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Media advisory

ILO to publish World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2015 report

Media advisory | 14 January 2015
GENEVA – The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to launch its report, World Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2015, on Tuesday, 20 January.

This year’s edition includes a forecast of global unemployment levels and explains the factors behind this trend, including continuing inequality and falling wage shares.

It looks at the drivers of the rising middle class in the developing world as well as the risk of social unrest, especially in areas of elevated youth unemployment.

The report discusses structural factors shaping the world of work, including an aging population and shifts in the skills sought by employers.

Embargoed electronic copies of the report, and associated media material will be made available to journalists upon request, starting on the morning of Monday, 19 January, by contacting the ILO Newsroom (newsroom@ilo.org) or the Department of Communication and Public Information at +41 22 799 7912.

For Geneva correspondents: A press briefing by ILO Director–General, Guy Ryder and Raymond Torres, Head of the ILO Research Department, will be held, under embargo, on Monday, 19 January at 10 a.m. in press room 3 at the Palais des Nations.

The report and all associated material and information are under strict embargo until 23.01 GMT on Monday, 19 January (00.01 CET on Tuesday, 20 January).

Interviews by print, web or broadcast media can be scheduled via the ILO Department of Communication: newsroom@ilo.org , +41 22 799 7912.

Broadcast coverage of the press conference will be made available for broadcasters upon request. The ILO TV studio and ISDN line may be booked for broadcasters wishing to interview the authors. Please contact the Department of Communication/Radio and TV Unit on +41 79 824 8074, Sandra Kuchen: kuchen@ilo.org or multimedia@ilo.org.