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International Sources
ILO This source provides quantitative data on a set of 20 core labor market indicators. KILM 1 provides data on labor force participation rates by gender and age group. KILM 2 provides data on employment-to-population ratio. KILM 3 provides data on wage and salaried workers and self-employed workers (by gender). KILM 4 provides data on the proportion of workers (by gender) in agriculture, industry, and services. KILM 5 provides data on part-time workers (by gender). KILM 6 provides data on the number of persons working more than 40 hours a week as a percentage of total employment. KILM 7 provides data on urban informal sector employment (number of people employed by gender and percentage of urban employment by gender). KILM 8 provides data on the number of unemployed workers by gender and the unemployment rate for males/females. KILM 14 provides data on educational attainment of population 25 years and older, including tertiary education. KILM 15 provides data on nominal and real manufacturing wage indices for male/female. KILM 18 includes data on poverty and income distr
International Labor Organization Information on ratification status, Article 22 reports and comments from the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations. Database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO's International Labour Standards Department. Records in NATLEX provide abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information, and they are indexed by keywords and by subject classifications. Each record in NATLEX appears in only one of the three ILO official languages (English/French/Spanish). ILOLEX is a trilingual database containing ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents.
Social Watch Provide qualitative information related to poverty, equality, and education.
UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Statistical tables provide quantitative data related to poverty and economic development, gender, and education.
UN Development Program (UNDP) Human development indicators provide quantitative data related to poverty, gender development, and education. Ratifications of core labor standard conventions are also provided. See also indicators on millenium development goals and technical notes.
UNICEF Statistics section provides a snapshot of economic and social indicators (from the State of the World's Children Reports). National reports and datasets provide information on children's health and survival, education, and rights.
United Nations Includes State Party Reports and the Conclusions and Observations of UN Committees relating to the CCPR, CEDAW, CERD, CESCR, CMW, CRC.
World Bank This database provides country specific information related to education. This database provides gender-related information on health, labor force participation, and educational attainment by country and region. Provides statistical information on poverty and economic development, gender, child labor, and education. Includes information on definitions and sources.
Nongovernmental Organizations
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Brief country-specific reports on issues of compliance with internationally recognized core labor standards. The 2003 edition of the Annual Survey details violations of trade union rights in 133 countries during the year 2002. These violations range from provisions in national legislation which restrict legitimate trade union activity, through outright bans on freedom of association, to intimidation, wrongful detention, torture and murder of trade unionists.
Academic and Other Research
Understanding Children's Work Child labor survey information by country, age and topic. Links to data or contact information to acquire data are provided. Data are accessible by country for children's activities, health information, and working hours Various reports are available on child-labor related topics
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