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The Changing Nature of Jobs – Widespread Insecurity in Global Labour Market


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Geneva, May 2015 (ILO)* — How is the world of work changing? Are permanent contracts the norm or the exception? Discover the new World Employment and Social Outlook 2015 (WESO).

  1. © Ray Witlin / World Bank | Source: ILO

ILO warns of widespread insecurity in the global labour market 

The World Employment and Social Outlook 2015 finds that, among countries with available data, three quarters of workers are employed on temporary or short-term contracts, in informal jobs often without any contract, under own-account arrangements or in unpaid family jobs.

Interactive map and chart

  1. Source: ILO

    Around the world

    Where are workers less likely to have a permanent contract? 

  2. Source: ILO

    Sample

    Increasing poverty for households headed by temporary/part-time/informal employees 

Focus on

  1. Source: ILO

    Trends on the changing nature of jobs 

  2. Source: ILO

    Global wage gap puts the brakes on the global economy 

  1. © Maria Fleischmann / World Bank | Source: ILO

    Following decades of rapid increase, global supply chain jobs shrink 

  2. Source: ILO

    The policy response to the diversification of jobs 

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Posted on 27/05/2015 at 08:53 in Africa, Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Market Lords, Middle East, Others-USA-Europe-etc., The Peoples   |  RSS feed |   Reply   |   Trackback URL

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