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Labour statistics are essential for developing and evaluating policies towards decent work — and for understanding the world of work. Select a topic to explore the map or go directly to ILOSTAT.

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ILOSTAT: The world’s leading source of labour statistics

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Child labour in Uganda: Trends and drivers, 2012-2021

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Child labour in Uganda: Trends and drivers, 2012-2021

Unpacking informality: A multidimensional policy decomposition

ILO Working Paper 169

Unpacking informality: A multidimensional policy decomposition

Gridded-Labour Market Data in Ghana using Remote Sensing and Random Forest

ILO Working Paper 165

Gridded-Labour Market Data in Ghana using Remote Sensing and Random Forest