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STORY: ILO / GLOBAL WAGE REPORT
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SOURCE: ILO
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 28 NOVEMBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / RECENT, LIMA, PERÚ
RECENT, LIMA, PERÚ
1. Various shots, Indigenous artist Olinda Silvano working on her craft
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Olinda Silvano, Indigenous Artist:
“We, as artists or artisans, confront economic issues when we get sick, because we have no insurance, no pension.”
3. Wide shot, Silvano working on her craft
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Olinda Silvano, Indigenous Artist:
“Without a salary, you don’t know if you’ll have one tomorrow.”
5. Wide shot, Silvano working on her craft
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Olinda Silvano, Indigenous Artist:
“We are people who need to eat every day, who have daily expenses for our families and communities.”
7. Med shot, Silvano working on her craft
8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Olinda Silvano, Indigenous Artist:
“That is why I tell my children to value what I give them; what I never had, you have. I want you to be the best. But do not abandon your culture, because culture is the main foundation.”
9. Close up, Silvano
10. Various shots, Venezuelan migrant Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza working in restaurant
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza, Venezuelan Migrant:
“I searched for job offers until I found this place that offered me a contract.”
12. Med shot, Avendaño Adrianza working in restaurant
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza, Venezuelan Migrant:
“The differences between formal and informal work are, first of all, payment. Secondly, the benefits that come from being on the payroll. For example, in this formal job, I have insurance, a retirement fund, bonuses, and since I work in a restaurant chain, I also receive tips.”
14. Close up, Avendaño Adrianza working in restaurant
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza, Venezuelan Migrant:
“The truth is that as a migrant, we are always seeking economic stability to meet our basic needs.”
16. Med shot, Avendaño Adrianza working in restaurant
17. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza, Venezuelan Migrant:
“Having formal work has allowed me to save.”
18. Med shot, Avendaño Adrianza working in restaurant
19. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza, Venezuelan Migrant:
“So, I have, as we say colloquially, a cushion, and from there, I can see how I can move or reopen my business in the medium term.”
20. Med shot, Avendaño Adrianza working in restaurant
28 NOVEMBER 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO):
“Listen. What I am quite pleased about is the fact that the wages are recovering, so we have good news, particularly since COVID, but also the wage inequalities are declining. And if the trend that we are
observing in this report is confirmed, the trends are confirmed, that means it will be a unique situation since the 21st century began. However, it is important for us to keep in mind that we still have too many workers, millions of workers that are really still at the low end, with low wages and low paid. And as well as the inequality, particularly when it comes to the women and the pay gap between women and men, and as well as people working in the informal economy is the major, major, major concern.”
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) reveals that wage inequality has decreased in about two-thirds of all countries since 2000. Despite this positive trend, significant wage differentials persist worldwide.
Olinda Silvano is an Indigenous artist who works in the informal economy in Lima Perú.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Olinda Silvano, Indigenous Artist:
“We, as artists or artisans, confront economic issues when we get sick, because we have no insurance, no pension.”
“Without a salary, you don’t know if you’ll have one tomorrow.”
“We are people who need to eat every day, who have daily expenses for our families and communities.”
“That is why I tell my children to value what I give them; what I never had, you have. I want you to be the best. But do not abandon your culture, because culture is the main foundation.”
Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza is Venezuelan migrant who works in the formal sector in Lima’s restaurant industry.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Vanessa Avendaño Adrianza, Venezuelan Migrant:
“I searched for job offers until I found this place that offered me a contract.”
“The differences between formal and informal work are, first of all, payment. Secondly, the benefits that come from being on the payroll. For example, in this formal job, I have insurance, a retirement fund, bonuses, and since I work in a restaurant chain, I also receive tips.”
“The truth is that as a migrant, we are always seeking economic stability to meet our basic needs.”
“Having formal work has allowed me to save.”
“So, I have, as we say colloquially, a cushion, and from there, I can see how I can move or reopen my business in the medium term.”
The Global Wage Report 2024-25: Is wage inequality decreasing globally finds that since the early 2000’s, on average, wage inequality, which compares the wages of high and low wage earners, decreased in many countries at an average rate that ranged from 0.5 to 1.7 per cent annually, depending on the measure used.
SOUNDBITE (English) Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO):
“Listen. What I am quite pleased about is the fact that the wages are recovering, so we have good news, particularly since COVID, but also the wage inequalities are declining. And if the trend that we are observing in this report is confirmed, the trends are confirmed, that means it will be a unique situation since the 21st century began. However, it is important for us to keep in mind that we still have too many workers, millions of workers that are really still at the low end, with low wages and low paid. And as well as the inequality, particularly when it comes to the women and the pay gap between women and men, and as well as people working in the informal economy is the major, major, major concern.”
The most significant decreases occurred among low-income countries where the average annual decrease ranged from 3.2 to 9.6 per cent in the past two decades.
