In the new study, the ILO estimates that the number of unemployed worldwide grew by 20 million since the year 2000 to reach a total of 180 million at the end of last year.
Asia suffered most severely from the bursting ICT bubble, which cut exports to the industrialized countries. The report warned that child labour and human trafficking were still major issues for the Asian region as a whole.
The report mentions that countries such as Nepal and Colombia were particularly hard hit because of ongoing armed conflict in these countries.
The report recommends that in order to counter the growing unemployment rates worldwide, countries will have to focus their energies on developing pro-poor and pro-jobs policies that will ensure minimum wages and minimum age.
Complete report: http://www.ilocarib.org.tt/news/2003/global_emp_trends.htm