content and degree of enforceability currently reserved for most civil and political rights. III. Indicators within the United Nations system 31. All United Nations agencies concerned with aspects of social development deal with indicators to some extent. While this is true, the type and scope of the specific indicators employed varies substantially from one agency to another. Some are directly relevant to economic, social and cultural rights, while others are either largely peripheral or of no direct relevance whatever. In order to suggest which approaches and indicators might be most useful in the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, what follows is an illustrative overview of the general use of relevant indicators by various agencies and organs of the United Nations. 32. ILO deals with indicators in a multitude of ways. Their most substantial effort in this field is the annual Yearbook of Labour Statistics. The nine chapters of the Yearbook cover the following general categories of concern: (a)Total and economically active population; (b)Emplojrment ; (c)Unemplojmient ; (d)Hours of work; (e)Wages ; (f)Labour cost; (g)Consijuner prices; (h)Occupational injuries; and (i)Strikes and lock-outs. 17/ 33. Wherever possible, the data used covers the last 10 years prior to publication. Each of the nine theme areas is disaggregated to varying degrees, many of which could be useful in measuring progress in the realm of economic, social and cultural rights. For instance, if we compare wages in a country with consumer price indices for food, fuel and light, clothing and rent, it is possible that at least a partial picture would emerge yielding direct relevance to the right to an adequate standard of living as found in article 11 of the Covenant. 34. Another area where ILO employs indicators is within their World Employment Programme, especially in the context of "target setting" towards 
**Analysis**
The text primarily focuses on the use of indicators by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to measure progress in economic, social, and cultural rights. The indicators discussed are related to employment, wages, labor costs, and consumer prices, which are all relevant to economic and social development.

**Category**
Employment, Economic development