Publications on Employment Security
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Publication
2017 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean- Executive Summary
18 December 2017
The 2017 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean summarises economic trends in the countries of the region in 2017 and analyses the impact on labour markets observed this year, as well as expected results for 2018. This year’s Feature Article examines wage trends in the region during the period 2005-2015.
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 91
Managing social risks of non-standard employment in Europe
11 October 2017
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INWORK Policy Brief No. 9
Women in Non-standard Employment
31 May 2017
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International Labour Review, Vol. 155 (2016), No. 4
The growth of precarious employment in Europe: Concepts, indicators and the effects of the global economic crisis
06 April 2017
Since the 1970s, the reorganization of production and neoliberal “flexibilization” have made employment increasingly precarious in the developed economies. Examining the concept of precarious employment, the author focuses on two of its dimensions – insecurity and poverty – which he uses to construct a “precariousness index”. Based on Eurostat data for 1995–2015, he then tracks the growth of precarious employment across the EU-15 and assesses the impact of the 2008 global economic crisis in this respect. While precarious employment generally increased after the crisis, this trend was driven more by poverty in the most deregulated labour markets and more by insecurity in the southern European countries.
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Governance and Tripartism working paper series
Report on temporary employment agencies and temporary agency work
17 January 2017
This report provides an overview of the regulation of temporary agency work in 13 EU Member States, and examines both national and supranational rules shaping temporary work relations in those countries.
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Publication
The impact of procurement practices in the electronics sector on labour rights and temporary and other forms of employment
16 January 2017
This working paper looks at the purchasing practices and how they impact rights at work, wages, working hours, non-standard forms of employment and occupational safety and health. It further discusses public governance and private standards in the electronics supply chain and concludes by evaluating how different stakeholders can impact the purchasing practices.
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Briefing note
No.4 Social contract and the future of work: Inequality, income security, labour relations and social dialogue
03 November 2016
This note discusses the role of the social contract between the state and other actors in defining mutual expectations for distributing power and resources to achieve social justice, the erosion of that contract as result of rising inequality and other developments in the world of work, as well as policy challenges in renewing the social contract.
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Briefing note
No.1 Technological changes and work in the future: Making technology work for all
03 November 2016
This note analyses the effects of technological changes on the quantity and quality of jobs and discusses policy challenges in developing a skilled workforce, avoiding job polarization and assuring equal distribution of productivity gains.
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Briefing note
No.3 A challenging future for the employment relationship: Time for affirmation or alternatives
03 November 2016
This note discusses the evolution of the employment relationship, the stresses posed by the changing organization of work, the prognosis for fundamental alteration of the relationship, and regulatory challenges in providing adequate protection to workers in evolving employment relationships.
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 80
Coverage of employment protection legislation
31 August 2016