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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024
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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024

Labour markets have shown surprising resilience despite deteriorating economic conditions, but recovery from the pandemic remains uneven as new vulnerabilities and multiple crises are eroding prospects for greater social justice.

World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work

Key workers are essential for societies to function. This report calls for a revaluation of their work to reflect their social contribution, and for greater investment in key sectors.

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023
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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023

This ILO flagship report details the impact of economic slowdown on the global labour market.

Global Wage Report 2022-23: The impact of inflation and COVID-19 on wages and purchasing power
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Global Wage Report 2022-23: The impact of inflation and COVID-19 on wages and purchasing power

This ILO flagship report examines the evolution of real wages, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region.

Digital guide of the Global wage report 2022-23: full report, key findings, datasets, summary
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Digital guide of the Global wage report 2022-23: full report, key findings, datasets, summary

Social Dialogue Report 2022: Collective bargaining for an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery
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Social Dialogue Report 2022: Collective bargaining for an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery

This first edition of this new ILO flagship report focuses on collective bargaining.

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022
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World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022

This ILO flagship report details the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the world of work.

World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Social protection at the crossroads – in pursuit of a better future
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World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Social protection at the crossroads – in pursuit of a better future

This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of recent developments in social protection systems, including social protection floors, and covers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2021

The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

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.

Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19
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Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19

This ILO flagship report examines the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region. The 2020-21 edition analyses the relationship of minimum wages and inequality, as well as the wage impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.

World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth

The report provides updated figures on global and regional youth unemployment. It also looks at working poverty rates, decent work opportunities in both developed and developing economies as well as gender inequalities and migration trends among young people.