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Using foresight to think and act upon an uncertain future world of work
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Working Paper 118

Using foresight to think and act upon an uncertain future world of work

This working paper explores how trade unions worldwide are adapting to transformations in the world of work through strategic foresight. Documenting experiences from 2019-2023, it offers examples and lessons from foresight workshops conducted...

Women and aviation: Quality jobs, attraction and retention

ILO Working paper 117

Women and aviation: Quality jobs, attraction and retention

This paper includes information on some of the current issues faced by women in civil aviation. Through a sectoral gender lens, it examines employment, women’s career cycles and the main decent work opportunities and challenges in the sector. It...

Addressing gender-based violence and harassment in a work health and safety framework
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ILO Working Paper 116

Addressing gender-based violence and harassment in a work health and safety framework

This report looks at the implications of addressing gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) under a work health and safety (WHS) framework.

Labour market reintegration of return migrant workers and former refugees in origin countries: Concepts and definitions
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Labour market reintegration of return migrant workers and former refugees in origin countries: Concepts and definitions

The effects of automation in the apparel and footwear industries and their gender dimensions: Indonesia case study
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The effects of automation in the apparel and footwear industries and their gender dimensions: Indonesia case study

Imbalances between supply and demand Recent causes of labour shortages in advanced economies
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ILO Working Paper 115

Imbalances between supply and demand Recent causes of labour shortages in advanced economies

Institutional and labour relations regimes promoting decent working conditions for Local and Regional Government (LRG) Workers in Croatia,...
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ILO Working paper 114

Institutional and labour relations regimes promoting decent working conditions for Local and Regional Government (LRG) Workers in Croatia,...

This publication presents a comparative analysis of the Local and Regional Government (LRG) sector workforce in five European countries: Croatia, Germany, Greece, Spain, and Sweden.

Financing gap for universal social protection: Global, regional and national estimates and strategies for creating fiscal space
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ILO Working paper 113

Financing gap for universal social protection: Global, regional and national estimates and strategies for creating fiscal space

New technologies, e-government and informality
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ILO Working paper 112

New technologies, e-government and informality

This working paper studies the complex relationship between technology adoption and infor­mality, leveraging recent cross-country data to analyse the effects of mobile phone subscrip­tions, internet access, automation and e-government on informal...

Intergenerational trends in educational and income mobility in the United States of America since the 1960s
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ILO Working paper 111

Intergenerational trends in educational and income mobility in the United States of America since the 1960s

This paper examines the evolution of educational and income mobility in the US since the 1960s, showing increased upward mobility for low-income individuals and decreased downward mobility for children of college graduates, highlighting the role of...

Measuring labour market transitions of youths in Thailand: Evidence from rotation groups (2012–21) in the Labour Force Surveys
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ILO Working paper 110

Measuring labour market transitions of youths in Thailand: Evidence from rotation groups (2012–21) in the Labour Force Surveys

This study analysed data covering a full decade of Thai economic activity. It is critical to recognize just how much has changed in the country over the intervening decade. Demographic change has resulted in overall population decline as well as a...

Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries
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ILO Working paper 109

Working conditions of subnational government workers in selected African countries

This report provides a comprehensive evaluation of the institutional and labour relations regimes in six African countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and South Africa with a special emphasis on promoting decent working conditions...

New Forms of Employment and Labour Protection in China
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ILO Working Paper 103

New Forms of Employment and Labour Protection in China

The objective of this paper is to provide a panoramic description and analysis of the diversity of the new forms of employment that have been emerging in China, with the focus on their background, the main types, the status quo of labour rights...

Youth employment policies: Patterns and trends in two unique data sets
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ILO Working paper 108

Youth employment policies: Patterns and trends in two unique data sets

Youth employment challenges are always a critical concern for policymakers. There is recurring and mounting evidence that labour market challenges, such as unemployment, informality, lack of social protection and inactivity, disproportionately...

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? – The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills
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ILO Working paper 105

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? – The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills

This paper assesses the drivers of wealth inequality. While inequality between skilled and unskilled workers is due to differences in educational attainment, within-group inequality is due to differences in productivity across firms. Workers in more...

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? - The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills (mobi)
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ILO Working paper 105

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? - The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills (mobi)

This paper assesses the drivers of wealth inequality. While inequality between skilled and unskilled workers is due to differences in educational attainment, within-group inequality is due to differences in productivity across firms. Workers in more...

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? - The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills (epub)
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ILO Working paper 105

What Is Driving Wealth Inequality in the United States of America? - The Role of Productivity, Taxation and Skills (epub)

This paper assesses the drivers of wealth inequality. While inequality between skilled and unskilled workers is due to differences in educational attainment, within-group inequality is due to differences in productivity across firms. Workers in more...

Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas (epub)
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ILO Working paper 107

Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas (epub)

This study uses household survey data from 58 countries around the world to compare the labour market outcomes of rural and urban workers, taking into account the specific socio-demographic characteristics of rural populations. It also provides an...

Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas
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ILO Working paper 107

Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas

This study uses household survey data from 58 countries around the world to compare the labour market outcomes of rural and urban workers, taking into account the specific socio-demographic characteristics of rural populations. It also provides an...

Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas (mobi)
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ILO Working paper 107

Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas (mobi)

This study uses household survey data from 58 countries around the world to compare the labour market outcomes of rural and urban workers, taking into account the specific socio-demographic characteristics of rural populations. It also provides an...