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Title 2008 labour overview : Latin America and the Caribbean
Edition 1st ed
Published Geneva : International Labour Office, Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 117 pages)
Series Labour overview : Latin America and the Caribbean, 1020-3923
Labour overview : Latin America and the Caribbean, 1020-3923
Contents Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; LIST OF BOX ARTICLES; AFTER SEVERAL YEARS OF FAVOURABLE TRENDS, THE REGIONAL LABOUR MARKET WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS IN 2009; SMALL BUSINESSES AND GLOBALIZATION: THE CHALLENGE OF DECENT WORK IN LATIN AMERICA; EXPLANATORY NOTE; STATISTICAL ANNEX
Summary Annotation The 2008 Labour Overview for Latin America And The Caribbean is special. This edition provides evidence of the effects of an unprecedented international crisis that has cast a shadow over the global economy and is reflected in the employment situation in the region. Employment will be a challenge in 2009. As ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia stated, "The ILO's message is realistic, not alarmist" with respect to this situation. it should be stressed that this crisis is not hitting the region at a bad time. The region has experienced several years of favourable economic growth, which has had a direct impact on the employment situation. The 2008 Labour Overview indicates that unemployment diminished For The fifth consecutive year, permitting Latin America And The Caribbean to reach unemployment rates not seen since 1992. The 2008 Labour Overview states that these results mark the end of a positive cycle in the urban unemployment rate. According To The figures for urban employment provided by the countries, which our specialists used to conduct the analysis, The effects of the economic slowdown became apparent beginning in the third quarter of 2008
Subject Labor -- Latin America
Labor -- Latin America -- Statistics
Labor -- Caribbean Area
Labor -- Caribbean Area -- Statistics
Working class -- Latin America
Working class -- Caribbean Area
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
Labor
Working class
Caribbean Area
Latin America
Genre/Form Statistics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789221218005
9221218007
922121799X
9789221217992