Books and reports
January 2020
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020
20 January 2020
This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity.
October 2019
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Studies on Growth with Equity
What Works: Promoting Pathways to Decent Work
16 October 2019
This report analyses how income support and ALMPs can come together to tackle a significant set of barriers limiting access to decent work in emerging and developing countries.
February 2019
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2019
13 February 2019
This report provides an overview of global and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labour force participation and productivity.
March 2018
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Book
Women’s ILO: Transnational networks, global labour standards and gender equity, 1919 to Present
15 March 2018
What is the place of women in global labour policies? This book gathers new research on a century of ILO engagement with women’s work.
October 2017
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Flagship Report
World Employment and Social Outlook 2017: Sustainable enterprises and jobs – Formal enterprises and decent work
09 October 2017
This edition examines the issue of sustainable enterprises through an in-depth analysis of the characteristics of firms, their strategies and how they relate to enterprise performance and labour market outcomes.
June 2017
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Publication
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends for women 2017
14 June 2017
This report provides a portrait of the situation of women in the world of work today and their progress over the past 20 years.
March 2014
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Publication
Beyond Macroeconomic Stability: Structural Transformation and Inclusive Development
05 March 2014
This thought-provoking volume goes beyond the narrow conceptualization of macroeconomic stability to explore the link between structural transformation and inclusive development. It examines three thematic pillars: the limits of conventional macroeconomics; the long-run agenda of structural transformation and the development of capabilities; and inequality and its macroeconomic consequences.
October 2011
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Publication
Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Seventh edition
14 October 2011
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 Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM) offers the general user with instant and uncomplicated access to data and analysis on the world's labour markets.
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Publication
Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View
06 October 2011
This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realizing this potential. The report recommends that countries devise strategies based on well-informed policy decisions, social dialogue, and coordination among ministries and between employers and training providers.
January 2010
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Publication
The fundamentals of labour administration
28 January 2010
A well-coordinated, professional and efficient labour administration machinery is essential to the effective governance of the labour market. This book will be an invaluable resource for labour administrators, labour inspectors, conciliators, employment service officials, governments, workers, employers, researchers and professionals.