Books and reports
January 2022
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Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022
17 January 2022
This ILO flagship report details the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the world of work.
June 2021
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Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2021
02 June 2021
In 2020, an estimated 8.8 per cent of total working hours were lost – the equivalent of the hours worked in one year by 255 million full-time workers. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the world of work.
April 2020
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Report
Managing Conflicts and Disasters: Exploring Collaboration between Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations
09 April 2020
This publication looks at the role that employers and workers, through their respective organizations, play in crisis situations arising from conflict and disaster.
October 2018
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Report
Decent work in Portugal 2008–18: From crisis to recovery
12 October 2018
This report reviews the country’s economic and labour market situation since 2008 and examines future prospects.
January 2014
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Publication
Wage-led Growth: An equitable strategy for economic recovery
28 January 2014
This original and extensive study examines the causes and consequences associated with the falling wage share and rising inequality in income distribution, relating to both aggregate demand and labour productivity. It presents new empirical and econometric evidence regarding the economic causes and potential impact of changing income distribution.
June 2012
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Publication
Confronting Finance: Mobilizing the 99% for economic and social progress
15 June 2012
"The Global Labour Column has become a valuable source of analysis of current economic trends that affect working people all over the world. This anthology brings together critical pieces on many issues (fiscal strategies, finance policies, social protection, strategies for job creation and much more), encompassing different regions and various perspectives." -Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
November 2011
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Publication
IJLR - Towards a Sustainable Economic Recovery: The case for a wage-led policies
22 November 2011
International Journal of Labour Research - IJLR, Vol.III/2, 2011. While much attention has been deservedly given to the financial roots of the current economic crisis, the role of wages as a cause as well as a solution has yet to be fully understood. To help fill this gap, this issue of the International Journal of Labour Research is largely dedicated to this topic.
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.
June 2011
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Publication
The Global Crisis. Causes, responses and challenges
13 June 2011
This important collection of essays brings together the main findings of ILO research since the start of the global financial and economic crisis in 2008. With contributions from diverse research disciplines, the volume provides new perspectives on employment and income-led growth and the role of regulation, and makes policy recommendations for the future.
January 2011
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Publication
Global Employment Trends 2011: The challenge of a jobs recovery
01 January 2011
The annual Global Employment Trends (GET) report provides the latest global and regional estimates of employment and unemployment, employment by sector, vulnerable employment, labour productivity and working poverty, while also analysing country-level issues and trends in the labour market. Taking into account macroeconomic trends and forecasts, the GET includes a short-term outlook for labour markets around the world.