Flagship and major reports

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends for Women 2018 – Global snapshot

08 March 2018

The past 20 years have witnessed some progress for women in the world of work and in terms of gender equality in society. This report looks at the progress (or lack thereof) made during the past decade and assesses women’s labour market prospects.

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2018

22 January 2018

This edition examines the current state of the labour market, assessing the most recent developments and making global and regional projections of unemployment, vulnerable employment and working poverty.

Regulating for equitable and job-rich growth

15 December 2017

This book offers a critical reflection on the operation and effects of labour regulation. It articulates the broad goals and extensive potential for it to contribute to inclusive development, while also considering the limits of some areas of regulation and governance.

World Social Protection Report 2017-19: Universal social protection to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

29 November 2017

This ILO flagship report provides a global overview of recent trends in social protection systems, including social protection floors. Based on new data, it offers a broad range of global, regional and country data on social protection coverage, benefits and public expenditures on social protection.
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2017: Paths to a better working future

20 November 2017

This report sets out the youth labour market situation around the world and shows where progress has or has not been made.

Rising to the youth employment challenge: New evidence on key policy issues

10 August 2017

This book brings together contributions from the ILO’s Youth Employment Programme detailing policies that enable young people to find decent work.

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