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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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