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Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

2021 Labour Overview, Latin America and the Caribbean - Executive Summary

The 2021 Employment Outlook describes a mixed bag scenario for employment and suggests that pre-pandemic levels will be reached by 2023 or even 2024.

2021 Labour Overview

ILO: After two years of the pandemic, labour market recovery has been insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean

With an unemployment rate of 9.6 per cent and one in two workers in informality, the region must face the prospect of a prolongation of the COVID-19 crisis in employment, says a new regional Labour Overview report by the ILO.

Digitalization and the finance sector

Improve the policy environment to reap the benefits of digitalization in the finance sector, says ILO

A better framework would harness the full potential of technological innovation in the financial sector, which provides jobs for more than 50 million people, and help achieve decent work and sustainable enterprise development.

International practices in employment injury insurance for workers in digital platform employment

This publication focuses on the experiences of countries that have adopted or are considering adopting employment injury insurance (EII) systems for workers in local digital platform employment. It provides an up-to-date review of the general...

Youth employment in times of COVID

A global review of COVID-19 policy responses to tackle (un)employment and disadvantage among young people.

Digital platform workers talk about their experience

Find out about the world of digital labour platforms and the people who work on them, via our interactive map.

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 6: SSE, Local Economic Development and social innovation

Book

The new world of work: Challenges and opportunities for social partners and labour institutions

This book examines social dialogue and the role of social partners in the governance of the world of work in 34 European countries.

Note for the participants - Technical meeting on the impact of digitalization in the finance sector

Draft Timetable - Technical meeting on the impact of digitalization in the finance sector

Draft Points for Discussion - Technical meeting on the impact of digitalization in the finance sector

Seminar on digital transformation of social insurance in China organized online

Use of digital technology in the recruitment of migrant workers

This research report shows that digital technology can play a significant role in making safe labour migration and fair recruitment a reality. It also gives valuable recommendations for how to make this happen.

ILO/ITU/AU Joint Programme

The ILO and ITU gather key stakeholders to scale up action to boost youth employment and digital skills development in Nigeria’s digital...

On 2 December 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) brought together key digital economy and youth employment stakeholders. Participants discussed pilot initiatives undertaken in...

Concept note: Stakeholder consultation on the ILO/ITU/AU Joint Programme in Nigeria

Following the validation of the programme for Nigeria in December 2020, ILO and ITU have commenced implementation of pilot initiatives aimed at strengthening the evidence-based on the digital economy in Nigeria and identifying partners and...

Policy Brief

Digitalisation of TVET and skills development: Leveraging technology to support lifelong learning

This policy brief concentrates on the digital transformation of skills systems and how technologies affect them. It is focused on how skills systems themselves become digitised, not how they respond to the demand for skills arising from...

Employment Working Group

Digital platforms and the world of work in G20 countries: Status and Policy Action

Innovations in digital technologies and the ability to quickly and cheaply exchange large amounts of data and information between individuals, businesses and devices have laid the foundation for the rise of the digital economy. These transformations...

ILO supports setting up a Pakistan Business Task Force for building capacity of the country’s employers to be effectively engaged in the UN...

Inauguration address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, DWT South Asia and India Country Office at the Asia-Pacific Knowledge Sharing Workshop: Case Studies - Pakistan, on behalf of ILO Regional Director Chihoko Asada.

Imprese sostenibili

Presentation by Uma Rani: World Employment and Social Outlook 2022. The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

Presentation at the webinar organized by the University of Reims and the University of Padua, with the ILO Office for Italy and San Marino and the ILO Office for France

The ILO and ITU highlight opportunities for boosting youth employment in the digital economy in Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions

On 1 November 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) invited key youth employment stakeholders to discuss, validate the results and identify potential priority areas in the study on...