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Towards a Wage-Led Recovery
A new issue of the International Journal of Labour Research has been published “While a lot of attention has been deservedly given to the financial roots of the current economic crisis, the role of wages as a cause to the crisis as well as a solution to the current economic predicament have yet to be […]
Posted by Andrew Jackson under economic crisis, ILO, wages.
November 28th, 2011
Comments: 2
Do Wages or Profits Lead Growth?
Earlier this month, I served as the discussant for a presentation by Engelbert Stockhammer, an economics professor from Kingston University in London. He was speaking at a conference organized by the workers’ representation to the International Labour Organization (ACTRAV). Stockhammer reviewed two antithetical strategies for economic growth. The pro-labour strategy aims to increase wages by […]
Posted by Erin Weir under Europe, ILO, IMF, progressive economic strategies, wages, World Bank.
May 18th, 2011
Comments: 16
Global Employment Trends
The International Labour Organization has released its annual Global Employment Trends report. The International Trade Union Confederation’s response follows: ILO Report Shows Job Market Still in Crisis Brussels, 25 January 2011: Today’s Global Employment Trends report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) confirms that, despite improvements in many economic indicators, global unemployment remains at crisis […]
Posted by Erin Weir under ILO, labour market, unemployment, unions.
January 25th, 2011
Comments: 6
Global Wage Crisis
The International Labour Organization has just released its second Global Wage Report, “Wage Policies in Times of Crisis.” The International Trade Union Confederation’s press release follows: 15 December 2010 – The ITUC has welcomed the second Global Wage Report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). “Today’s report reinforces what unions around the world have been […]
Posted by Erin Weir under economic crisis, ILO, media, unions, wages.
December 15th, 2010
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The Jobs Crisis and the Recovery
The tripartite International Labour Organization (ILO) has released it’s flagship 2010 World of Work Report. It offers a useful partial counterpoint to the economic analysis of other international organizations such as the IMF and the OECD. The ILO argues that the employment rate in advanced countries will not return to pre crisis levels until well […]
Posted by Andrew Jackson under economic crisis, federal budget, ILO, labour market.
December 12th, 2010
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