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Specialists at ECLAC agreed on the need to rethink labor informality in the region, in the light of technological change

3 Apr 2019 | News

It is necessary to rethink the phenomenon of labor informality considering both the structural gaps that persist in Latin America and the Caribbean and the technological transformations that are developing rapidly in the world. This was the shared opinion of specialists, gathered at a two-day event at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The international seminar New and Old Forms of Labor Informality and Precarious Employment was inaugurated on Wednesday, April 3rd by Mario Cimoli, ECLAC Deputy Executive Secretary, and Man…

ECLAC will Launch its Social Panorama of Latin American 2018 Report

9 Jan 2019 | Announcement

On Tuesday January 15, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will make public its report, Social Panorama of Latin America, which addresses issues such as income and wealth distribution, poverty evolution and trends in the region, the dynamics of social spending, social and labor inclusion of the population and the economic autonomy of women in a context of technological change. The document will be presented by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the UN regional organization, during a press conference scheduled for 11:00 a.m. (GMT – 3) at the Commission’s main…

Public Officials from Uruguay Receive Training on National Accounts and Social Outlays

25 Jun 2018 | News

Public officials from diverse entities in Uruguay participated, from June 11 to 14, in a course about National Accounts and Social Outlays organized by the office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Montevideo in the framework of a cooperation agreement with that country’s Ministry of Social Development. The course was led by ECLAC’s Regional Adviser on Economic Statistics, Federico Dorín. His objective was to train participants in the measurement of social outlays based on information from the national accounts system, incorporating not just information f…

In a New Report, ECLAC Analyses Trends in Regional Poverty and the Situation of the Pension Systems in Latin America

18 Dec 2017 | Announcement

On Wednesday 20 December, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will unveil its report Social Panorama of Latin America 2017, which examines the evolution of regional poverty and presents an analysis of the pension systems in Latin America and their challenges in the face of the current demographic transition. The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, will give a press conference at 9 a.m. (GMT-6) in the building of the Commission’s Subregional Headquarters in Mexico, to present the main findings of the publication. The presentation will be …

Alicia Bárcena Underscored Potential of Universal, Unconditional Basic Income for Young People in the Region

27 Nov 2017 | News

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), analyzed on Monday 27 November the potential benefits that a universal and unconditional basic income could have on the 145 million young people in the region, during her presentation of the book Basic Income: A Radical Proposal for a Free Society and a Sane Economy, by authors Phillippe Van Parijs and Yannick Vanderborght, published by Grano de Sal. According to Bárcena, this could be “a redistributive, intergenerational and emancipating instrument” for young people in the region,…

National Dialogues Pave the Way for the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development

4 Sep 2017 | News

A seminar and three national dialogues were held in July and August in Montevideo, Uruguay as part of the preparatory process for the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which will take place on October 25-27, 2017 in conjunction with the UNDP’s IX Ministerial Forum for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean. On July 31, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, and Uruguayan Social Development Minister Marina Arismendi signed the agreement establish…

Países analizarán políticas para estrechar vínculo entre los ámbitos social y productivo con miras a superar la pobreza y la desigualdad

4 Sep 2017 | News

Ministers and senior authorities from governments in the region along with representatives of civil society and the academic world will participate on October 25-27, 2017 in Montevideo, Uruguay in the Second Session of the Regional Conference on Social Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, where they will analyze the dual challenge of social and economic inclusion. The gathering, organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Uruguay’s Ministry of Social Development, will be held in conjunction with the IX Ministerial Forum for Development in Lat…

Labor Income Inequality Shrank in Uruguay between 2007 and 2014 Despite an Increase in Productive Heterogeneity

9 Dec 2016 | News

Inequality in labor income fell significantly between 2007 and 2014 in Uruguay despite the fact that inequality in productivity continued to rise, probably facilitated by a series of labor and tax policies implemented during that period, according to a new book published by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The book entitled Toward Inclusive Development: The Case of Uruguay (only available in Spanish) analyzes the country’s evolution from 2001 to 2014 in terms of economic growth, labor market dynamics and social…

Specialists Seek to Increase Visibility of Girls and Women with Disabilities and Promote their Inclusive Development with a Gender Approach

17 Nov 2016 | News

A set of recommendations aimed at amplifying the voices of women with disabilities and promoting their inclusive development with gender equality was unveiled today at the conclusion of a meeting of specialists that began on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The gathering, entitled the Expert Group Meeting Advancing the Rights and Perspectives of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Development and Society, was organized by ECLAC and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affai…

ECLAC Analyzes Social Protection and Access to Public Goods and Services in Colombia’s Rural Areas

1 Mar 2016 | News

Two new documents by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) identify the main gaps in social protection and access to public goods and services in Colombia’s rural areas and make recommendations to help close them. The studies were prepared by ECLAC’s Office in Colombia in the framework of a technical cooperation agreement with the National Department of Planning as a contribution to the Mission for the Transformation of the Countryside, a government initiative that seeks to overcome the limitations that persist in rural areas and to define public policies for that…

Haiti Needs to Strengthen Its Social Protection System for Childhood and Adolescence

30 Mar 2015 | News

The Haitian State must play a more active role in the social protection system oriented towards childhood and adolescence in the country, in order to improve its quality, broaden its coverage, achieve stable financing and overcome today’s fragmentation, according to the study Promoción y protección social de la infancia y adolescencia en Haití (Promotion and Social Protection of Childhood and Adolescence in Haiti), prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Despite the fact that 47.7 % of Haiti’s population is under 20 years old (2012), and around half liv…

Latin American and Norwegian Perspective on Public Policies for Equality Will Be Analyzed in a Seminar

26 Mar 2015 | Announcement

Public policies geared toward equality in the labor market, education and social protection, among other areas, will be examined by government officials and academics during a seminar to be held on Monday, March 30 and Tuesday 31, 2015 at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile. The high-level seminar “Paths Toward Equality and Development: Latin America-Norway Dialogue” is organized by ECLAC and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It will be opened on March 30, at 0900 a.m. by Hege Araldsen, Norwegian Ambassador to Chil…

United Nations Special Rapporteur Philip Alston Meets with ECLAC Officials

17 Mar 2015 | News

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, visited today the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile, where he had meetings with various officials from the regional organization. Alston, an Australian, was welcomed by ECLAC’s Deputy Executive Secretary, Antonio Prado, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena. His agenda included meetings with ECLAC’s experts on poverty, inequality, education and social protection. ECLAC is one of the five United Nations regional commissions…

ECLAC Organizes Seminar in Quito on Public Policies in Light of Climate Change

28 May 2014 | News

To provide a space for reflection on public policies related to climate change, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will hold a seminar this Thursday and Friday, May 29-30, in Quito, Ecuador, called "Public Policies in the Face of Climate Change: Pro-development Measures, Environmental Tax Reforms and Progress on Universal Social Protection in Latin America." The event-which will take place in the framework of the EUROCLIMA Program, funded by the European Union-will be attended by government officials and international experts from Europe and Latin America. The …

How Are Social Policy Consensuses Achieved?

1 Oct 2013 | News

Why is a covenant important? And how does consensus come about in terms of social policy? These are two of the questions that ECLAC seeks to answer in a new study on this recurring topic in the work of the United Nations Commission. The document Building covenants and consensus in social policy: notes for a framework of analysis , which was produced by officials from the Social Development Division, is based on a practical concern and a paradox. According to the authors Carlos Maldonado and Andrea Palma, "The paradox is that, despite the importance of re…

Narrowing Social Inclusion Gaps for Young People Is Key for Latin America

1 Oct 2013 | News

Latin American young people currently suffer from high unemployment, low social security coverage and labour market participation characterized by low productivity and wages, according to the Officer in Charge of the Argentina Office of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Martín Abeles, speaking at the International Meeting on Social Inclusion, Youth and Gender Equality. IXth Forum of Ministers of Social Development for Latin America, organized by UNESCO's Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme, and held at the Palacio San Martín i…

Strengthening Social Protection Systems in the Framework of a Welfare State is an Urgent Task in Latin America and the Caribbean for Tackling Multiple Crises

30 Aug 2025 | News

Strengthening social protection systems in the framework of a welfare state is an urgent task in Latin America and the Caribbean amid the prolonged COVID-19 crisis, the economic and social repercussions of the war in Ukraine and the widespread vulnerability of the region’s countries to ongoing emergencies and disasters, according to the speakers at the opening session of the International Expert Meeting “Towards the consolidation of a welfare state in Latin America and the Caribbean: the future of social protection in an era of uncertainty”, which is taking place virtually this Wednesday, June…

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