Global wage report 2012/13 : wages and equitable growth

"I read the Global Wage Report with much interest - and with much admiration.

It is not easy to put together a report of this kind, and the ILO seems to have got it absolutely right." (Adrian Wood, Professor of International Development, University of Oxford).

Wages are a major component of decent work, yet serious knowledge gaps remain in this increasingly important area.

This report, published biennially, is divided into two parts.

Part I provides information on regional and global trends in the areas of wage statistics and wage policies.

This is illustrated and enriched with country - specific examples and noteworthy policy initiatives.

Part II offers deeper yet accessible insights into a single wage-related issue, for instance minimum wage fixing, collective bargaining, or the macroeconomic dimensions of wages.

The report also contains a rich statistical appendix that can be accessed through the ILO website, which researchers can use in their own analyses.