COUNTRY PROFILES
HOW TO READ THE COUNTRY PROFILES
The Country Profiles section shows a two-page profile for each of the 115 countries covered in the Labour Rights Index 2020. The country profiles are informative about the major aspects of labour legislation in an economy.
PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW
In this section, a two-page profile illustrates the performance of a country in the Labour Rights Index. On the first page, the overall score (out of 100) and rating (out of six categories) at the top give a snapshot of a country’s standing in the Labour Rights Index.
The overall scores benchmark countries with respect to regulatory best practice, as identified in the relevant ILO Conventions, thereby indicating the proximity to the regulatory standard on each component. Each country is allocated ratings according to its overall score. The ratings follow a certain coding (refer to footnotes on second page of profile); [90.5-100] Decent Work (Blue), [80.5-90] Approaching Decent Work (Green), [70.5-80] Reasonable Access to Decent Work (Yellow), [60.5-70] Limited Access to Decent Work (Orange), [50.5-60] Basic Access to Decent Work (Peach), [0-50] Total Lack of Decent Work (Red).
Below, the shared Key Facts of the country provide a picture of the economy and its labour force at a glance. These facts include Region, Income Group, Population, Labour Force, Female Labour Force, Total Fertility Rate, Informal Employment, GDP per Capita, Minimum Wage and Living Wage (standard family), with both wages in local currency and US dollars, Non-Standard Employment (Part-Time Employment-A and Temporary Employment-B), and Poverty Headcount. While other Key Facts are taken from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators, the minimum wage and living wage numbers are accessed through WageIndicator’s Minimum Wage and Living Wages databases, while the informal sector and Non-standard Employment rates have been taken from the International Labour Organization.
The end of the first page showcases the legislative performance of the country in a bar graph according to the 10 indicators of decent work. The overall score of the country in labour rights is also displayed alongside its scores for each indicator in the graph. The first bar shows the overall score of the country in the index. The following different coloured bars represent each of the 10 indicators, with the scores for each country in that specific indicator stated at the top and that indicator’s icon displayed below.
The overall score and each of the indicators are denoted by different colours; Overall score (Grey), Fair Wages (Teal), Decent Working Hours (Blue), Employment Security (Violet), Family Responsibilities (Purple), Maternity at Work (Red), Safe Work (Pink), Social Security (Orange), Fair Treatment (Brown), Child & Forced Labour (Yellow), Trade Union (Green). To read about the scoring methodology, refer to the section on Data Notes. Additional information about the Index can be found at the end of the page.
INDICATORS
The second page of a country profile also shows the overall score (average score) and the rating of the country at the top. This page looks at the decent work indicators of the Labour Rights Index, and the composite score (out of 100) for each indicator. The ticks (✓) and crosses (🗴) signify scores of 1 and 0 respectively. The ✓ and 🗴 demonstrate whether or not a country fulfils the scoring conditions (refer to Data Notes) of each component under an indicator. Indicators with four components give each component a score of 25 which amounts to the composite score of 100. Similarly, where indicators have five components, each component has a score of 20 leading to the composite score of 100. Using asterisks, added notes for clearer understanding of the information shared on the page have been provided at the end of that page.