Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean is a twice-yearly report prepared jointly by the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America of the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic hit Latin America and the Caribbean in a period of economic weakness and macroeconomic vulnerability. Against this backdrop, the COVID-19 pandemic, which brings with it a combination of external and domestic shocks, will result in the region’s…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, emphasized the value of the regional dimension of sustainable development as a key bridge for connecting global processes to new realities on a national level in the context of the crisis produced by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), during a high-level meeting held today with United Nations member countries and senior officials.
Bárcena participated this Friday, May 22 in a session entitled “Unleashing the UN development system’s regional assets: the path forward” during the four…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, destacó hoy el valor de la dimensión regional del desarrollo sostenible como puente clave para conectar los procesos globales con las nuevas realidades a nivel nacional en el contexto de la crisis generada por la pandemia del coronavirus (COVID-19), durante una reunión de alto nivel con países miembros y altos funcionarios de las Naciones Unidas.
Bárcena participó este viernes 22 de mayo en la sesión “Desplegando los activos del sistema de desarrollo de la ONU: la vía hacia el futuro” (Unl…
Highlights
• In the first quarter of 2020, the spread of the coronavirus, together with a precipitous decline in commodity prices, radically changed the financial landscape for Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) issuers. After a record breaking issuance of US$ 38 billion worth of bonds in January, bond issuance dried-up in February and March, bringing total quarterly issuance to US$ 45 billion.
• On March 26, however, Panama successfully placed a sovereign bond in cross-border markets to secure additional resources to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. It was followed in April by other four soverei…
El informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe es una publicación semestral elaborada en forma conjunta por la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Oficina para el Cono Sur de América Latina de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT).
Durante 2019 la escasa dinámica de la economía regional se puso de manifiesto en la debilidad de la generación de empleo asalariado —específicamente, de empleo registrado— y en el leve aumento interanual de la tasa de desocupación como promedio ponderado a nivel nacional. Los primeros meses de 2020 están marcados por…
Prioritizing security and health policies at work so that the reactivation of production and employment after the crisis of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can be safe and healthy is critical and will require the joint administration of workplace safety and health, with the participation of employers and workers, as the foundation for policies to return to work, ECLAC and the International Labour Organization (ILO) sustained today in a new joint publication.
Edition No. 22 of the report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Work in times of pandemic: The challenges of the…
Priorizar las políticas de seguridad y salud en el trabajo para que la reactivación productiva y del empleo post crisis de la enfermedad del coronavirus (COVID-19) sea segura y saludable, es fundamental y requerirá una gestión participativa de la seguridad y salud laboral, con participación de empleadores y trabajadores, para el cimiento de las políticas de retorno, aseguraron hoy la CEPAL y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) en una nueva publicación conjunta.
La edición N⁰ 22 del informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: desafíos …
Priorizar as políticas de saúde e segurança no trabalho para que a reativação produtiva e do emprego após a crise da COVID-19 seja segura e saudável, é essencial e exigirá gestão participativa da segurança e da saúde no trabalho, com a participação de empregadores e trabalhadores, para a fundação de políticas de retorno, confirmaram hoje a CEPAL e a Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) em uma nova publicação conjunta.
A edição nº 22 do relatório divulgado em espanhol Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: desafíos frente a la enfermedad por c…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will present tomorrow, Thursday, May 21, a new edition of their joint report Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Work in times of pandemic: The challenges of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) (No. 22, May 2020), which on this occasion will address the labour challenges that the pandemic poses for the region’s countries.
The presentation will be conducted via a simultaneous virtual press conference at 13:30 local time in Chile (UTC/GMT -4:00), and led by Alic…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) presentarán mañana jueves 21 de mayo una nueva edición de su informe conjunto Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: desafíos frente a la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) (N⁰ 22, mayo de 2020), la que en esta ocasión abordará los desafíos laborales que presenta la pandemia a los países de la región.
La presentación se realizará mediante una conferencia de prensa virtual simultánea a las 13:30 horas de Chile (UTC/GMT -4:00) encabezada…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e a Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) apresentarão amanhã, quinta-feira, 21 de maio, uma nova edição de seu relatório conjunto em espanhol Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. El trabajo en tiempos de pandemia: desafíos frente a la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) (nº 22, maio de 2020), que desta vez abordará os desafios para o trabalho que a pandemia apresenta aos países da região.
A apresentação será feita em espanhol durante uma entrevista coletiva virtual simultânea às 13h30, horário do Chile (14h30 ho…
The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has exposed the economic model’s structural problems and the failings of social protection systems and welfare schemes. Hence, a “new normality” is not the way forward; we must rethink the development model and consolidate the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, leaving no one behind, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today.
The senior United Nations official held a virtual meeting with members of civil society from Latin America and the Cari…
La pandemia provocada por el COVID-19 ha hecho visibles los problemas estructurales del modelo económico y las carencias de los sistemas de protección social
y los regímenes de bienestar. Por ello, una nueva normalidad no es el camino, debemos repensar el modelo de desarrollo y consolidar las dimensiones económicas, sociales y ambientales del desarrollo sostenible, sin dejar a nadie atrás, afirmó hoy Alicia Bárcena, Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
La alta funcionaria de las Naciones Unidas sostuvo un encuentro virtual con la sociedad civil…
This document provides key policy messages from the UN regional commissions and highlights the vital role of regional cooperation in an effective recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The COVID-19 crisis has caused untold disruption to lives and economies. As the current patterns of globalization are being questioned, the regional level will become vital in dealing with crossborder problems. It is at this level that reconnecting economies, reversing the disruption of trade and transport links, and addressing transboundary risks offer more immediate benefits. The critical task of strengthening t…
The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, held on Friday a virtual extraordinary meeting with ambassadors and representatives from the permanent missions of 31 countries in the region to the United Nations, to inform them about the actions and proposals the organization has made recently in response to the crisis unleashed by COVID-19. On this occasion, the senior official presented the Gateway for Follow-up on the Sustainable Development Goals (https://agenda2030lac.org/en), which is the result of a joint effort by the Unit…
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, sostuvo el viernes una reunión virtual extraordinaria con los embajadores y representantes de las misiones permanentes de 31 países de la región ante las Naciones Unidas, para informar sobre las acciones y propuestas que el organismo ha tomado recientemente en respuesta a la crisis desatada por el COVID-19. En la ocasión, la alta funcionaria presentó el Portal de Seguimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sustentable (agenda2030lac.org), resultado de un esfuerzo conjunto del Sistema de Nac…
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