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Latin America and the Caribbean assume the commitment to completely end child labour
The Focal Points Network of the “Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour”, launched its first face-to-face meeting in Brasilia
Bi-national Agreement Promoting Decent Work for Migrant Domestic Workers in Paraguay-Argentina Migration Corridor
Domestic workers’ organizations and trade union confederations from Paraguay and Argentina signed a bi-national agreement in order to promote decent work for Paraguayan migrant domestic workers in Argentina. This was the main output of a bi-national...
Making Decent Work a Reality for Domestic Workers Swedish funding towards Outcome 5 (Final evaluation summary)
Project: GLO/11/54/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Una Murray
Notes on Formalization
Slight decline and key challenges in informal employment in Paraguay
Paraguay has recorded a slight but ongoing reduction in informal employment in recent years as a result of institutional-strengthening policies that expanded pension coverage. This achievement, together with the promotion of robust, stable growth...
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Rights to social protection: domestic workers are no exception
A communications campaign to enrol more domestic workers in Paraguay with social security is showing the first signs of success.
Agents of change
And the winners are… Youth employment good practices
The ILO and MTV spotlight good practices on youth employment, showcasing initiatives in the Netherlands, Bangladesh and Paraguay.
Argentina and Paraguay signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support ILO Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers
Tripartite Commissions on Equal Opportunities of Argentina and Paraguay signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop different collaborative initiatives, among them - their role as advisory committee of the EU funded Global Action Programme on...
Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour through horizontal cooperation in South America (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project TC/SymBOL: RLA/09/52/USA Consultants: Jose Maria Alvarez, team leader, Kathia Ferrufino (Bolivia), Jaime Robles-Pilco (Ecuador) and Veronica Serafini (Paraguay)
MDG Achievement Fund Knowledge Management Facility on Youth Employment and Migration
Brochure: Reaping the benefits and minimizing the risks of youth labour migration
Labour standards
Paraguay ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention
On 7 May 2013, the Government of Paraguay deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189). Paraguay is the seventh ILO member State and the third Latin American member...
International perspectives on women and work in hotels, catering and tourism
This working paper highlights structural and cultural issues that often determine the roles that women play within the hotel, catering and tourism workforce and the strategies which can make a difference to their status and opportunities within the...
Comparative study
Good practices and challenges on the Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183) and the Workers with Family Responsibilities...
The working paper presents ten national case studies on Conventions No. 183 and 156. It identifies opportunities for stepping up ratification and implementation of these Conventions, as requested in the 2009 International Labour Conference...
Preventing HIV and Eliminating Homo/transfobia in the Workplace: ILOAIDS’ Experience in South America
Presentation at the Expert Meeting on Employment and the Rights of LGTBI Persons, 11-12 October 2012, Barbados. Participants were representatives from the LGBT rights groups and lawyers from Latin America and the Caribbeans.
Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour through horizontal cooperation in South America (Midterm Evaluation Summary)
Project TC/SymBOL: RLA/09/52/USA Consultants:Leader: Mauricio Benito Durá (Brazil) National: Kathlen Lizarrage (Bolivia), Amparo Eguiguren (Ecuador) and Victor Imas (Paraguay)
Tracer Study - PARAGUAY
This report describes the research carried out in Paraguay following the methodology of tracer study. The research aimed to study the impact occurred in the life of former child beneficiaries of actions programmes implemented by IPEC projects in...
OFID-Paraguay
The HIV epidemic in Paraguay has risen steadily in the past five years. Over 79% of those infected with HIV are in Asunción, the capital of Paraguay, and along the transport corridor that borders Argentina and Brazil. Starting in 2009, the truckers...
Report and analysis of the survey: "A truck driver's life: working conditions and sexual health" - HIV and long-distance transport in...
The present survey, entitled “A truck driver’s life: Working conditions and sexual health”, in which 279 truck (goods transport) drivers and 58 long-distance (passenger transport) drivers participated, was conducted in seven cities throughout...
Paraguay: Public investment as a counter-cyclical tool to face the crisis
If You Want HIV Legislation, Ask Labour: How Unions and Employers Contributed to Adoption of the National AIDS Law in Paraguay
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues – Mission report from Paraguay
This report, undertaken under the mandate of the United Nations Permanent Forum and at the request of the Government of Paraguay, concludes that a system of forced labour exists in the Chaco region, along with grave violations of international...