[Pdf-women] World Employment Social Outlook: Trends 2019 - Gender

[Soloveni Vitoso]

ILO - International Labour Organization



Direct Link to Full 121-Page 2019 ILO Report:

https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_670542.pdf



Executive Summary - 4 Pages: https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_670554.pdf



Among the issues highlighted is the lack of progress in closing the gender gap in labour force participation. Only 48 per cent of women are in the labour force, compared to 75 per cent of men. Women also make up far more of the potential, underutilized, labour force.



Poor quality employment is the main issue for global labour markets, with millions of people forced to accept inadequate working conditions, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). New data gathered for the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2019 <https://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/weso/2019/WCMS_670542/lang--en/index.htm>  (WESO) show that a majority of the 3.3 billion people employed globally in 2018 had inadequate economic security, material well-being and equality of opportunity. What's more, progress in reducing unemployment globally is not being reflected in improvements in the quality of work. Another issue is the persistence of informal employment, with a staggering 2 billion workers - 61 per cent of the world's workforce - categorized as such.



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