The city of Caracas will host the 5th Social Dialogue Forum, which will take place on April 28 and 29, with the participation of representatives from the International Labour Organization, trade unions and other professional organizations, as well as government officials.

In addition to the ILO, “all the country’s trade union organizations will be participating, such as the CTV, ASÍ, CGT, and the Bolivarian Federation; as well as Fedecámaras and Fedeindustria, with government representatives in attendance.”

The last meeting of this body, created and promoted by the international organization, was two years ago, but it was abruptly suspended without any results.

For two days, three conventions directly related to wages in the country will be discussed:

1. Convention 26: Discussions on methods for establishing the minimum wage. This will examine the progress being made and whether it is being implemented.
2. Convention 87: concerning freedom of association, which will determine whether workers are being persecuted or harassed and whether they have the opportunity to express themselves freely.
3. Convention 144: which calls for a forum for social dialogue to discuss both labor laws and laws that affect the performance of the Venezuelan economy.

As May 1st approaches, the date on which the acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, is expected to announce the increase in the minimum monthly wage, the discussions are progressing, new proposals are emerging, and concerns are also being raised by employers.

Recent meetings between the Venezuelan government and the ILO aim to pave the way for better conditions for the working class, which demands a living wage that allows them to cover basic needs.

ILO representatives Corinne Vargha, Ana Virginia Moreira, and Ítalo Cardona described the recent release of a group of union members in the country as a positive sign.

 

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The International Labor Organization (ILO), in its report World Employment and Social Outlook: May 2024 Update, forecasts a decrease in the unemployment rate this year, placing it at 4.9 %.

THE international organization predicts a slight decrease in unemployment, despite the inequality that persists in the labor market, especially with respect to women and wages.

According to the ILO, unemployment will be at 4.9 %, down from 5.0 % in 2023. Likewise, it is expected to stabilize in 2025, with an unemployment rate also at 4.9 %.

The report does not leave aside the issue of the lack of employment opportunities, which persists in the world. In this sense, it estimates the number of people without work but who want to work at 402 million people. The estimate includes 183 million people counted as unemployed.

“The report reveals critical employment challenges that we still need to address. Despite our efforts to reduce inequalities globally, the labor market remains an unequal playing field, especially for women,” said Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO.

According to the official, to achieve a sustainable recovery with benefits shared by all, inclusive policies are necessary that take into account the needs of all workers. That is, inclusion and social justice must be the focus of policies and institutions.

In the report, figures indicate that “the employment gap for women in low-income countries reaches a staggering 22.8 %, compared to 15.3 % for men. This contrasts with high-income countries, where the rate is 9.7 % for women and 7.3 % for men.”

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The International Labor Organization (ILO) has made its projections on the unemployment rate for Latin America at the end of this year, placing it at 6.3 %, with a range between 6.2 % and 6.4 %.”

In its 2023 Labor Outlook report for Latin America and the Caribbean, the organization also predicts that informality will increase in the labor sector.

After almost four years of the Covid-19 pandemic, “the region as a whole exhibits a full recovery in the employment and unemployment rate, although an insufficient recovery in the participation rate,” the report states.

When comparing the averages of the first three quarters of 2022 with those of 2023, “a reduction in the unemployment rate is observed from 7.4 % to 6.5 %, accompanied by an increase in the occupancy rate of 57.9 % to 58.2%. Meanwhile, the participation rate went from 62.5 % to 62.3 %.”

The ILO indicated in the document that the employment sector was completely recovered, and the labor supply was partially recovered. Likewise, the unemployment rate is lower than in 2019. However, nine of the 16 countries in the region maintain an employment rate below the level for 2019.

The ILO foresees an uneven recovery between urban and rural regions. For the latter, the organization proposes that formal job creation plans be maintained and expanded, given that the informality rate has continued to increase. In fact, “In mid-2023, the informality rate in Latin America was 48 %.”

Another aspect that the ILO focuses on is improving workers’ incomes in order to reduce poverty. Although employment levels have returned to those similar to 2019, salaries remain below, affecting the purchasing power of the population.

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The dignity of work, fair wages, equality for workers, are some of the challenges that persist in the labor field and that today, May 1, International Workers’ Day, are the slogan of millions of people in the world.

The International Labor Organization, through its director general Gilbert Houngbo, has proposed the Global Coalition for Social Justice, which “will allow the creation of a platform that facilitates the collaboration of a broad set of international organizations and interested parties. It will champion social justice as a key element in enabling global recovery and give it the necessary priority in national, regional and global policies and actions. This will enable us to forge a people-centric future.”

Houngbo also emphasizes, today more than ever, the need to review the laws in the labor sector, so that they are updated and go with the new times; “with a view to protecting workers and promoting sustainable companies”.

Social dialogue is essential between organizations and institutions in the sector to achieve positive results for the workforce.

For the Director General of the ILO, the focus must be on people, on their well-being. Hence, they need to achieve policies based on wage equity and equality of workers. Both pending tasks for agencies and governments.

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The initiative of the ILO Global Coalition for Social Justice was the focus of the meeting between the organization’s director general, Gilbert Houngbo, and the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which took place this week and whose objective is to elevate the political debate on social justice to address the challenges affecting the world of work.

“My ambition is that within five years, the debate on social justice will be like it is today on climate change, human rights and the end of discrimination. We need to integrate all dimensions of social justice into politics,” Houngbo said.

For his part, President Lula has stated that Brazil’s contribution at the international level must be based on authorized national policies to eradicate hunger and extreme poverty and promote employment.

In addition to meeting with Lula, Houngbo has spoken with the Minister of Labor and Employment of Brazil, Luiz Marinho, and with the Minister of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger, Wellington Dias. His discussions have included topics such as working conditions, child labor and forced labor, decent work in the platform economy and South-South cooperation.

ILO highlights Brazil’s work on labor legislation

Precisely, the head of the ILO has recognized and thanked Brazil for promoting decent work through South-South and Triangular Cooperation. Since the Brazil-ILO program began in 2009, 35 countries in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean have benefited from Brazil’s cooperation.

Houngbo also spoke with representatives of the six main unions and the five main employer confederations in Brazil. Their discussions touched on social dialogue, labor legislation and informality, among others.

In addition, the ILO Director General met with the President of the Supreme Labor Court (TST) of Brazil, Lelio Bentes, to discuss Brazil’s efforts to eradicate forced and child labor and highlight the importance of social protection.

Houngbo’s visit to Brasilia coincided with the start of celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the ILO’s presence in Brazil, one of the founding members of the ILO and the first Latin American country to host an ILO regional office.

Our DG @GilbertFHoungbo met President @LulaOficial in #Brazil and extended to him the ILO invitation to co-lead the planned Global Coalition for Social Justice. They discussed the key role of the Global South and Brazil in promoting #SocialJustice.

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Recent estimates from the International Labor Organization indicate a drop in the unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean when comparing figures with the same period in 2021.

According to the ILO, the previous year, the unemployment rate stood at 8.7% for the first quarter of the year. In 2022, for the same period it stood at 7.9%. However, the agency is not anticipating a positive scenario given the consequences in the region of high inflation and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Signs of economic recovery are slight. In addition, the quality of work has been negatively affected, to the point of projecting an increase in informal employment in both regions, according to the recent ILO report.

As a recommendation to the countries that make up Latin America and the Caribbean, the international organization has indicated in its most recent report: “It is crucial that countries implement a combination of policies to face the deterioration of labor markets.”

According to the ILO, when there is a loss of labor income, this leads to the “phenomenon of the working poor.” This means that “despite the fact that people have jobs, they continue to be in a situation of poverty, even if they have formal jobs.”

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Alfredo Padilla, director of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Microentrepreneurs of Venezuela (Atraem), said that 7 million Venezuelans work independently or on their own. The figure is higher than those employed in the sector and in the private sector.

According to Padilla, independent work and “informal enterprises” have become the most important source of popular private economy.

In the country there are “300,000 micro-enterprises, tens of thousands of market concessionaires and their employees, tens of thousands of open-air markets, indoor commerce and services in residential complexes and in the neighborhood.”

In addition to the rental of commercial premises or annexes that offer “hairdressing and beauty services, transportation, teachers and self-employed professionals, health assistants, entertainment, recreation, gastronomy, artisans, vendors in public spaces and fairs,” explained the director of Atraem.

On the other hand, Padilla explained that in Venezuelan laws, as well as in the recommendations of the International Labor Organization (ILO), there are legal provisions that recognize the “rights of association and social security of these workers.”

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The International Labor Organization (ILO) released its edition of the Labor Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean where it noted that the economic growth evidenced during 2021 in the region did not have enough impact to reduce unemployment and recover the labor market. On the contrary, the pandemic has caused high unemployment figures and an increase in informality.

The ILO director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Vinícius Pinheiro, said: “The labor outlook is uncertain, the persistence of infections due to the pandemic and the prospect of mediocre economic growth this year could prolong the employment crisis until 2023 or even until 2024”.

The international organization highlights that the region registered a strong level of economic recovery, obtaining growth of over 6 %. However, this situation did not make it possible to recover the number of jobs lost.

Four million unemployed due to the pandemic

During the second quarter of 2020, 49 million jobs were lost in Latin America and the Caribbean and by the end of 2021, 4.5 million still remain to be recovered, of which approximately 4 million are a consequence of the crisis caused by Covid -19.

By the end of 2021, an average unemployment rate for the region was estimated in the order of 9.6 %. This figure is lower than that registered in 2020, which stood at 10.6 %. However, it is considered a setback when compared to the 8 % registered in 2019, which is used as a reference to calculate the impact of two years of the pandemic.

It is currently estimated that there are some 28 million people in the region who are looking for a job without finding it.

As explained by Pinheiro, in “Latin America and the Caribbean, the pandemic had a more severe impact due to social comorbidities such as informality and inequality (…) contributing to the loss of jobs and income, without adequate social protection regimes for support people in such a difficult time.”

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The number of unemployed in Latin America and the Caribbean will rise to 28.8 million people in 2022, which represents a decrease of 1.3 million unemployed in 2021, but 4.5 million more than in 2019, according to a report prepared by the International Labor Organization (ILO).

If the agency’s projections are fulfilled, Latin America and the Caribbean would provide 13.9% of the registered unemployed worldwide, which would amount to 207 million people.

In 2020, the Americas subregion recorded a net job loss of approximately 25 million people, of which almost 82% resulted in departures from the labor force. While the crisis affected all economic sectors, virus containment measures and mobility restrictions protected labor relocation in informal employment, which in previous crises had been a “key” labor adjustment mechanism in the region.

The closure and disappearance of millions of micro, small and medium enterprises suggests that the labor recovery will be delayed in line with the slow progress of the economic recovery, which is likely to deteriorate the quality of employment. In fact, although macroeconomic growth indicators performed well in 2021, employment growth remains limited and has been largely linked to informal work.

The ILO estimates that the total number of employees in 2022 will be around 460 million people, twelve million more than in 2021 and three million less than in 2019, the year before the outbreak of the pandemic.

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