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COVID-19 pandemic

ILO Caribbean hosts high-level virtual roundtable on the impact of COVID-19 on the world of work

Session brought together tripartite and ILO leaders from across the region to share ideas on policy measures

COVID-19 pandemic

ILO Office for the Caribbean to host high-level tripartite virtual roundtable on the world of work in a time of COVID-19

Session to bring together tripartite and other stakeholders, as well as ILO leaders from across the region to share ideas on policy measures implemented during this pandemic.

COVID-19 pandemic

ILO: COVID-19 eliminates the equivalent of 14 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and challenges the region to seek measures...

The region records enormous losses in working hours, which is reflected in a drop in employment. The pandemic especially affects sectors that generate a large number of jobs in the region, such as commerce and the service industry.

COVID-19: Protecting workers

ILO Standards on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - FAQs launched

Key provisions of international labour standards relevant to the evolving COVID-19 outbreak

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020

Unemployment, informality and inactivity plague youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

There are 9.4 million unemployed young people, 23 million do not study or work, and more than 30 million only get informal employment. The situation is worrying, and will become more complicated by the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19), said ILO...

New ILO Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

Mr Vinícius Carvalho Pinheiro, a national of Brazil, is the new Director of the Regional Office

Fifteen new trainers on My.Coop were trained and 36 coffee cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico benefited from My.Coop training

A series of My.Coop training workshops were carried out to support the economic recovery of the earthquake-affected communities in the State of Chiapas.

Labour Overview

ILO: Latin America and the Caribbean experience slight increase in unemployment, which could get worse in 2020

A modest rise in unemployment at 8.1 per cent marks a labour outlook that is not positive, and could deteriorate this year if economic growth remains weak, says a new report from the ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean. More than...

Global Forum on Migration and Development

ILO: Employment policies are key to address the challenge of migration

At the 12th Summit of the Global Forum in Ecuador, ILO stated that decent work deficits are one of the main causes of migratory movements. The ILO Regional Director recalled in his speech that most migration is directly or indirectly related to the...

Uruguayan Chamber of Senators approves a law on the social and solidarity economy

The law aims to advance the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in the country by establishing the definition and providing a regulatory and promotional policy framework for the SSE.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Brightly® – Scaling up worker cooperatives through the franchise model

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

Women in Business and Management

Sharp rise in women-owned businesses in Central America

Case studies from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico (Chihuahua) and Panama show that women’s success as business owners and employers can be influenced by the size of their enterprise, the economic sectors in which they operate, their education and...

Flyer project RBCLAC

Responsible Business Key messages from International Instruments

Our impact, Their voices

First company in the construction sector in Colombia to implement a blind resume strategy through ILO´s SCORE Gender Equality Model (MIG...

Gender equality measures are always welcomed, but even more so in sectors that face areas of opportunities to secure equal treatment, opportunities and participation between women and men. This is the case of the construction sector in Colombia...

ILO participates in the ICA Americas 21st Regional Conference in San José, Costa Rica

An ILO official participated in the conference and presented on the key trends and challenges in the world of work and possible responses by cooperative enterprises.

ILO contributes to the deliberation on the alliance between unions and cooperatives in the US

ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager provided a video message as a keynote to the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy in the US on how trade unions and cooperatives can work together to promote decent work for all.

ILO presents international trends on worker cooperative development at the 2019 Co-op IMPACT Conference in Washington

An ILO official participated in a panel on the scalability of the worker cooperative model and presented international trends and good practices on worker cooperative development.

ECLAC-ILO

The Narrowing of Gender Gaps in the Labour Market is Crucial for Growth, Equality and Poverty Reduction in the Region

A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication indicates that women’s access to paid activities is essential for achieving the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals.

ILO provides a message for the 5th Brazilian Meeting of Researchers on Cooperativism

ILO Cooperatives Unit sent a video message to the research conference organized by Sistema OCB, the national apex organization for the Brazilian cooperative movement.