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LABORSTA Internet

LABORSTA offers statistical data about labor issues of over 200 countries or territories since 1969. Metadata that describes and gives information about the sources and methods for major national statistics are also available on this database. It can be browsed by topic, by country or by publication.

This center contains publication of ILO and important literatures about labor issues published by other international organizations. A major part of them is available for download and browse in electronic format. Hyperlinks to ILO Libraries in around the world are listed in the center.

NORMLEX is a new information system which brings together information on International Labour Standards (such as ratification information, reporting requirements, comments of the ILO's supervisory bodies, etc.) as well as national labour and social security laws.

The database include Over 88,000 records covering 196 countries and over 160 territories and subdivisions, providing full texts or abstracts of legislation and citation information.

The ILO Global Database on Occupational Safety and Health Legislation (LEGOSH) provides a picture of the regulatory framework of the main elements of OSH legislation, including OSH management and administration, employers’ duties and obligations, workers’ rights and duties, OSH inspection and enforcement, among others.
LEGOSH contains comprehensive legal information, which allows you to
1. Access synthesis of OSH legislation in English and authentic legal texts in original language;
2. Compare the legislation of several countries or regions on a particular subject;
3. Conduct customized searches;
4. Link to national and regional OSH institutions websites, OSH databases and other relevant sources of OSH legislation, policies and information;
5. Relate to the relevant comments of the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR).

Labour Force Survey is a standard household-based survey of work-related statistics.

The KILM consists of country-level data on 17 key indicators of the labour market from 1980 to the latest available year, such as labour force participation , employment, hours of work, unemployment, wages and compensation costs, labour productivity, and income distribution and so on.

This database presents data compiled by or sponsored by the ILO, along with data from national statistical agencies and other sources. We have included links to the source web sites and references to the relevant print publications held in the ILO Library.