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Part-time work in Chile: is it precarious employment?: reflections from a gender perspective
(ECLAC, 2000-01)
Abstract Economic globalization has had a variety of consequences for employment including changes in labour market structure, making way for new non-standard" (or "atypical") forms of employment. These are often associated ...
The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Recovery of employment: towards a sustainable model
(ECLACILO, 2010-12)
The adverse effects on Latin America and the Caribbean of the global economic and financial crisis, the worst since the 1930s, have been considerably less than was once feared. Although a run of growth was cut short in ...
Labour markets, worker protection and lifelong learning in a global economy: experiences and perspectives of Latin America and the Caribbean
(ECLAC, 2008-04)
Despite the expansion of the world economy in recent years, the employment situation remains uncertain, with a high percentage of the labour force unemployed or engaged in occupations that do not enable workers to escape ...
The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Advances and challenges in measuring decent work
(2013-05)
At 6.4%, the unemployment rate for the Latin American and Caribbean region overall was the lowest for the past few decades, down from 6.7% in 2011. This is significant, in view of the difficult employment situation prevailing ...
Labour issues in the digital economy
(CEPAL, 2017-08)
Digital work platforms are transforming labor markets around the world. Firms that own, manage and deploy these work platforms have reframed employer–worker relations by defining their core business as the provision of the ...
Regulation, worker protection and active labour-market policies in Latin America
(ECLAC, 2009-12)
Job creation continues to be a priority in economic policy because the wellbeing of families depends on the quantity and quality of jobs available. In 2004-2008, Latin America recorded its highest economic growth in 40 ...
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2008-2009: Policies for creating quality jobs
(ECLAC, 2009-11)
The publication of the sixty-first edition of the Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, corresponding to 2008-2009, comes at a critical point in the economic development of the Latin American and Caribbean ...
U.S. Economic Outlook: Quarterly developments
(ECLAC, 2017-11)
The U.S. economic expansion remains on track and it has entered its ninth year. October marked the 100th month of growth for the U.S. economy. In about two years the current economic expansion will be the longest on record.1 ...
Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2011
(ECLAC, 2012-02)
ECLAC projects growth of 4.3% for the Latin American and Caribbean economy in 2011, lower than the rate in 2010 when the region was rebounding from the impacts of the economic and financial crisis of 2008-2009. The forecast ...
The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Labour productivity and distribution issues
(ECLACILO, 2012-05)
Although the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean grew more slowly in 2011 than
in 2010, there were some improvements on the employment front. Workers benefited from the
region’s satisfactory economic performance ...