WUNRN
ILO - International Labour
Organization
CONSIDER MAJOR NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF
THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC & JOBS CRISIS ON WOMEN, WOMEN'S WORK, WOMEN'S POVERTY.
ILO World of Work Report 2012
The
ILO launches its annual report “World of Work Report 2012: Better
Jobs for a Better Economy”. The new study examines the
performance of
different countries since the start of the global crisis through the
prism of the quantity and quality of jobs.
Direct Link to Full 128-Page ILO
Report:
Report 10-Page Summary - Also offered in Spanish & French:
ILO Website: http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/world-of-work/WCMS_179453/lang--en/index.htm
Women and youth are disproportionately affected
by unemployment and job precariousness.....
Non-income dimensions of inequality
are on the rise. Additionally,
there are non-income dimensions of inequality that are not reflected in the
data coefficients. These dimensions of global inequality include inequalities
in health, access to education, employment, gender, etc., which, apart from
exacerbating poverty, also lead to greater marginalization within society.
The share of informal employment
remains high, standing at more than 40 per cent in two-thirds of emerging and
developing countries for which data are available.
This Report calls for countries to
put in place the necessary conditions for a dramatic shift in the current
policy approach. It highlights the need for an approach that recognizes the
importance of placing jobs at the top of the policy agenda and the need for
coherence among macroeconomic, employment and social policies. This requires a
significant change in domestic and global governance, which is a complex task.
Though the task is demanding, even progressive steps in this direction will be
rewarded with better job prospects and a more efficient economy.
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