Publications on Wages
August 2016
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Report
Minimum Wage Policy Guide: Full Chapters
09 August 2016
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 79
Initial effects of Constitutional Amendment 72 on domestic work in Brazil
01 August 2016
June 2016
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Our impact, their voice
Working out of poverty in Timor-Leste
24 June 2016
Timor-Leste’s long journey to independence eroded large segments of the economy and infrastructure. Despite recent and rapid oil-fuelled growth, poverty has remained acute with half the population living on less than a dollar a day.
May 2016
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Working out of poverty
Breaking the cycle of poverty in Tunisia
02 May 2016
Breaking the cycle of poverty can be done through the development of disadvantaged areas and creating opportunities for the local population. In Tunisia, the ILO has launched a series of projects in these areas using a participative approach that includes beneficiaries in their implementation. Young people are central to this process, as the school to work transition determines an adult’s chances to escape poverty.
March 2016
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 72
The introduction of a minimum wage for domestic workers in South Africa
31 March 2016
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Publication
Outcome 5: Thematic Funding for 2014-2015 (Final Evaluation Summary)
01 March 2016
Project: GLO/14/67/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Julian Walker
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Publication
Women’s Entrepreneurship Development
01 March 2016
The ILO approach to Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Sustainable Enterprises
February 2016
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Publication
The gender and motherhood wage gap in The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: An econometric analysis
02 February 2016
The results of this study suggest that while women are paid about 18-19 per cent of a men’s wages in The former Yugoslav Republic in Macedonia, surprisingly, mothers with a small child aged up to 6 years were paid equally to non-mothers (or mothers with older children) in 2011, and earned 6 per cent more than women without small children in 2014.
January 2016
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Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 62
What Does the Minimum Wage Do in Developing Countries? A Review of Studies and Methodologies
14 January 2016
December 2015
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ILO Research paper No. 12
Labour market reforms in the Euro area: A DSGE Approach
01 December 2015
This paper develops a framework to study the impacts of labour market institutions in the context of a DSGE model. The paper reveals that between 1970 and 2003, changes in labour market institutions had only a limited impact on the volatility of output, inflation and unemployment.