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Wages
Wages are among the most important conditions of work and a major subject of collective bargaining. The ILO is committed to promoting policies on wages and incomes that ensure a just share of the fruits of progress to all and a minimum living wage for all employed in need of such protection. In order to do so it undertakes research and provides evidence-based policy advice on minimum wages, public sector pay, wage bargaining and gender pay gaps. Since 2008, the ILO publishes the Global Wage Report, one of its flagship reports and an authoritative source of information on wage trends and policies at national and global levels.
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Wage policies and living wages: everything you always wanted to know
Learn about minimum and living wages in this online course, offered every two years in English, French, and Spanish. The latest course took place from 17 June to 12 July 2024.
Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages
An ILO meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages was held in Geneva between 19 and 23 February 2024.
Global Wage Report 2022-23: The impact of COVID-19 and inflation on wages and purchasing power
Key Findings, Chapters, Data and Full Report of the latest Global Wage Report
Thematic pages
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The Protection of Wages
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Wage bargaining
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The question of living wages
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The gender pay gap
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Minimum Wage Policy Guide
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The Global Wage Report
Technical cooperation projects
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SAW-A Project
Setting adequate wages - a focus on agriculture
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Setting adequate wages
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Indicators and methodologies for setting adequate wages
Key publications
Report
The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19
Publication
Setting adequate wages: The question of living wages
Report
A Review of Wage Setting through Collective Bargaining
Factsheet
Temporary wage subsidies
Publication
General Survey on Minimum Wage Systems (2014)
Factsheet
Protection of workers’ wage claims in enterprise insolvency
Publications
Technical Paper
Assessment and mapping of cash transfer payment modalities and frequencies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Gender Wage Gap in Egypt
The gender pay gap in Sri Lanka: A statistical review with policy implications
News and articles
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Our impact, their voices
New career paths for youth in Jordan: a documentary
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ILO News
Trade Union proposes how to enhance wage setting in the Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Databases
Statistics on wages (ILOSTAT)
Contact info
For additional information on the ILO's Wages topic please contact the Inclusive Labour Markets, Labour Relations and Working Conditions Branch at [email protected]