Women face a series of structural barriers in the economy. According to a new report by the International Labor Organization published within the framework of International Women’s Day, the difference in employment rates between women and men has been reducing worldwide and is currently 23.1 percentage points. However, there is a fact to take into […]
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ILO: unemployment in Peru and informality far exceeds Latin American countries
Levels of participation and occupational occupation in countries of Latin America They are still lower than those registered in 2012, a sample of stagnation and insufficient creation of employment In the region, the International Labor Organization (ILO) revealed in its recent labor report 2024 of Latin America and the Caribbean. “The panorama is still worrying: […]
One in two workers in Latin America and the Caribbean is informal, says the ILO
One in two people who work in Latin America and the Caribbean does it in the informalitya situation that exceeds 70% in most countries in the region, with Bolivia above 80%, and only has its lowest rates in Chili and Uruguay, where it reaches 24%, reported this Thursday the International Labour Organization (ILO). In this […]
Saudi Arabia, probable host of the 2034 World Cup, reported to the ILO for mistreatment of workers
The international union BWI presented this Wednesday before the International Labor Organization (ILO) a complaint against Saudi Arabia for its frequent mistreatment of workers, a measure that occurs a few months before the FIFA confirm the country as the host of the 2034 World Cup, the NGO reported Human Rights Watch (HRW). The complaint, presented […]
Labor migration in Latin America is “feminized,” says ILO
More and more women migrate in Latin America in search of job opportunities, and have already become 40% of the total, in a trend that is increasing, the International Labor Organization indicated this Wednesday (ILO). “It shows the feminization of migration,” said the ILO regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ana Virginia Moreiraduring […]
ILO: world of work is changing and the union movement has to keep up
The world of job is changing rapidly and the relevance of the union movement in the near future will depend on its ability to adapt to new realities, in the composition of the workforce or the way of doing business, and on being attractive enough for workers to judge that It’s worth unionizing. The deputy […]
More and more workers suffer health risks from climate change
More and more workers face health risks linked to climate change in the world, warned the UN on Monday, noting that existing regulations do not offer adequate protections. A report from the UN’s International Labor Organization (ILO) points out that climate change has affected the health and safety of workers around the world. “A shocking […]
Employment: 9 out of 10 independent workers are informal
The pandemic increased labor informality in Peru, and five presidents later, solutions have not arrived. The numbers speak: the recovery of employment, after the paralysis of the bulk of economic activities in mid-2020, was driven 81% by informal workers during our bicentennial, according to the International Labor Organization. The ILO recalls that, with the outbreak […]
ILO warns that EsSalud faces financial deficits that will affect the quality of service
According to the 2021 Actuarial Financial Study, updated to 2022 and 2023, carried out by the International Labor Organization (ILO) and the Social Health Security (EsSalud), a recomposition of the financial balance of the institution must be taken into account. Mainly because the projected deficits starting in 2023 show that in the long term there […]
ILO: 3 million workers die every year from diseases or accidents
Work accidents and diseases related to the job cause the death of about three million people each year and injuries to another 395 million, a report from the International Labor Organization (ILO). The study, published to coincide with the XXIII World Congress on Safety and Work that opens in Sydney (Australia), indicates that the majority […]