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Decent Work Indicators DECENT WORK INDICATORS GUIDELINES FOR PRODUCERS AND USERS OF STATISTICAL AND LEGAL FRAMEWORK INDICATORS ILO MANUAL Second version December 2013 Copyright © International Labour Organization 2012, 2013 First published 2012 Second edition 2013 Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to ILO Publications (Rights and Permissions), International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email: [email protected]. The International Labour Office welcomes such applications. Libraries, institutions and other users registered with reproduction rights organizations may make copies in accordance with the licences issued to them for this purpose. Visit www.ifrro.org to find the reproduction rights organization in your country. ILO Cataloguing in Publication Data Decent work indicators : guidelines for producers and users of statistical and legal framework indicators: ILO manual: second version / International Labour Office. - Geneva: ILO, 2013 ISBN: 9789221280187; 9789221280194 (web pdf) International Labour Office decent work / equal employment opportunity / working conditions / social security / social dialogue / economic indicator / definition 13.01.1 The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Office of the opinions expressed in them. Reference to names of firms and commercial products and processes does not imply their endorsement by the International Labour Office, and any failure to mention a particular firm, commercial product or process is not a sign of disapproval. ILO publications and electronic products can be obtained through major booksellers or ILO local offices in many countries, or direct from ILO Publications, International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. Catalogues or lists of new publications are available free of charge from the above address, or by email: [email protected] Visit our web site: www.ilo.org/publns Printed in Switzerland Disclaimer This quick reference manual summarizes a selection of conventions and recommendations for information purposes and do not replace consultation of the authoritative texts. These can be found on the ILO website: For Statistical Information: http://www.ilo.org/global/statistics-and-databases/standards-and-guidelines/lang-- en/index.htm For Legal Information: www.ilo.org/normes. Summaries in this manual draw on the summaries available on NORMES website: http://www.ilo.org/global/standards/subjects-covered-by-international-labour-standards/lang--en/index.htm Contents Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................... iii List of decent work statistical indicators ............................................................................................................... iv List of legal framework indicators ............................................................................................................................. v List of tables of decent work indicators ................................................................................................................ vii Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................................. viii Preface .................................................................................................................................................................................. ix Acknowledgements ..........................................................................................................................................................x General introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 12 Presentation of the statistical indicators ............................................................................................................. 18 Box 1. New international recommendations concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization and the implications for key statistical concept definitions used in the Manual .............................................................................................................................................. 21 Presentation of the legal framework indicators ............................................................................................... 23 Chapter1. Employment opportunities .................................................................................................................. 27 Chapter 2. Adequate earnings and productive work ...................................................................................... 65 Chapter 3. Decent working time .............................................................................................................................. 91 Chapter 4. Combining work, family and personal life .................................................................................. 106 Chapter 5. Work that should be abolished ........................................................................................................ 112 Chapter 6. Stability and security of work .......................................................................................................... 127 Chapter 7. Equal opportunity and treatment in employment .................................................................. 141 Chapter 8. Safe work environment ...................................................................................................................... 154 Chapter 9. Social security ......................................................................................................................................... 169 Chapter 10. Social dialogue, workers’ and employers’ representation ................................................ 190 Chapter 11. Economic and social context for decent work ........................................................................ 206 ANNEX .............................................................................................................................................................................. 243 Annex 1. Types of sources for statistical decent work indicators ........................................................... 244 Annex 2. Classifications used to disaggregate statistical indicator data .............................................. 248 References ...................................................................................................................................................................... 250 List of decent work statistical indicators EMPL-1. Employment-to-population ratio (EPR) - (M) ............................................................. EMPL-2. Unemployment rate (UR) - (M) ................................................................................. EMPL-3. Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET), 15-24 years - (M) .............. EMPL-4. Informal employment rate (IER) - (M) ....................................................................... EMPL-5. Labour force participation rate (LFPR) - (A) .............................................................. EMPL-6. Youth unemployment rate (YUR), 15-24 years - (A) ................................................. EMPL-7. Unemployment by level of educational attainment (ULEA) - (A) ............................... EMPL-8. Employment by status in employment (ESE) - (A) .................................................... EMPL-9. Proportion of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment (POACFW) - (A) .................................................................................................. EMPL-10. Share of wage employment in non-agricultural employment (SENAE) - (A) ............ EARN-1. Working poverty rate (WPR) - (M) ............................................................................ EARN-2. Employees with low pay rate (ELPR) - (M) ............................................................... EARN-3. Average hourly earnings by occupation group (AHE) - (A) ....................................... EARN-4. Average real wages (ARW) - (A) .............................................................................. EARN-5. Minimum wage as percentage of median wage - (A) ................................................ EARN-6. Manufacturing wage index - (A) ................................................................................ EARN-7. Employees with recent job training (past year / past 4 weeks) - (A) TIME-1. Employment in excessive working time (more than 48 hours per week) - (M) ...........
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