VOA慢速英語：國際勞工組織 2億人處于失業(yè)狀態(tài)

ILO: More than 200 Million People are Unemployed

國際勞工組織：2億人處于失業(yè)狀態(tài)

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is urging private businesses to invest more in workers and support efforts to reduce unemployment around the world.

國際勞工組織(簡稱ILO)敦促私營企業(yè)加大對工人的投資并積極減少全球失業(yè)率。

The ILO released a report on Monday. It is called World Employment and Social Outlook 2017: Sustainable Enterprises and Jobs.

ILO于周一發(fā)布了名為《2017年世界就業(yè)與社會發(fā)展：可持續(xù)的企業(yè)和工作》的報告。

The report states that more than 201 million people worldwide are jobless. It said that number represents an increase of 3.4 million people compared to 2016.

該報告指出世界范圍內(nèi)有2.01億人處于失業(yè)狀態(tài)。與2016年相比，失業(yè)人數(shù)增加340萬人。

The ILO says private companies, especially small- and medium-sized ones, can help to create good jobs around the world.

ILO指出私營企業(yè)，特別是中小型企業(yè)在世界范圍內(nèi)創(chuàng)造好的工作崗位。

The ILO study found that such companies employ almost 3 billion workers, or 87 percent of total employment worldwide. And it says a strong public sector can serve as the base for economic growth, job creation and poverty reduction.

ILO研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，這些企業(yè)雇傭了約20億工作人員，約占世界總就業(yè)人數(shù)的87%。報告還指出，堅挺的公共部分是經(jīng)濟發(fā)展、創(chuàng)造就業(yè)和減少貧困的基礎(chǔ)。

Deborah Greenfield is the ILO’s deputy director-general for policy. She says investing in workers is important for continued growth. Greenfield notes that providing training for permanent workers results in higher wages, higher productivity and lower unit labor costs. But she said many part-time and temporary workers are losing out.

ILO負責(zé)政策事務(wù)的副總干事Deborah Greenfield，表示對工人持續(xù)投資對持續(xù)增長具有重要意義。Greenfield指出，對于長期的工作人員提供培訓(xùn)會增加收入、提高生產(chǎn)率、降低單位勞動力成本。但是，她補充到很多兼職和臨時工作人員在逐漸失業(yè)，

“But intensified use of temporary employment is associated with lower wages and lower productivity without achieving any gains in unit labor costs. The report also finds that on-the-job training is an important driver of innovation. Since temporary workers are rarely offered training, this might also affect innovation in firms in a negative way.”

但是即使單位勞動成本未增加，但是過度雇傭臨時員工與低收入、低工作率密切聯(lián)系。報告還指出，在職培訓(xùn)是創(chuàng)新的重要驅(qū)動因素。因為公司很少為臨時員工提供培訓(xùn)，而這也會對公司的創(chuàng)新能力產(chǎn)生負面影響。

The ILO report said in some cases, innovative thinking has led to the addition of more temporary workers, most of them women. That might be helpful in the short-term, the report said. But it keeps wages low and reduces productivity because of the unpredictability of temporary work and the lack of retirement and other benefits.

該報告還指出，某些情況下，創(chuàng)新思維會引入更多的臨時工作人員，多數(shù)居為女性，在短期內(nèi)這是有幫助的。但是由于臨時工作的不可預(yù)測性以及缺乏養(yǎng)老保險等其他福利，最終會導(dǎo)致收入減少、生產(chǎn)效率降低。

The ILO said innovation increases competitiveness and job creation for private businesses. It added that innovative companies are usually more productive, employ more educated workers, offer more training and add more women to the workforce.

國際勞工組織指出，創(chuàng)新增加了私營企業(yè)的競爭力并創(chuàng)造了新的就業(yè)崗位。ILO還指出，通常而言，創(chuàng)新型企業(yè)具有較高的生產(chǎn)力、會雇傭更多高學(xué)歷的職工，提供更多的培訓(xùn)機會，同時增加女性的員工比例。

I’m John Russell.

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