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.

Meeting of experts on wage policies, including living wages

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

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

The Protection of Wages
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The Protection of Wages

Wage bargaining
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Wage bargaining

The question of living wages
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The question of living wages

The gender pay gap
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The gender pay gap

Minimum Wage Policy Guide
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Minimum Wage Policy Guide

The Global Wage Report
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The Global Wage Report

Technical cooperation projects

Setting adequate wages
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Setting adequate wages

Indicators and methodologies for setting adequate wages
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Indicators and methodologies for setting adequate wages

Key publications

The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19

Report

The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19

Setting adequate wages: The question of living wages

Publication

Setting adequate wages: The question of living wages

A Review of Wage Setting through Collective Bargaining

Report

A Review of Wage Setting through Collective Bargaining

Temporary wage subsidies

Factsheet

Temporary wage subsidies

General Survey on Minimum Wage Systems (2014)

Publication

General Survey on Minimum Wage Systems (2014)

Protection of workers’ wage claims in enterprise insolvency

Factsheet

Protection of workers’ wage claims in enterprise insolvency

Publications

The Gender Wage Gap in Egypt

The Gender Wage Gap in Egypt

The gender pay gap in Sri Lanka: A statistical review with policy implications

The gender pay gap in Sri Lanka: A statistical review with policy implications

Digitalise your Business

Digitalise your Business

News and articles

Refining the Determination of Minimum Wage Standards in Kenya
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Refining the Determination of Minimum Wage Standards in Kenya

Potatoes and perseverance
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Child labour

Potatoes and perseverance

Databases

Statistics on wages (ILOSTAT)

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 inwork@ilo.org