Books and reports
February 2021
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2021
The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work
23 February 2021
This ILO flagship report explores how the contemporary platform economy is transforming the way work is organized, and analyses the impact of digital labour platforms on enterprises, workers and society as a whole.
November 2019
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Publication
Telework in the 21st century: An evolutionary perspective (online pdf)
15 November 2019
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Publication
Telework in the 21st century: An evolutionary perspective
15 November 2019
A new conceptual framework explaining the evolution of telework over four decades.
May 2019
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Publication
Guide to developing balanced working time arrangements
28 May 2019
A practical guide or “how to” manual on working time arrangements - also known as “work schedules”.
April 2018
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Publication
Women and men in the informal economy: A statistical picture. Third edition
30 April 2018
This publication provides for the first time comparable estimates on the size of the informal economy and a statistical profile of informality in all its diversity at the global and regional levels.
May 2014
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Publication
Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world
13 May 2014
The study reviews national law and practice on both maternity and paternity at work in 185 countries and territories including leave, benefits, employment protection, health protection, breastfeeding arrangements at work and childcare.
March 2009
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Publication
Report II - Measurement of working time - 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians, Geneva, 24 November - 5 December 2008
02 March 2009
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 of the people close to them). It also has an important impact on productivity levels and labour costs for establishments, and on the general quality of life in all countries.
February 2009
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Publication
Child labour statistics. Report III. 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS/18/2008). Geneva, 24 November-5 December 2008
03 February 2009
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 necessary.
May 2006
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Publication
Decent Working Time. New trends, new issues
31 May 2006
Based on the results of the Ninth International Symposium on Working Time (Paris, 26-28 February 2004). Provides an exploration of current developments in working time in the industrialized world; how those developments vary in different countries and under different sets of socio-economic circumstances; and the public and enterprise policies that are best suited to addressing these developments.
June 2005
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Publication
Reconciling work and family responsibilities. Practical ideas from global experience
14 June 2005
Looks at and synthesizes the experience of governments, employers and trade unions in various countries.