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Strong labour relations key to reducing inequality and meeting challenges of a changing world of work – OECD & ILO

Unions and employers, together with governments, can play a major role in making growth more inclusive and helping workers and businesses face the challenges of a changing world of work. Good labour relations are a way to reduce inequalities in jobs and wages and better share prosperity, according to a new OECD-ILO report.

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: May 2018

OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.4% in March 2018

Family-friendly policies a key driver of economic growth

The family-friendly policies introduced by Nordic countries over the past 50 years and associated increases in female employment have boosted growth in GDP per capita by between 10% and 20%, according to a new OECD report.

Is the Last Mile the Longest? Economic Gains from Gender Equality in Nordic Countries

Employment situation, fourth quarter 2017, OECD

OECD employment rate increases to 68% in the fourth quarter of 2017

Harmonised Unemployment Rates (HURs), OECD - Updated: April 2018

OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.4% in February 2018

Norway should do more to improve job prospects of low-skilled youth

Norway should step up its efforts to boost the job prospects of young people without upper-secondary qualification to further reduce the share of under-30 year-olds who are Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs), according to a new OECD report.

Improving the skills of Chileans would boost productivity and inclusive growth

Chile’s economy is strengthening and wage growth picking up. The country should now address the challenge of improving people’s skills, particularly among women and low-skilled workers, in order to boost productivity, innovation and inclusive growth, according to a new OECD report.

Policy Brief: Putting a face behind the jobs at risk of automation

Policy Brief on the Future of Work: Putting faces to the jobs at risk of automation

Korea should speed up job market and social protection reforms to strengthen inclusive growth

Korea’s economy has progressed rapidly over the past 40 years, catching up with the level of well-being in most OECD countries. It now needs to continue and speed up the reforms of its labour market in order to strengthen its social safety net, create better quality jobs and boost inclusive growth, according to a new OECD report.