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

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   © 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.

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   Source: ILO

   Around the world

   Where are workers less likely to have a permanent contract? 

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   Source: ILO

   Sample

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

Focus on

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   Source: ILO

   Trends on the changing nature of jobs 

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   Global wage gap puts the brakes on the global economy 

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   © Maria Fleischmann / World Bank | Source: ILO

   Following decades of rapid increase, global supply chain jobs shrink 

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   Source: ILO

   The policy response to the diversification of jobs