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March 2022
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International Women's Day
More than 4 million women have not been able to return to work in Latin America and the Caribbean
03 March 2022
A high unemployment rate of 16.4 per cent, high informality, overload due to care tasks, are factors that contribute to increasing gender gaps in the labour market. A new ILO Technical Note looks at policies that can be applied to make up lost ground.
February 2022
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2021 Labour Overview
ILO: After two years of the pandemic, labour market recovery has been insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean
01 February 2022
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.
October 2021
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2021 Labor Overview Series
ILO calls for universal social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean following the severe impact of COVID-19
26 October 2021
The pandemic has setback contributory social security coverage and put strong pressure on non-contributory schemes that had served to address income loss and poverty in the region. Strengthening social protection, universalizing its coverage and improving its governance is vital, says a new ILO study.
September 2021
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21st Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour
ILO warns of a recovery with high unemployment and worrying informality in Latin America and the Caribbean
24 September 2021
At the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, the Director-General of the ILO said that it is necessary to move towards a sustainable and resilient inclusive recovery in the face of a pandemic that “has brought the world of work to its knees”.
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ILO in action
Entrepreneurship skills for Venezuelan migrants and refugees
15 September 2021
ILO Chief technical advisor, María Olave, explains how the ILO has provided entrepreneurship training to Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Ecuador and Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Well over five million Venezuelans have become refugees and migrants in recent years, the majority of whom are living in neighbouring countries in Latin America.
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Latin America and the Caribbean face an insufficient labour market recovery with a predominance of informal jobs
08 September 2021
Around 70 per cent of the jobs created in recent months in a group of Latin American countries are in informal conditions. Meanwhile, unemployment and the decline in labour force participation are persistent. The International Labour Organization (ILO) calls for action to face the unequal impact of the crisis with more and better jobs.
August 2021
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Briefing note of the end of the mission
Conclusion of ILO observation mission in Silao, Guanajuato
19 August 2021
In response to a request from the government of Mexico the ILO carried out an observation mission of the process of the legitimization of the Collective Bargaining Agreement at the General Motors plant in Silao, Mexico.
July 2021
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ILO: At least 23 million people have transitioned to teleworking in Latin America and the Caribbean
05 July 2021
During the pandemic, teleworking enabled the continuity of businesses and jobs. It was an unexpected leap into the future of work that has opened a scenario of opportunities and challenges for the region, the ILO said today.
April 2021
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2021 Labour Overview Series
26 million jobs lost in Latin America and the Caribbean during pandemic
08 April 2021
A new ILO analysis warns that "ambitious actions" are needed for the regional labour market to recover in 2021 – a year that began marked by new waves of contagion. The strong labour impact of COVID-19 was aggravated by pre-existing structural problems.
December 2020
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Labour Overview 2020
COVID-19 leaves a trail of high unemployment, inactivity and precarious employment in Latin America and the Caribbean
17 December 2020
Some 30 million people are unemployed and 23 million will have left the workforce due to the lack of opportunities. In 2021, employment will be in intensive care and the indicators could worsen, says ILO annual Labour Overview for Latin America and the Caribbean.