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China submits ratification of two ILO conventions on forced labor

Published on: August 13, 2022
08:38

Beijing, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) China submitted to the International Labor Organization (ILO) the documents to ratify two important conventions on the eradication of forced labor, local media reported on Saturday.

USA: Job openings situation reflects early signs of slowdown

Published on: August 2, 2022
15:25

Washington, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The job openings available in the United States dropped to a still-high 10.7 million in June from 11.3 million in May, at a time domestic economy has shown a high inflation rate, the Labor Department (DOL) reported Tuesday.

Cuba to conduct national employment survey in second semester

Published on: April 2, 2022
00:15

Havana, Apr 2 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will carry out the National Occupation Survey in the second half of this year, covering a sample of 60,000 homes, after two years of pause in these studies due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Cuba increases labor force

Published on: February 8, 2022
09:49

Havana, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) A total of 236 thousand people got jobs in Cuba in 2021, 89 thousand more than during the previous year, according to data from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS), reports Granma newspaper today.

French private sector’s employment increases

Published on: February 5, 2022
00:15

Paris, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) With nearly 650,000 new jobs, the French private sector showed a significant recovery during 2021 and surpassed the level prior to the health crisis, according to figures published by the National Statistics Institute.

Brazil created over 313,000 formal jobs in September

Published on: October 26, 2021
14:48

Brasilia, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) Brazil created 313,902 formal employment contracts in September, 1.64 percent less than the same month last year, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security reported on Tuesday.

UNHCR warns about impact of pandemic on migrants

Published on: September 17, 2021
12:52

Geneva, Sep 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) warned on Friday about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on displaced and stateless people, and requested support from the international community.

LatAm faces insufficient labor market recovery

Published on: September 11, 2021
09:17

Geneva, Sep 11 (Prensa Latina) In the first quarter of 2021, about 76% of Latin American independent workers and just over a third of wage earners were in the informal sector, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported on Saturday.

OECD unemployment rate drops to 6.2% in July as recovery ramps up

Published on: September 10, 2021
07:57

Brussels, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) The unemployment rate in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OCDE) countries dropped to 6.2% in July from 6.4% in June, leaving it 0.9% above the pre-pandemic rate seen in February 2020.

ILO warns about increased informal work in Latin America

Published on: September 9, 2021
07:41

United Nations, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) About 70% of jobs created in Latin America following the Covid-19 pandemic are in informal conditions, a study by the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported.

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