Despite low unemployment rate around the world... it seems that the majority of the global labor force still have jobs that are low paid and lack social or employment benefits.<br />Kim Ji-yeon explains. <br />A report by the International Labour Organization shows the global unemployment rate has slightly decreased but that the quality of jobs is worsening.<br />The ILO's 'World Employment Social Outlook Trends 2019' report released on Wednesday shows 172-million people were jobless last year... with the global jobless rate tallied at five-percent... the lowest level since 1998.<br />The report projected the rate would stay at the 4-point-9-percent level from next year until 2022.<br />Nonetheless, being in employment does not always guarantee a decent living.<br />The report said that 61-percent of the global work force were found to have jobs that are considered indecent... meaning employees did not enjoy adequate levels of economic security and lacked sufficient material well-being as well as too few opportunities for advancement.<br />In fact, it showed 700-million people were living in extreme or moderate poverty despite having employment.<br />These types of jobs were most prevalent among those working in the agriculture sector.<br />The report also pointed out the disparities between the genders in labor force participation.<br />It states 75-percent of men around the world are employed, but the rate for women is stuck at 48-percent... adding that female workers are exposed to more risks of unemployment and low pay compared to male counterparts.<br />The problem is universal, the report stated, although the gender gap is widest in the Arab States, northern Africa and south Asia.<br />Another concern is youth unemployment... with the report stating that more than one in five people under 25 years old are not employed, in education or training.<br />Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News. <br />
