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ILO: Global unemployment to rise by 3.4m in 2017 as wages stall

By Steve UMIDHA On Jan 13, 2017

The latest report by International Labour Organisation (ILO) World Employment and Social Outlook 2017 was released this week and takes stock of the current global labour market situation, assessing the most recent employment developments and forecasting unemployment levels in developed, emerging and developing countries.

It also focuses on trends in job quality, paying particular attention to working poverty and vulnerable employment.

For more details click here to read the report by International Labour Organisation

http://www.ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/weso/2017/lang–en/index.htm

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Steven Umidha is a data and financial journalist with over 15 years of work experience in journalism and communication.

He specialises in finance and economics reporting as well as on the causes, impacts, and solutions of global warming, conservation, pollution and sustainability, often blending scientific literacy with journalist ethics, while involving policy analysis and multimedia storytelling across various platforms in highlighting issues from biodiversity loss to ecological justice.

He is the founder of Financial Fortune Media, and a Co-founder of One Planet Agency (OPA). He has previously worked with the Standard Media Group, Mediamax Networks LTD, bird story agency, Business Journal Africa, and Financial Post among other outlets.

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