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Tag: International Labor Organization (ILO)

  • Thursday, June 13th 2024 - 20:13 UTC

    Environmental commitments key to people's well-being, Lula tells ILO

    “The invisible hand of the market only exacerbates inequalities,” Lula stressed

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva insisted during his appearance at the 112th Conference of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in Geneva, Switzerland, that the well-being of the people depends on governments supporting environmental commitments, Agencia Brasil reported. Speaking at the Global Coalition for Social Justice forum, the Workers' Party (PT) leader also pointed out that the link between capital and labor is crucial to minimize social inequalities, especially in light of today's challenges.

  • Friday, May 23rd 2014 - 23:42 UTC

    ECLAC/ILO anticipate less job creation in Latam as the overall economy slows down

    Unemployment in the region hit its lowest level last year, 6.2%

    The economic scenario for 2014, with an estimated average growth rate of 2.7%, is far from encouraging for the evolution of the Latin American regional labor market and presents major challenges for labor market policy, said the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) in a new joint report released this week.

  • Wednesday, October 30th 2013 - 21:45 UTC

    Latam and Caribbean weather global slowdown: unemployment forecasted to end this year at 6.3%

    Lower dynamism in job creation did not mean higher unemployment says ECLAC

    Latin American and the Caribbean are forecasted to end 2013 with an urban unemployment rate of between 6.2% and 6.3%, slightly lower than 6.4% recorded in 2012, according to the latest estimates from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO).