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Globalization and Technological AdvancesGlobalization and Technological Advances

As we enter a new millennium, it is increasingly clear that we are

affected as much by global events and developments as by

what occurs within our own communities.

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Globalization and rapid technological advances are giving rise to

increasing labour mobility and expanding business and

employment opportunities. As a result, individuals are becoming

more and more uncertain about their employment situations.

Thus, globalization is particularly relevant to the world of work.

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What is the KILM?What is the KILM?

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Timely and focused information on the world’s labour markets is essential. We need information that can help to answer such questions as:

What types of economic activities are people engaged in?

What is the size and composition of the labour force?

How many hours do people work and how much do they earn for this work?

How many people are without work and looking for work?

What types of inequalities exist, for example in terms of earnings and employment situation?

Are earnings keeping pace with the cost of living?

How are youth and women faring in the labour market?

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At the national level statistical information on labour markets are generally developed and analysed by statistical services and labour ministries.

At the global level, the International Labour Office (ILO) plays a vital role in assembling, analysing and disseminating such information to the world community through projects such as the Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).

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Develop a set of labour market indicators

In 1996, the Employment Policies Committee of the International Labour Conference, recognizing the need of governments and the social partners for timely and accurate information on labour market developments, requested that the ILO:

Widen the availability of labour market indicators in order to monitor employment trends

The 1999 KILM was the first product developed to meetthese objectives.

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What does the KILM contain?What does the KILM contain?

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The selection of the indicators was a collaborative effort among the ILO, OECD and national offices.

The indicator is conceptually relevant. Data are available for the indicator. The indicator is comparable across countries and

regions.

Criteria for selection of the indicators:

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When developing indicators, one When developing indicators, one must strike a balance between:must strike a balance between:

Maximize scope of coverage, i.e., provide the greatest number of data points for the greatest number of countries

Harmonize the indicators across countries and time (same type of sources, sampling procedures, methodologies and definitions)

Coverage Comparability

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• Informal sector employment

• Hours of work

• Part-time workers

• Employment by sector

• Status in employment

• Employment-to-population ratio

• Labour force participation rate

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Educational attainment and illiteracy

Inactivity rate

Time-related underemployment

Unemployment by educational attainment

• Long-term unemployment

• Youth unemployment

• Unemployment

Poverty and income distribution

Labour market flows

Productivity and unit labour cost

Hourly compensation costs

Occupational wages and earnings indices

Manufacturing wage indices

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Data ProvidersData Providers

Initial efforts in developing the KILM concentrated on

harvesting information directly from international data

repositories. In other words, the KILM Team did not

focus on contacting national sources, but rather the

team took advantage of existing compilations of data

held by various international organizations.

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Information RepositoriesInformation Repositories

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Developed (industrialized) countries

Transition economies

Asia and the Pacific

Latin America and the Caribbean

Sub-Saharan Africa

Middle East and North Africa

KILM Publication GroupingsKILM Publication Groupings

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