Flagship and major reports

November 2017

  1. 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.

August 2017

  1. 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.

December 2016

  1. Labour regulation and development: Socio-legal perspectives

    15 December 2016

  2. Global Wage Report 2016/17: Wage inequality in the workplace

    15 December 2016

    This report analyses the evolution of real wages around the world, giving a unique picture of wage trends globally and by region.

November 2016

  1. Non-standard employment around the world: Understanding challenges, shaping prospects

    16 November 2016

    The report analyses the incidence and trends of non-standard forms of employment globally and explores the reasons behind this phenomenon, including changes in the world of work brought about by globalization and social change.

October 2016

  1. Europe's disappearing middle class? Evidence from the world of work

    20 October 2016

    The book issues a warning about the latest trends in the world of work and presents considerations to policy-makers for ensuring the future of the middle class in Europe.

August 2016

  1. World Employment and Social Outlook 2016: Trends for Youth

    24 August 2016

    The report provides updated figures on global and regional youth unemployment. It also looks at working poverty rates, decent work opportunities in both developed and developing economies as well as gender inequalities and migration trends among young people.