Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America

The crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had severe repercussions on the region’s economy and labour markets in 2020. The year ended with a 7.1% decline in GDP, which translated into a sharp drop in employment and an increase in the unemployment rate, to 10.5%. Unlike in prev...

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Otros Autores:	NU. CEPAL
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Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	ECLAC 2021
Materias:	EMPLEO TRABAJO DIGNO COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS MERCADO DE TRABAJO INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO EMPLOYMENT DECENT WORK VIRUSES EPIDEMICS ECONOMIC ASPECTS LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TRADE IN SERVICES WORKING CONDITIONS
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spelling	oai-11362-469562021-11-30T13:07:20Z Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America NU. CEPAL OIT EMPLEO TRABAJO DIGNO COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS MERCADO DE TRABAJO INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO EMPLOYMENT DECENT WORK COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS ECONOMIC ASPECTS LABOUR MARKET INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TRADE IN SERVICES WORKING CONDITIONS The crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had severe repercussions on the region’s economy and labour markets in 2020. The year ended with a 7.1% decline in GDP, which translated into a sharp drop in employment and an increase in the unemployment rate, to 10.5%. Unlike in previous crises, withdrawal from the labour market was high, primarily in the second quarter of 2020, and the contraction in informal employment was greater than that of formal employment. With the gradual easing of lockdown measures, labour force participation has picked up and employment is recovering slowly, although the unemployment rate and levels of precariousness will remain high in 2021. The pandemic has highlighted the need for the inclusive use of new technologies to generate jobs. The second part of this report analyses the main characteristics of work on digital platforms, the impact of the pandemic on this type of work and some considerations for the design of appropriate regulatory frameworks. 2021-06-14T15:26:37Z 2021-06-14T15:26:37Z 2021-06-14 Texto Documento Completo https://hdl.handle.net/11362/46956 LC/TS.2021/71 en ECLAC-ILO Bulletin 24 .pdf 57 páginas. application/pdf AMERICA LATINA AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE LATIN AMERICA LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ECLAC ILO
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topic	EMPLEO TRABAJO DIGNO COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS MERCADO DE TRABAJO INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO EMPLOYMENT DECENT WORK COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS ECONOMIC ASPECTS LABOUR MARKET INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TRADE IN SERVICES WORKING CONDITIONS
spellingShingle	EMPLEO TRABAJO DIGNO COVID-19 VIRUS EPIDEMIAS ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS MERCADO DE TRABAJO INTERNET TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES COMERCIO DE SERVICIOS CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO EMPLOYMENT DECENT WORK COVID-19 VIRUSES EPIDEMICS ECONOMIC ASPECTS LABOUR MARKET INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY TRADE IN SERVICES WORKING CONDITIONS Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America
description	The crisis caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had severe repercussions on the region’s economy and labour markets in 2020. The year ended with a 7.1% decline in GDP, which translated into a sharp drop in employment and an increase in the unemployment rate, to 10.5%. Unlike in previous crises, withdrawal from the labour market was high, primarily in the second quarter of 2020, and the contraction in informal employment was greater than that of formal employment. With the gradual easing of lockdown measures, labour force participation has picked up and employment is recovering slowly, although the unemployment rate and levels of precariousness will remain high in 2021. The pandemic has highlighted the need for the inclusive use of new technologies to generate jobs. The second part of this report analyses the main characteristics of work on digital platforms, the impact of the pandemic on this type of work and some considerations for the design of appropriate regulatory frameworks.
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title	Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America
title_short	Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America
title_full	Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America
title_fullStr	Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America
title_full_unstemmed	Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America
title_sort	employment situation in latin america and the caribbean: decent work for platform workers in latin america
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Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America

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