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9 January 2024 | Press Release

ECLAC and ILO: The Region’s Low Economic Growth Affected Labour Market Dynamism in 2023

According to a new joint publication by these two United Nations organizations, the increase in the regional employment rate, seen in 2022, slowed significantly in the first six months of 2023, while the participation rate declined.

27 June 2023 | Press Release

Labour Inclusion is a Critical Factor for Reducing Inequality and Informality in Latin America and the Caribbean

Today authorities and specialists inaugurated the Third Regional Seminar on Social Development, organized by ECLAC in collaboration with numerous institutions.

30 November 2021 | Press Release

ECLAC and ILO Call for Urgent Measures to Support the Labour Reintegration of Women and Youth

In a new joint report, the two UN organizations indicate that in the medium term it will be necessary to rebuild more resilient labour markets and foster formalization.

10 November 2020 | Press Release

ECLAC and ILO Warn that the Labor Market in Latin America and the Caribbean Will Recover Slowly After the COVID-19 Pandemic

In a new joint publication, these two United Nations organizations stress that to emerge from the crisis, active macro policies are needed along with sectoral policies that would promote sustainable development with employment.

18 July 2018 | Press Release

Technology and Innovation are Fundamental for the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, participated in New York in a High-Level Roundtable where she highlighted the importance of creating new digital ecosystems that allow for revamping educational models and reducing gaps.

19 October 2017 | Press Release

Urban Unemployment Will Keep Rising in Latin America and the Caribbean and is Seen Reaching 9.4% in 2017

In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist.

29 de October de 2016 | Press Release

CEPAL llama a potenciar a los jóvenes como actores estratégicos del desarrollo en XXV Cumbre Iberoamericana

Durante la reunión, la Secretaria Ejecutiva del organismo, Alicia Bárcena, sostuvo encuentros con autoridades de varios países y participó de diversos eventos.

28 October 2016 | Press Release

Empowering the 40% of Young Latin Americans Not in Formal Jobs, Education or Training could Spark New Growth Engines

OECD, ECLAC and CAF launched the latest Latin American Economic Outlook report.

14 October 2015 | Press Release

Social Inclusion of Youth Should Be a Priority for the Region

During an international seminar held in El Salvador, ECLAC released two documents with policy recommendations and launched the JUVELAC Observatory.

22 de May de 2014 | Press Release

Bajo crecimiento económico en 2014 podría afectar al empleo en América Latina y el Caribe

Organismos de Naciones Unidas analizan también el aporte de los programas de transferencias condicionadas a la reducción de la pobreza.

7 de April de 2014 | Press Release

Ampliación del Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas ayudaría a la estabilidad financiera regional

Publicación académica del organismo incluye además artículos sobre el índice de desarrollo humano y la inserción de los jóvenes en el mercado laboral, entre otros temas.

2 August 2012 | Press Release

It Is Imperative to Invest in the Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean

In the report launched in Quito, both UN organizations called for leveraging the current demographic bond experienced in the countries in the region.

9 February 2010 | Press Release

Youths with Low Educational Levels are Trapped in Low-productivity Jobs

At a forum on social cohesion in Lima, the Deputy Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Antonio Prado, outlined the problems youths encounter in entering the labour market.