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DefinitionBased on the inputs of goods, services and factors of production; the process and technology of production; the characteristics of outputs; and the use to which the outputs are put. Also...
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DefinitionClassifies jobs held by persons at a point in time. A job is classified with respect to the type of explicit or implicit contract of employment of the person with other persons or...
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DefinitionTool for organizing jobs into a clearly defined set of groups according to the tasks and duties undertaken in the job.Source definitionILO-ISCO 2008
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DefinitionSet of tasks and duties performed, or meant to be performed, by one person for a single economic unit:The term job is used in reference to employment. Persons may have one or several jobs....
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DefinitionIt is defined by the 19th International Classification of Status in Employment (ICLS) as the job in which the longest hours are usually worked.Source definitionILO 2013 - Resolution...
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DefinitionWorkers who hold a "self-employment" job in a cooperative producing goods and services, in which each member takes part on an equal footing with other members in determining the...
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DefinitionThose of working age who are neither in employment nor in unemployment.Source definitionILO 2013 - Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization.
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DefinitionMean usual number of hours worked per week in the Main job during the reference period.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for statistics