The International Labour Organization (ILO) is pleased to invite to the launch of the "ILO Regional Report on Productivity: Digital transition, technological change and productive development policies in LAC: challenges and opportunities". The event will take place virtually on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, between 10:00 h and 11:30 h (Brasilia).
The objective of the Report is to generate a conversation between the key stakeholders of the world of work (governments, employers, and workers) of Latin America and the Caribbean, to promote the improvement of productivity, based on the respect for human rights and international labour standards, especially with regards to freedom of association and collective bargaining; the abolition of child labour, forced labour and all forms of discrimination.
The report addresses, from a multifactorial perspective and based on the ecosystem approach proposed by the ILO Governing Body (2021), an analysis of the growth trajectories of labour productivity and total factor productivity (TFP) in LAC countries for 1990 - 2020. It presents the evolution of labour productivity and total factor productivity in LAC based on systematized evidence for 1990 -2020. It further identifies patterns of productivity trajectories by groups of countries and comparative references with respect to extra-regional economies.
The ILO has long recognized the role that productivity plays in business development and job creation. The ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work, adopted by the ILC in 2019, highlighted productivity as a cornerstone for a people-centred approach to the future of work.
