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Global Unemployment Rising Again But With Big Regional Differences

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Global Unemployment Rising Again But With Big Regional Differences

ILO News– Global unemployment rose in 2012 after falling for two straight years and could further increase in 2013, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned in a new report A quarter of the increase in global unemployment in 2012 has been in the advanced economies, while three quarters has been through spillovers into other […]

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Global Gender Pay Gap Drops, But Not For The Right Reasons

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Global Gender Pay Gap Drops, But Not For The Right Reasons

ILO News– The gap between women’s and men’s pay has declined over the crisis years in most countries, but not always for the right reasons, according to the International Labour Organization’s Global Wage Report 2012/13. In some cases, this is because men’s situation in the labor market has deteriorated while women’s situation has improved or stayed […]

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Minimum Wages Key To Cutting Working Poverty, Says ILO

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Minimum Wages Key To Cutting Working Poverty, Says ILO

ILO News– The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called on its 185 member states to adopt minimum wages as a way of reducing working poverty and providing social protection for vulnerable employees. “Minimum wages help protect low-paid workers and prevent a fall in their purchasing power, which in turn hurts domestic demand and the economic […]

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An Invisible Maid Army, 52 Million Domestic Workers Toil Worldwide

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An Invisible Maid Army, 52  Million Domestic Workers Toil Worldwide

ILO News– At least 52 million people around the world – mainly women – are employed as domestic workers, according to the first research of its kind conducted by the International Labor Organization. They account for 7.5% of women’s wage employment worldwide and a far greater share in some regions, particularly Asia and the Pacific […]

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India Supports Gender Equality But Gives Men Edge In Jobs, Education

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India Supports Gender Equality But Gives Men Edge In Jobs, Education

By MICHAEL REMEZ, Senior Writer, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press— The recent gang rape and killing of a young woman in New Delhi – and the subsequent protests – have focused worldwide attention on gender issues in India. A 2010 Pew Global Attitudes Project survey that examined attitudes about gender around the […]

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Wages Shrink Worldwide, Workers Getting A Smaller Slice Of The Pie

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Wages Shrink Worldwide, Workers Getting A Smaller Slice Of The Pie

ILO News– Workers’ share of national income has been shrinking in most countries, causing public dissatisfaction and increasing the risk of social unrest, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has said in a new report. “It has affected perceptions of what is fair, particularly given the huge payments some company executives have been getting,” said Patrick Belser, […]

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Wage Growth Slows Globally Despite Increases In Emerging Nations

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Wage Growth Slows Globally Despite Increases In Emerging Nations

ILO News– Wage growth remains far below pre-financial crisis levels globally and has fallen into the red in developed countries, despite continuing increases in emerging economies, according to an International Labour Organization (ILO)  report. Global monthly wages* grew by 1.2% in 2011, down from 3% in 2007 and 2.1% in 2010, the Global Wage Report 2012/13 says. […]

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Maternity Protection Not Just A Personal Issue

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Maternity Protection Not Just A Personal Issue

Discrimination Claims The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission in Canada says that one in ten workplace complaints of discrimination is related to pregnancy. Pregnancy-related discrimination claims in the United States have jumped by 35 per cent in the last decade. Since 2001, US courts have paid out $150 million in damages in pregnancy discrimination cases. ILO […]

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International Day Of The Girl Child: ILO Calls For Equal Treatment

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International Day Of The Girl Child: ILO Calls For Equal Treatment

ILO News- Around 88 million of the world’s child laborers are young girls under 18. Many are in the lowest paid, least secure jobs. They find themselves constrained by gender inequality at home and in the workplace. Others who work in the home remain invisible and unaccounted for. Guy Ryder, International Labour Organization director-general, has […]

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