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2010 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010 closes with an encouraging scenario of economic recovery. Nearly all countries in the region recorded positive economic growth, moving away from the spectre of recession. The macroeconomic strength of the...

Baseline Survey Report - Child Labour in Mulanje

The study was commissioned to identify children between 5 and 14 years and others below the age of 18 who are involved in child labour (CL) in accordance to ILO Conventions 182 and 138. The baseline study was expected to provide key information on...

Baseline Survey Report - Child Labour in Kasungu

The study was commissioned to identify children between 5 and 14 years and others below the age of 18 who are involved in child labour (CL) in accordance to ILO Conventions 182 and 138. The baseline study was expected to provide key information on...

Baseline Survey Report - Child Labour in Mzimba

This survey attempts to measure the initial conditions of working children in Mzimba in view of the ILO Conventions 182 and 138.

Measuring employment in the tourism industries beyond a tourism satellite account: a case study of Indonesia

Indonesia has been selected as a pilot county for the Joint ILO/UNWTO Project. The objective of this Joint Project is to carry out an in-depth study on possible ways of applying the latest international recommendations in the field of tourism...

Informal employment in Namibia 2008

This paper reports on analysis of data from Namibia’s 2008 Labour Force Survey (LFS) so as to describe and compare informal and formal employment in the country. The paper is based on an understanding of informal employment which goes beyond the...

ILO report for the G20 Summit in Seoul (11-12 November 2010)

Update on employment and labour market trends in G20 countries: Weak employment recovery with persistent high unemployment and decent work deficits.

ILO report

Decent Work and Youth in Latin America 2010

The report shows the educational and employment situation of young people in Latin America including a description of the most important indicators, an analysis on the causes and consequences, and the challenges that youth access to productive and...

ILO report

Global Employment Trends for Youth, August 2010

The report presents the latest global and regional labour market trends for youth and specifically explores how the global economic crisis has exposed the vulnerabilities of young people around the world. In developed economies, the crisis has led...

Working children in the Republic of Moldova: The results of the 2009 children's activities survey

The 2009 Children's Activities Survey (CAS) was conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) of the Republic of Moldova, in collaboration with IPEC, as a module of the Labour Force Survey in the last quarter of 2009. The survey covered...

Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 24

A comparison of public and private sector earnings in Jordan

Statistical Report

Global child labour developments: Measuring trends from 2004 to 2008

The latest trend report provides new global and regional estimates on child labour for the year 2008 and compares them with the previous 2004 estimates. It also explains in detail the underlying estimation methodologies and gives an overview of the...

Joining forces against child labour - Inter-agency report for The Hague Global Child Labour Conference of 2010

An inter-agency report by the Understanding Childrens Work programme (ILO, the World Bank and UNICEF) calls for child labour to be placed at the forefront of national development agendas and presents a range of evidence indicating that child labour...

ILO Foreign Rights Catalogue 2010

ILO publications - catalogue 2010

Women in labour markets: Measuring progress and identifying challenges

This report uses labour market indicators to measure progress or lack of progress towards the goal of gender equality in the world of work and identify where and why blockages to labour market equity continue to exist.

Working children in Indonesia 2009

The 2009 Indonesia Child Labour Survey (ICLS) was a sub-sample of and integrated in the 2009 National Labour Force Survey, or Sakernas.

Information note for Regional Workshop on Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work in Asia

Information Note Regional Workshop on Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work in Asia

Key indicators of the labour market (KILM). Sixth edition (includes CD-ROM)

This valuable wide-ranging reference tool meets the ever-increasing demand for timely, accurate and accessible information on the rapidly changing world of work. Now in its 10th year, the Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) offers the general...

Trends Econometric Models: A Review of Methodology

Provides a detailed description of the methodology used in the Global Employment Trends Model. This publication is only available in soft copies.