By Laurel Theresa Bain Economic policies are aimed at improving the welfare of the population. Among the social indicators, unemployment and poverty are commonly used to monitor the welfare of the population. The Statistics Department has compiled the results of the labour-force survey as of the quarter ended 30th September 2023. Based on the labour-force […]
GENEVA (ILO News) – Labour markets have shown surprising resilience despite deteriorating economic conditions, but recovery from the pandemic remains uneven as new vulnerabilities and multiple crises are eroding prospects for greater social justice, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report. The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends: 2024 (WESO Trends) finds that both the […]
LIMA (ILO News).- The labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, almost four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, show a full recovery in their employment rates. However, these are still characterized by the persistence of gender gaps, youth unemployment, informality, and loss of purchasing power of wages, the ILO Regional Office said […]
By Laurel Theresa Bain An examination of the trends in social indicators is important for assessing the impact of public policies which are aimed at Enhancing the welfare of the population. The rates of unemployment and poverty are important indicators that should be monitored over time if public policies are to be targeted at correcting […]
Alicia Bárcena Ibarra* Everything seems to be one gigantic mistake. We console ourselves by saying that everything has happened as it should not have happened. But it is we who are mistaken, not history. We must learn to look reality in the face; if necessary, we must invent new words and new ideas for these […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, NOVEMBER 28, 2017, GIS: – Grenada’s unemployment rate has fallen significantly from 40% in 2013 to 24% in 2017. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Dr.Keith Mitchell made the disclosure during his presentation of the 2018 budget in parliament on Monday even as the country’s unemployment rate looks set to fall again […]
In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist. (October 19, 2017) The low economic growth experienced by Latin American and Caribbean countries in the last few years will continue affecting the region’s labour market performance […]
