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Background paper for ILO-IMF Tripartite Consultation on Job-rich and Inclusive Growth in the Dominican Republic.
Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, the study offers the latest global and regional information and projections on several indicators of the labour market, including employment, unemployment, working poverty and vulnerable employment. It also presents a number of policy...
Cinco años después del estallido de la crisis financiera mundial, el informe presenta los últimos datos y proyecciones sobre varios indicadores del mercado laboral a nivel mundial, incluyendo el desempleo, la pobreza laboral y el empleo vulnerable. También ofrece una serie de propuestas políticas de...
Cinq ans après le début de la crise économique mondiale, l’étude présente les dernières tendances et prévisions au niveau mondial et régional sur les principaux indicateurs du marché du travail, y compris l’emploi en général, le chômage, la pauvreté au travail et l’emploi vulnérable. Le rapport...
The 2013 World Development Report on Jobs stresses the role of strong private sector led growth in creating jobs and outlines how jobs that do the most for development can spur a virtuous cycle. The report finds that poverty falls as people work their way out of hardship and as jobs empower women to...
This research paper examines the extent to which the structure of economic opportunities generated by a country's growth strategies translated into positive impacts on women's lives in the different contexts of three countries. It draws on household survey data collected in Egypt, Ghana and...
This report examines women's employment and decent work in the context of the ongoing global financial and economic crisis. More specifically it is on the implications of the current crisis for women workers and how labour markets have responded. A focus of the analysis is informal employment and in...
Esta publicación ilumina la magnitud del trabajo doméstico, un sector a menudo "invisible" detrás de las puertas de los hogares privados y no protegido por la legislación nacional. Full report available in English here . Summary available in English here . Résumé disponible en français ici . Resumen...
Cette publication met en lumière l'ampleur du travail domestique, un secteur souvent «invisible» derrière les portes de ménages privés et non protégés par la législation nationale. Full report available in English here . Summary available in English here . Résumé disponible en français ici . Resumen...
This paper summarizes the literature on the impact of state subsidized or social health insurance schemes that have been offered, mostly on a voluntary basis, to the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries. A substantial number of papers provide estimations of average treatment on the...
Videos / Slideshows / Audio
Millions of women work long hours, in dangerous conditions, for little pay. They are fighting for change, with the help of ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Watch this video to learn how.
Workers Education/Organizing Materials
This manual helps street vendors learn more about the regulations that govern public space and how to defend the right to work in public space. It describes successful actions taken by street vendor organizations. And it offers information to help you organize and negotiate with local government.
WIEGO Working Papers
Mike Rogan reviews how informal workers are taxed, why there is growing interest in taxing them, and whether they should be included in the tax net.