(Sub-Saharan Africa) Working hard and not being counted? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa on redefining employment (World Bank blogs)

February 26, 2021

In 2013, the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) profoundly changed international labor statistics standards: One important change (among many) is that going forward, only work done for the purpose of pay or profit is considered employment. Producing outputs only or mainly intended for one’s own or family consumption, common among smallholder farmers in many developing countries, no longer counts towards employment or labor force participation.

https://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/working-hard-and-not-being-counted-evidence-sub-saharan-africa-redefining-employment

Marco Emanuele

Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

(Sub-Saharan Africa) Working hard and not being counted? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa on redefining employment (World Bank blogs)

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