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March 2022
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Forced and child labour
Uzbek cotton is free from systemic child labour and forced labour
01 March 2022
Almost two million people are recruited every year for the annual cotton harvest in Uzbekistan. The country has succeeded in eradicating systemic forced labour and systemic child labour during the 2021 cotton production cycle, according to new ILO findings.
April 2021
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Decent work
75 years of seafarers’ minimum wage setting
26 April 2021
It’s 75 years since the first minimum monthly wage for seafarers was set – the only sector with an international minimum wage. The figure is regularly updated by the ILO’s Joint Maritime Commission (JMC), established in 1920, and composed of representatives of Shipowners and Seafarers. The JMC meets 26-27 April to discuss an update to the current amount.
February 2021
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Asia-Pacific Labour Market Insights
COVID-19 containment measures heighten wage inequality in Thailand and Viet Nam
18 February 2021
Containment measures during 2020 to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to heightened inequality, as evidenced by emerging trends in key wage indicators in Thailand and Viet Nam.
December 2020
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19
02 December 2020
The new ILO Global Wage Report 2020-2021 examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. It shows that adequate minimum wages are key for a human-centred recovery from COVID-19 and beyond.
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Global Wage Report 2020-21
COVID-19 drives wages down, new ILO report finds
02 December 2020
Even before the COVID pandemic hit, hundreds of millions of workers worldwide were being paid less than the minimum wage.
September 2020
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Qatar introduces historic reforms to its labour market
03 September 2020
In a historic move, the State of Qatar has introduced major changes to its labour market, opening up a new era for workers and employers in Qatar.
November 2018
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Global Wage Report 2018/19
Report in short
26 November 2018
ILO expert Xu Ding presents the main findings of the ILO Global Wage Report 2018/19.
June 2018
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Care economy
ILO calls for urgent action to prevent looming global care crisis
28 June 2018
New ILO report highlights inadequate policy responses to the rising demand and quantifies the extent of the care burden on women.
January 2017
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Blog - World Economic Forum, Davos 2017
There’s still time to make globalization work for all – Let’s start by fixing wage inequality
20 January 2017
ILO head sees global political developments of the last few months as a revolt of the dispossessed, of people – workers – who feel they haven’t benefited from globalization.
December 2016
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Wage inequality in the workplace
Global Wage Report 2016/17 in short
15 December 2016
ILO economist Rosalia Vazquez-Alvarez leads us through the report’s main findings looking at global wage trends, policy recommendations and new research on wage inequalities within enterprises.