News on wages

2024

  1. UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession puts forward recommendations to allow teachers to become drivers of change in education

    26 February 2024

    Recommendations from the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession, aimed at transforming the future of the teaching profession, were launched at the 14th Policy Dialogue Forum of the International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030.

  2. Final list of participants

    23 February 2024

    Final list of participants for the Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages (Geneva, 19–23 February 2024)

  3. Arab States Employment and Social Outlook - Trends 2024: Promoting social justice through a just transition

    20 February 2024

  4. Employment and wage disparities between rural and urban areas

    13 February 2024

    This study uses household survey data from 58 countries around the world to compare the labour market outcomes of rural and urban workers, taking into account the specific socio-demographic characteristics of rural populations. It also provides an overview of the legal frameworks that can be used to address rural-urban employment and wage disparities.

  5. Note for participants

    07 February 2024

    Note for participants of the Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages (Geneva, 19–23 February 2024)

  6. Working methods

    05 February 2024

    Working methods for the Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages (Geneva, 19–23 February 2024)

  7. Tentative plan of work

    02 February 2024

    Tentative plan of work for the Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages (Geneva, 19–23 February 2024)

  8. Proposed points for discussion

    02 February 2024

    Proposed points for discussion for the Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages (Geneva, 19–23 February 2024)

  9. Wage policies, including living wages

    15 January 2024

    Background document for the Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages (Geneva, 19–23 February 2024)

  10. World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024

    10 January 2024

    Labour markets have shown surprising resilience despite deteriorating economic conditions, but recovery from the pandemic remains uneven as new vulnerabilities and multiple crises are eroding prospects for greater social justice.