ILOSTAT blog
Charting progress on the global goals and decent work
As the world faces a number of complex challenges, we examine key labour indicators to assess the impact of unprecedented crises in order to shed light on global trends and regional variations and their impact on our ability to realise the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
19 March 2024
Despite an overall decline in global working poverty, regional disparities persisted in 2023. The Arab States grappled with post-pandemic challenges while the other regions celebrated reductions in working poverty rates. Africa remained with the highest share of working poor, at 29.0 percent. Sub-Saharan Africa alone had 145 million people in extreme working poverty – almost a third of their employed population. Read the full article