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Expansion of Self-Employment and Greater Informality Threaten the Labor Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean

A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication analyzes aspects of fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goal No. 8 (on decent work and economic growth).

ILO: Redouble efforts for gender equality at work in Latin America and the Caribbean

In the region there are persistent gaps: lower labour participation, higher unemployment and informality, lower wages. The future of work requires taking steps to advance towards equality, said the Regional Director of the ILO on the occasion of...

Labour Overview 2018

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean down slightly in 2018

After increasing for three years, unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean dipped slightly in 2018, according to the ILO’s Labour Overview 2018. But there is uncertainty about future trends, amid slow growth, high volatility and concerns...

Q&A

Regional Meeting to discuss future of work challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean

With almost 100 days until the ILO’s Centenary, ILO Regional Director José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs discusses future of work challenges in his region.

117 million women form part of the labour force in Latin America and the Caribbean

The employment rate exceeded 50% for the first time, however it is still well below that of men. Female unemployment is also higher and the salary gap is 15%, noted the Regional Director of the ILO for the Americas and Caribbean in a declaration on...

Gender equality

Equal Pay International Coalition launched in Latin America and the Caribbean

A ceremony in Panama marked the regional launch in Latin America and the Caribbean of an international coalition to promote pay equality between women and men. The Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) is led by the ILO, UN Women and the OECD.

ILO: In 2017 unemployment rose for the third consecutive year in Latin America and the Caribbean, but is expected to go down next year

The rate will decline in 2018 if all the forecasts for economic growth are maintained, says the ILO on presenting the annual Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean report. The region presented mixed challenges, with some signs of...

ILO: Many are being left behind in the labour markets of Latin America and the Caribbean

At the XX Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the OAS this week in Barbados, the Regional Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) addressed the need to tackle a series of gaps encumbering the labour markets in...

New report ECLAC/ILO

Urban unemployment will keep rising in Latin America and the Caribbean and is seen reaching 9.4% in 2017

In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist.

Latin America and the Caribbean

ILO highlights massive decent work deficit for youth

Over 50 million young people in Latin America and the Caribbean face a labour market characterised by unemployment, informality and a lack of opportunities. They represent a major challenge, which was discussed at a preparatory meeting ahead of the...

Employment in Latin America and the Caribbean

China trade, investment and projects create 1.8 million jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean

The first research carried out on the impact of economic relations with China on the volume and quality of employment in the region highlights the lack of knowledge on the subject, and sheds light on a relationship that has intensified and is taking...

Unemployment and the Informal Economy – Key Challenges for Women in Latin America

by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, regional director of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) for Latin America and the Caribbean

International Women's Day

Female unemployment reached 9.8 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean

Deteriorating working conditions particularly affect women in the labour market. In an article released this week on the occasion of International Women's Day, José Manuel Salazar, ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean insists on...

The Future of Work in the Caribbean – Shaping the future we want

The ILO Director General, Guy Ryder, participated in the opening of a regional Forum in Jamaica.

Panorama Laboral 2016

Unemployment increased sharply in Latin America and the Caribbean

The average unemployment rate reached 8.1 per cent, according to the annual report. There are 25 million people who are looking for work without success. The quality of employment has also deteriorated because of an increase in informality and...

Second anniversary of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean free of Child Labour

The regional initiative, with its 27 member countries, will help to achieve Target 8.7 of the SDGs

Labour situation in Latin America and the Caribbean

Labour indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to deteriorate in the midst of regional economic contraction

ECLAC/ILO report indicates that urban unemployment increased during the first semester of 2016 and could reach 8.6 per cent for the year on average, with a marked variation between countries and subregions.

Labour Migration

ILO: Time to improve governance in labour migration in Latin America and the Caribbean

The number of migrant workers is rising quickly. There are migratory corridors in this region where informal and unprotected people circulate. It is urgent to tackle the labour dimension of migration, says the ILO’s Regional Director.

Media advisory

ILO to issue new report on the impact of Active Labour Market Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Jobs in Latin America

Latin American and Caribbean unemployment to rise in 2016

The evolution of labour markets in the region will be analyzed at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, to be held in Mexico this month.