Flagship publications
WESO Trends - May 2024 update
World Employment and Social Outlook: May 2024 Update
Taking into account the latest data, the report also analyses the current prospects for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on poverty and informality.
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
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
This ILO flagship report details the impact of economic slowdown on the global labour market.
Flagship report
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
Flagship Report
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.
Report
World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2022
This ILO flagship report details the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the world of work.
Flagship Report
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.
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.
Flagship report
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...
Flagship report
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...