All resources: Uruguay
Latin America and the Caribbean: Three decades of labour transformations, progress and persistent challenges
A new ILO report reviews key trends that have shaped labour market dynamics in Latin America over the past thirty years. It highlights significant progress in the regulation of decent work, improvements in labour institutions, and advances in social...
Collective bargaining models in Argentina Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay
The study compares collective bargaining systems in the Southern Cone, examining their legal bases and practical functioning, with the aim of identifying good practices that contribute to strengthening labour rights in the region.
Latin America and the Caribbean
Survey on workers on web-based digital platforms
This report summarises a survey of 1,153 digital platform workers in Latin America and the Caribbean. It analyses their profile, working conditions and income, revealing precariousness, informality and lack of social protection. 52% use these...
ILO Working Paper 136
Directed Search, Wages, and Non- Wage Amenities: Evidence from an Online Job Board
This paper investigates how job seekers in Uruguay direct their search based on posted wages and non-wage amenities, using online job board data. It examines occupational differences in application behavior and tests these patterns with a...
2024 Labour Overview
Progress in the labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean remains insufficient
Despite some progress, a new ILO report highlights that labour informality, gender gaps, and access to formal employment for the youth remain key barriers to a more equitable labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Latin America and the Caribbean chart pathways toward formality at tripartite forum
Representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations from 16 countries met in Lima to exchange experiences and explore innovative approaches to promote the transition toward formal labour practices and business operations in the...
Global Wage Report 2024-25
Wage inequality has declined in two-thirds of countries worldwide since start of 21st century
Global real average wage growth has started to rise again as inflation progressively eases. Despite these positive outcomes, high levels of wage inequality remain, making it a pressing policy issue, ILO report finds.
Key issues affecting the world of work addressed by ILO Governing Body
The Governing Body endorsed the ILO’s 2026–29 Strategic Plan, recognized the progress of the Global Coalition for Social Justice, and approved key messages for the upcoming Second World Summit for Social Development, among other topics.
ILO launches new AI and Digital Economy online knowledge hub
A new online knowledge resource on AI, the digital economy and the world of work, which is being launched by the ILO, aims to become the leading international source of knowledge and resources on the subject.
ILO Caribbean joins regional discussion on transformative local economic development in post-COVID era
Roundtable conversation offered key opportunity to explore and refine innovative strategies in preparation for Global LED Forum to be hosted in 2025.
Global labour income share declines putting upward pressure on inequality, SDG targets not on track
The widening gap between labour and capital income and the challenges facing young people in the job market are worrying, according to the International Labour Organization.
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate
New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.
Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean but digital divide poses challenges
Up to half of the jobs in the region for which GenAI could improve productivity – some 17 million – are hindered by gaps in digital access and infrastructure, according to a new ILO and World Bank study.
The Global Coalition for Social Justice and our collective responsibility
Equality of access to education, healthcare, and decent work, including workplaces free of harassment and violence, are the foundations upon which a just society is built. By guaranteeing these pillars, we can aspire to a society where equal...
Regional Symposium 30 Years Labor Overview
Rodrigo Arim: "The current challenges lie in achieving sustainable changes that allow the creation of quality employment for the entire...
In an interview with ILO, the rector of the University of the Republic of Uruguay also pointed out that he sees worrying signs in the way in which global changes linked to technological transformation and the incorporation of artificial intelligence...
Transition to Formality: Impact of the monotax scheme in Uruguay
New ILO Technical Report reviews the opinions, assessments and suggestions of monotax workers and analyses this scheme’s impact on the transition towards labour formalisation.
Digitalization of Business Organizations
Case study: Uruguay - Industry 4.0: Digital Transformation Plans
This case study, prepared by the ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP), aims to assist Latin American Employer and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOs) in their journey towards digitalisation, based on information and responses...
Digitalization of employers and business membership organizations
Where are employers’ organizations on their journey toward digitalization? A look at Uruguay
This technical note is part of the collection of notable experiences in the digitisation of business enterprises and employers' organizations (EBMOs) in Latin America, identified in the research process carried out by the ILO Bureau for Employers'...
Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean (Number 28): Towards the creation of better jobs in the post-pandemic era
This edition of the Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean report, jointly prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), emphasizes that three years...
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A Review of Wage Setting through Collective Bargaining