Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market

The agrifood sector is key in Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of contribution to the economy and employment generation. Hence, the interruption of food systems normal functioning can have severe consequences on poverty levels and food security. The first case of COVID-19 in the region is st...

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spelling oai-11362-456512020-06-23T15:28:31Z Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market FAO NU. CEPAL COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS EMPLEO MERCADO DE TRABAJO AGROINDUSTRIA INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARIA POLITICA DE EMPLEO ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS EMPLOYMENT LABOUR MARKET AGROINDUSTRY FOOD INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT POLICY VIRAL DISEASES The agrifood sector is key in Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of contribution to the economy and employment generation. Hence, the interruption of food systems normal functioning can have severe consequences on poverty levels and food security. The first case of COVID-19 in the region is still recent, and the fluctuations in agrifood employment are not extreme; even so, we cannot be confident. We must continue to monitor the employment indicators in the sector. Only in this way can we identify the sector’s risks and challenges, and implement early and appropriate measures. It should be stressed that any measures taken to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency in mitigating the health and economic crisis must take into account the particularities of the sector, such as vulnerable groups of workers. 2020-06-04T16:53:54Z 2020-06-04T16:53:54Z 2020-06-03 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/45651 en Boletín FAO/CEPAL Sistemas Alimentarios y COVID-19 5 .pdf application/pdf AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO ECLAC
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topic COVID-19
VIRUS
EPIDEMIAS
EMPLEO
MERCADO DE TRABAJO
AGROINDUSTRIA
INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARIA
POLITICA DE EMPLEO
ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS
COVID-19
VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR MARKET
AGROINDUSTRY
FOOD INDUSTRY
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
VIRAL DISEASES
spellingShingle COVID-19
VIRUS
EPIDEMIAS
EMPLEO
MERCADO DE TRABAJO
AGROINDUSTRIA
INDUSTRIA ALIMENTARIA
POLITICA DE EMPLEO
ENFERMEDADES VIROSICAS
COVID-19
VIRUSES
EPIDEMICS
EMPLOYMENT
LABOUR MARKET
AGROINDUSTRY
FOOD INDUSTRY
EMPLOYMENT POLICY
VIRAL DISEASES
Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market
description The agrifood sector is key in Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of contribution to the economy and employment generation. Hence, the interruption of food systems normal functioning can have severe consequences on poverty levels and food security. The first case of COVID-19 in the region is still recent, and the fluctuations in agrifood employment are not extreme; even so, we cannot be confident. We must continue to monitor the employment indicators in the sector. Only in this way can we identify the sector’s risks and challenges, and implement early and appropriate measures. It should be stressed that any measures taken to ensure their effectiveness and efficiency in mitigating the health and economic crisis must take into account the particularities of the sector, such as vulnerable groups of workers.
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title Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market
title_short Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market
title_full Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market
title_fullStr Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market
title_full_unstemmed Food systems and COVID-19 in Latin America and the Caribbean N° 5: Impact and risks in the labour market
title_sort food systems and covid-19 in latin america and the caribbean n° 5: impact and risks in the labour market
publisher FAO
publishDate 2020
url http://hdl.handle.net/11362/45651
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