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February 2020
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Blog
How many women work in STEM?
11 February 2020
New data on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) occupations reveal the extent to which women are employed in this field across countries.
January 2020
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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020
Untapped potential, uncertain futures
20 January 2020
Unemployment is projected to rise in the next two years but that is only part of the picture. Watch the "World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020" report in short.
October 2019
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Blog
Young people are far more likely to be in working poverty
16 October 2019
While absolute poverty and working poverty rates have fallen, there are still major disparities across age groups, genders and countries.
July 2018
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Video
GAIN Webinar 1: World Employment and Social Outlook (2018): Greening with Jobs
24 July 2018
This session presents the World Employment and Social Outlook 2018 report (WESO) , with a specific focus on the methodological toolkit used to undertake such economic scenario modelling exercises related to a just transition towards greener economies.
January 2018
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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018
B-roll: Unemployment and decent work deficits to remain high in 2018
23 January 2018
As the global economy recovers but with a growing labour force, global unemployment in 2018 is projected to remain at a similar level to last year’s, says a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). According to the "World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018", the global unemployment rate has been stabilizing after a rise in 2016. It is expected to have reached 5.6 per cent in 2017, with the total number of unemployed exceeding 192 million persons.
September 2016
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World Employment and Social Outlook for Youth 2016
Youth employment: Working poverty and the gender gap
01 September 2016
Work prospects for many young people still keep them in poverty, and if you are a young woman your chances of finding a quality job are even less likely. Authors of the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook “Trends for Youth” report, Santo Milasi and Sheena Yoon explain. (Closed Captions available)
August 2016
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World Employment and Social Outlook for Youth 2016
Report in short: Youth employment in 2016
25 August 2016
With youth unemployment again on the rise, authors of the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook “Trends for Youth” report, Steven Tobin and Stefan Kuehn look at how young people are doing in the world of work and what their prospects are for the future.
July 2016
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Trade and employment
Labour provisions in trade agreements don’t hurt business
18 July 2016
ILO report looks at how the increasing number of labour provisions in trade agreements are impacting the world of work.
May 2016
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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2016
Decent work key to ending poverty
18 May 2016
To help close the poverty gap, quality jobs along with social protection must play a central role. ILO economists Steven Tobin and Veda Narasimhan discuss this year’s ILO World Employment and Social Outlook report “Transforming jobs to end poverty".
January 2016
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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2016
WESO 2016: Our World Today
20 January 2016
The weak growth of 2015, coupled with slowdowns in major economies, spells trouble for the world of work in over the next few years. ILO researchers Veronica Escudero and Sameer Khatiwada lay out the challenges world economies will face by 2017. (Closed Captions available)