Closing gender pay gaps is more important than ever 

On average, women globally are paid about 20 per cent less than men, the International Labour (ILO) Organization said on Saturday, International Equal Pay Day. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2022/09/1126901
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Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency

Wages are recovering after negative shift in 2022, says UN labour agency

28 Nov 2024

Pay packets around the world rose 1.8 per cent in 2023 and continued their positive trajectory in this first half of this year, rising by 2.7 per cent on the back of a strong post-COVID global recovery, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Thursday.

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Nearly half a billion people can’t find decent work; unemployment set to rise: new UN labour report

20 Jan 2020

Around half a billion people work fewer paid hours than they would like, or are not getting enough access to paid work, shows a study published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Monday, which also forecasts that unemployment will rise by about 2.5 million this year.

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Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO

Tech progress, automation, AI, cut workers’ share of wealth: ILO

04 Sep 2024

The global trend for shrinking pay packets in heavily industrialized economies could be driven – at least temporarily - by tech innovations in the workplace such as automation and AI, the UN International Labour Organization, ILO, said on Wednesday.