Head of the ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
Deputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
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Fabio BertranouDeputy Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean
Since 1 April 2025, Argentine national Fabio Bertranou has held the position of Deputy Director of the ILO Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Lima, Peru.
He previously served as Director of the Decent Work Team and ILO Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America, based in Santiago, Chile, a position he held from 1 April 2015.
He is an economist from the National University of Cuyo (Argentina) and holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh (United States). He has extensive experience in the analysis of public policies related to the labour market, social security, social protection and pensions.
Mr Bertranou has been with the ILO since 2001. Prior to joining the Organization, he worked in various capacities: as an academic researcher, as an official in the Ministry of Finance of the Province of Mendoza and in Argentina’s Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, as well as a consultant for the World Bank and other international organizations.
He has published numerous technical and academic works on labour and social issues in Latin America. His research has appeared in specialized journals such as International Social Security Review, World Development, Research on Aging, Health Policy, Journal of Social Policy, Desarrollo Económico and Revista de Economía Laboral.