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Policy Brief

Statistics on Labour Migration in Tanzania

This policy brief highlights the importance of labour migration statistics for data-driven decision-making and improved migration governance. It discusses Tanzania’s role as both a source and destination country for migrants, the challenges faced by...

Statistical Brief

The impact of care responsibilities on women’s labour force participation

Care responsibilities are excluding and holding back millions of women worldwide from taking paid employment, and, with climate and demographic changes on course to increase the demand for care, measures to support the care economy are urgently...

ILOSTAT Microdata Processing Quick Guide. Principles and methods underlying the ILO’s processing of anonymized household survey microdata

This Quick Guide presents the anonymized microdata processing undertaken by the Data Production and Analysis Unit in the ILO Department of Statistics. It describes why and how the unit carries out this activity, as well as the potential expansion of...

Case studies in international labour migration statistics

Promoting the use of administrative data sources for international labour migration statistics in Korea

This case study highlights how national frameworks in the Republic of Korea, including legislation, interagency coordination, and IT systems for secure data sharing, have increased the use of administrative data for international labor migration...

Case studies in international labour migration statistics

Measuring international labour migration in the Republic of Korea

This case study contributes to the ongoing revision of the ICLS Guidelines on statistics of international labour migration (2018) by demonstrating the value of different data sources in the Republic of Korea, including the population census,...

Strengthening labour statistics: Quick guide to C160 ratification and data reporting

This quick guide highlights the benefits of ratifying ILO Convention No. 160 on labour statistics and explains the ratification process as well as reporting obligations following ratification.

World Employment and Social Outlook: September 2024 Update

This brief provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest global labour market trends. It focuses on the evolving relationship between labour and capital income, challenges facing youth in the current job market, and progress towards key...

Note on the implementation of statistical standards from the 19th, 20th and 21st ICLS through household surveys

An overview of the requirements to apply the latest statistical standards through household surveys.

Forced labour in Mongolia

The National Statistics Office of Mongolia, with support from the ILO, piloted a module on forced labour in the Mongolian Labour Force Survey 2022. The module, which was the first of its kind to be implemented in Mongolia, aimed to measure forced...

Small area estimation of child labour prevalence in Malawi

This report presents methods for estimating local level prevalence of child labour in Malawi. The aim of the study was to create a suitable model to estimate, at the lowest level possible, the prevalence of child labour in a way that allows for the...

Nigeria Child Labour Survey 2022

The report aims to assess the prevalence of child labour in Nigeria and analyse the interaction between child labour, schooling and children’s well-being.

ILO Working paper 113

Financing gap for universal social protection: Global, regional and national estimates and strategies for creating fiscal space

Report on the Assessment of Sources of Data on International Labour Migration in Tanzania

The assessment provided information on the national data needs, the type of data currently collected by the different institutions, their data collection, management, and dissemination practices, as well as the prospects for improving data sharing...

The jobs gap: Measuring labour underutilisation beyond unemployment

The jobs gap: Measuring labour underutilisation beyond unemployment

An indicator recently developed by the ILO, the jobs gap, is shown to be an important complement to the unemployment rate. The indicator is particularly relevant to assess the difficulties that women face in finding a job. It also highlights job...

Statistical Methodology Series 10 - Identification of ICSE-18 through labour force surveys

This report illustrates Key findings and implications for questionnaire design obtained from the pilot studies carried out by the ILO in Uganda and Peru in relation to the identification of status in employment based on the International...

Statistical Methodology Series 9 - Engendering informality project

The report provides an overview of the labour force survey pilot studies carried out by the ILO Department of Statistics in Uganda and Peru under the Engendering Informality Statistics project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The main...

Statistical Methodology Series 11 - Identification of informality through labour force surveys

The topic of this report is the identification of informality in line with the resolution concerning statistics on the informal economy adopted at the 21st ICLS. Key findings and conclusions are presented from the different stages of testing, along...

2023 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean [Executive Summary]

Despite presenting a lower unemployment rate in 2023, the recovery of labor markets in Latin America and the Caribbean is still insufficient. It is urgent to adopt measures that contribute to preventing the precariousness of formal employment and...

The International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-08) companion guide

The ‘ISCO-08 companion guide’ is intended to aid in the systematic implementation and use of ISCO-08 in various operations and/or to assist in developing or updating a national occupation classification in line with ISCO-08. It covers various useful...