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2009 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

The 2009 Labour Overview is special because it recounts the entire scenario of the global crisis and its effect on employment in our region. It also contains some forecasts on what may occur this year in the labour market.

Key indicators of the labour market (KILM). Sixth edition (CD-ROM) (E/F/S)

This valuable, wide-ranging reference tool meets the ever-increasing demand for timely, accurate and accessible information on the rapidly changing world of work. The design of the KILM interactive software -available in English, French and Spanish...

Achieving the Revitalising Health and Safety targets: Statistical progress report

The Revitalising Health and Safety strategy statement, launched in June 2000, set three national targets for improving health and safety performance by 2010. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) set out its technical approach to measuring progress...

Occupational wages and hours of work and retail food prices. Statistics from the ILO October Inquiry, 2009. CD-ROM (single-user Windows...

Providing over 20 years of detailed information on wages and hours of work for selected occupations (1983–2009) and retail prices of selected food items (1985–2009), this CD-ROM is a comprehensive, easy-to-use, reference tool. It presents data on...

Occupational wages and hours of work and retail food prices. Statistics from the ILO October Inquiry 2009

A vital reference source for anyone interested in conditions of work and life, this trilingual survey provides detailed information on wages, hours of work and the price of food. Published yearly, the October Inquiry presents data on 159...

Defining child labour: A review of the definitions of child labour in policy research

Child labour includes work children do:all forms of economic activity & domestic chores. International conventions define child labour as work harmful to the child. The paper argues that whether or not an activity is harmful to a child depends on...

2008 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean

This edition provides evidence of the effects of an unprecedented international crisis that has cast a shadow over the global economy and is reflected in the employment situation in the region. Employment will be a challenge in 2009. As ILO...

Assessing the gender gap: Evidence from SIMPOC surveys

This paper provides statistical evidence for some of the most important gender differences with regard to child labour. It is based on the analysis of 16 household-based national child labour surveys (NCLS) from all major regions of the world...

Prospects for future outward migration flows: China and Southeast Asia

Looks at the various factors that are likely to influence outward migration flow from China and the Southeast Asian region – particularly the Philippines and Indonesia – in the next two decades.

Report of the 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (Geneva, 24 November-5 December 2008)

Report II - Measurement of working time - 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 24 November - 5 December 2008

The International Labour Organization has long been concerned with the regulation of working time as one aspect which has a direct and measurable impact on the health and well-being of working persons, their level of fatigue and stress (and on that...

TECHNICAL NOTE - The effect of the global economic crisis on Asian migrant workers and governments’ responses

This paper looks at the actual and prospective effect of the current economic crisis on Asian labour migration, especially as regards to layoffs of migrant worker and changes in their working conditions. It also gives an overview of sending and...

Child labour statistics. Report III. 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS/18/2008). Geneva, 24 November-5 December...

This report aims at setting standards of good practice on the collection, compilation and analysis of national child labour statistics, guiding countries to update their existing statistical system in this field or to establish a new one where...

2008 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

Urban unemployment declined for the fifth consecutive year in 2008 in Latin America and the Caribbean, but the international crisis brought to an end the positive trend and it is estimated that in 2009 the number of unemployed persons could...

Working children in Indonesia 2009

This report presents the results of the 2009 Indonesia Child Labour Survey (2009). The Indonesia Child Labour Survey (ICLS) was aimed at collecting basic data on children in the country. The ICLS was integrated in a regular survey dedicated...

Yearbook of Labour Statistics 2008 CD-ROM

Compiling the world's foremost work of statistical references on labour questions, this CD-ROM contains the complete time series for the statistics shown in the Yearbook of Labour Statistics, Time series; the latest available statistics in a new...

Combating trafficking in children for labour exploitation: A resource kit for policy-makers and practitioners

This resource kit captures over 10 years of work by IPEC and its partners and makes the Programme’s experiences and knowledge available to those who design, implement and improve policy and programming to fight child trafficking. It is composed of...

Quality of labour market measurement tools: case study of UEMOA member states - analysis and proposals

Invited paper for the Seminar on ‘Employment and unemployment: Revisiting the relevance and conceptual basis of the statistics’

The concepts of employment and unemployment as set out by the 13th ICLS – Is there a need for revision? Some remarks from a European...

Invited paper for the Seminar on ‘Employment and unemployment: Revisiting the relevance and conceptual basis of the statistics’

Child labour, education and health: A review of the literature

This paper reviews the rapidly-expanding literature on the relationships between child labour, education and health. With the renewed interest in child labour as an economic and social problem, researchers have attempted to assess its linkages to...