The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) released a new joint report today in which they indicate that in the current context of crisis, governments in the region face the challenge of supporting the income and labour reintegration of the most vulnerable segments of society – especially women and young people – while also fostering the conditions for creating decent jobs, above all among Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs).
Furthermore, they sustain that in the medium term reforms will be needed to make la…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) dieron a conocer hoy un nuevo informe conjunto en el cual señalan que, en el actual contexto de crisis, los gobiernos de la región enfrentan el desafío de apoyar el ingreso y la reinserción laboral de los segmentos más vulnerables de la sociedad -especialmente mujeres y jóvenes- y, al mismo tiempo, favorecer las condiciones para la creación de empleo decente, sobre todo entre las micro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (mipymes).
Asimismo, indican que a mediano plazo, será necesario imp…
The 2021 edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, its seventy-third issue, consists of three parts. Part I outlines the region’s economic performance in 2020 and analyses trends in the early months of 2021, as well as the outlook for growth for 2021 and 2022. It examines the external and domestic factors that have influenced the region’s economic performance in 2020, trends for 2021, and how these factors will affect economic growth in the coming years.
Part II of this edition analyses the impact of the crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on t…
En su edición correspondiente a 2021, el Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe consta de tres partes. En la primera, se resume el desempeño de la economía regional en 2020 y se analiza su evolución durante los primeros meses de 2021, así como las perspectivas de crecimiento para 2021 y 2022. De igual forma, se examinan los factores externos e internos que han incidido en el desempeño económico de la región durante 2020, su evolución en 2021, y la manera en que condicionarán el crecimiento económico en los próximos años.
En la segunda parte se examinan las repercusiones de la crisis g…
Em sua edição número 73, que corresponde a 2021, o Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe consta de três partes. A primeira parte resume o desempenho da economia
regional em 2020 e analisa sua evolução durante os primeiros meses de 2021, bem como as perspectivas de crescimento para 2021 e 2022. Do mesmo modo, examina os fatores externos e internos que incidiram no desempenho econômico da região durante 2020, sua evolução em 2021 e a maneira em que condicionarão o crescimento
econômico nos próximos anos.
A segunda parte examina as repercussões da crise gerada pela pandemia da doença cau…
Un mercado de trabajo más adverso para quienes ingresan a él por primera vez y mayor desempleo entre quienes ya son parte de la fuerza laboral conforman el escenario para las políticas activas dirigidas a jóvenes. El funcionamiento de estas políticas se vio desafiado durante 2020 y con ello se ha redoblado el reto que enfrentan para posicionarse como protagonistas en la formulación de estrategias de recuperación tras la crisis ocasionada por la pandemia de COVID-19. En este documento se revisa la evolución de los programas de empleo para jóvenes en la región hasta el presente y, a partir de lo…
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread closure of schools and disruption of education systems worldwide, requiring unprecedented adaptation to ensure learning continuity for students. In place of classroom learning, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been adopted to support online distance learning – with mixed results. While Caribbean governments have piloted a range of online learning modalities, many children in the subregion, especially those from poor and rural households, were not able to leverage those facilities. As a result of a lack of access to the Internet …
The post-COVID-19 labor market reactivation in Latin America and the Caribbean will be slow and it will take a lot of time for the world of work’s main indicators to return to the levels seen before the health crisis, and even more time to be able to meet the targets established in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ECLAC and the International Labour Organization (ILO) indicated today in a new joint publication.
Edition No. 23 of the report entitled Employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Employment trends in an unprecedented crisis: policy challenges (November 2020) wa…
La reactivación del mercado laboral de América Latina y el Caribe pos-COVID-19 será lenta y se necesitará mucho tiempo para que los principales indicadores del mundo del trabajo regresen a los niveles previos a la crisis sanitaria y más tiempo aún para poder cumplir con las metas establecidas en los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), aseguraron hoy la CEPAL y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) en una nueva publicación conjunta.
La edición N⁰ 23 del informe Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. La dinámica laboral en una crisis de características inéditas: desafío…
A retomada do mercado de trabalho da América Latina e do Caribe pós-COVID-19 será lenta e demandará muito tempo para que os principais indicadores do mundo do trabalho voltem aos níveis prévios à crise da saúde e mais tempo ainda para poder cumprir com as metas estabelecidas nos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), afirmaram hoje a CEPAL e a Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) em uma nova publicação conjunta.
A edição N⁰ 23 do relatório: Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. La dinámica laboral en una crisis de características inéditas: desafíos de política (novem…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) will present on Tuesday, November 10, a new edition of their joint report Employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Employment trends in an unprecedented crisis: policy challenges (No. 23, November 2020), which will address labor market dynamics in 2020 and especially the effect that the pandemic has had on young people’s employment situation in the region.
The presentation will be made during a simultaneous virtual press conference to be held at 3 p.m. local time…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) y la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) presentarán el martes 10 de noviembre una nueva edición de su informe conjunto Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. La dinámica laboral en una crisis de características inéditas: desafíos de política (N⁰ 23, noviembre de 2020), la que abordará la dinámica del mercado laboral en el 2020 y especialmente el efecto que ha tenido la pandemia en la situación laboral de los jóvenes de la región.
La presentación se realizará mediante una conferencia de prensa virtual simultánea …
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) e a Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) apresentarão na terça-feira, 10 de novembro, uma nova edição do relatório conjunto: Coyuntura Laboral en América Latina y el Caribe. La dinámica laboral en una crisis de características inéditas: desafíos de política (N⁰ 23, novembro de 2020), em que será abordada a dinâmica do mercado de trabalho em 2020 e, especialmente, o efeito que a pandemia tem produzido sobre a situação do trabalho dos jovens da região.
A apresentação será realizada por meio de uma coletiva de imprensa virtual …
The Caribbean subregion is exceptionally vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Vulnerability is a key multidimensional concept at the heart of resilience building, relating to each country’s multiple spatial and socioeconomic risks and conditions. In fact, due to its geographical location and concentration of population and activities in low-lying coastal areas, the Caribbean is the second most hazard-prone region in the world...Moreover, impacts of extreme weather events on Caribbean small economies are of national proportions. For example, in the hurricane s…
With a call to strengthen multilateralism, democracy and regional cooperation, the third meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development was inaugurated today at ECLAC’s headquarters in Santiago, Chile. This event brings together representatives of government, civil society, international organizations, the private sector and academia to review the progress and challenges related to implementing the 2030 Agenda in the region.
The high-level event – organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the govern…
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