Latin America and the Caribbean urgently needs to take action on a new social compact, a political instrument based on a broad and participatory dialogue that would arrive at agreements and consensuses to face the present contingency and rethink the reactivation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), stated today.
The senior United Nations official participated in a high-level panel entitled “From an impending issue to an emergency: the imperative need for a new and more inclusive social …
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has deepened structural problems in the world of work, which will lead to an increase in unemployment, poverty and inequality. For that reason, countries need a new political compact that ensures universal social protection for all the region’s workers, women and men alike, Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), sustained today.
The senior United Nations official participated in the launch of the book entitled The future of work: Trade unions in transformation, published by the Bureau for W…
Government officials and specialists will participate on Tuesday, April 18 in the International seminar: “Territorial productive policies, digitalization and productivity”, which is organized by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and will be held at its main headquarters in Santiago, Chile using a hybrid format (in-person and virtual).
The event’s opening remarks will be made by Nicolás Grau, Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile; Félix Fernández-Shaw, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the European Commission’s DGINTPA; and Marco L…
16 - 17 Abr
2015, 06:00 - 02:00
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Evento (Meetings and technical symposiums)
The Director of the ECLAC Washington Office, Inés Bustillo Moderates Panel on The Challenge of Access to Finance for MSME's
OAS Headquarters, Washington, D.C.…
More than 60 people participated in the seminar, including development bank officials, government officials and experts in financial inclusion from 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.…
The purpose of this study tour is to provide officials and policy makers from Latin America the opportunity to learn first-hand how two important Thai national development banks, the SME bank and the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), are enhancing the access of small and medium enterprises in Thailand and exchange views and experiences on the subject.…