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Essential services for employment seek to strengthen capacities for stable inclusion in the labour market by guaranteeing access to programmes to acquire basic skills, strengthen human capital, and foster greater employability. The right of individuals to access these services does not stem from previous labour contracts; it is a universal guarantee for the entire working-age population. In a context of economic recovery with job creation, like the one that has already started in Latin America, development of these services is a priority strategy for providing permanent solutions to individuals in great need. Their purpose is to provide a support platform for inclusion in productive labour and create autonomous income. They also serve as a mechanism for moving away from programmes that provisionally relieve poverty by strengthening the capacities of beneficiaries so that they can take advantage of the new opportunities created by recovery.