit areas

Almost five months after typhoon Pablo (Bopha) hit the province of Davao Oriental in eastern Mindanao, Philippines, disaster-affected families in the municipalities of Baganga, Cateel and Boston still need help.

Fiji National Wage Survey

The country's first national minimum wage baseline survey is underway

Jordan: Legal reforms can close gender pay gap in private education sector

Stark pay gap in the education sector must be addressed through legal reforms, according to National Steering Committee on Pay Equity (NSCPE) and the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Upper-level coordination helps trade unions return to workers

The active involvement of an upper-level trade union (công đoàn cấp trên cơ sở) in collective bargaining process over wage issues has helped prevent wild-cat strikes and paved the way for better industrial relations at enterprises in the southern...

Meeting to unveil findings on gender pay gap in Jordan

Launching of a study on the gender pay gap in Jordan’s private schools and universities, as well as a review of the legal amendments needed to tackle the wage inequity in Jordan.

Social insurance

A smart way to prevent bonded labour

A young couple and their new baby are the first beneficiaries of a national health insurance scheme which now extends to migrant brick kiln workers at risk of bondage, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Asia and Pacific: ILO call for wage policy

ILO-ACTRAV/ACFTU Asia and the Pacific Regional Seminar on Wage Policy:Address by Dan Cunniah, Director, ILO- ACTRAV

ILO at European Employment Committee meeting with social partners on wage developments

The European Employment Committee (EMCO) organized on 1 February 2013 an extra-ordinary meeting with EU- and national social partners on wages developments. The EMCO chair invited the ILO to contribute to the discussion.

Global Wage Report 2012/13

Gender pay gap drops, but not for the right reasons

An ILO report says women’s pay has become closer to that of men in most countries but warns that in some cases this may just mean that men are worse off now than before the crisis.

Global Wage Report 2012/2013

Is it the end of a low-wage production model in China?

China’s long-held position as a country of cheap goods based on low-wage labour looks set to change, with wages rising sharply across the board, according to the latest ILO Global Wage Report.

Wages in Asia outperform other regions - new ILO report

Wages in Asia have outperformed those in most other parts of the world, including the Western economies, according to a new report from the ILO. Between 2000 and 2011 wages in Asia almost doubled. Globally real average monthly wages grew by just...

Wage growth slows globally despite increases in emerging countries

Wage growth remains far below pre-crisis levels globally and has fallen into the red in developed countries, despite continuing increases in emerging economies, according to an ILO report

Global Wage Report 2012/13

Minimum wages key to cutting working poverty, says ILO

Minimum wages reduce working poverty and protect vulnerable workers. Their levels reflect both the needs of workers and the prevailing economic conditions and level of national income.

Global Wage Report 2012/13

Wage growth slows globally despite increases in emerging countries

New ILO figures show a continuing slowdown in global wages in developed countries and some resilience in emerging economies.

Global Wage Report 2012/13

Workers getting a smaller slice of the pie

Workers have been getting a smaller share of national income, as a bigger slice has gone to profits in most countries. This trend has wide-ranging economic and social implications.

Europe

Competitiveness and employment: Trying to square the circle

Cutting costs can help a country become more competitive and boost exports as a result. But, as attractive as it may seem, EU countries, which trade heavily among themselves, cannot all gain a competitive edge at the same time.