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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.
May 2016
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WESO 2016
Poverty goal of 2030 Agenda at risk without decent work
18 May 2016
After a period of significant gains the pace of poverty reduction is threatened by a lack of decent jobs.
May 2012
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Press release
ILO head warns of growing disconnect between people and politics
23 May 2012
ILO head, Juan Somavia, warned of “a growing disconnect between people and politics, people and government”. These remarks were part of his address to young men and women who were attending the Opening of the Youth Employment Forum in Geneva.