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

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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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  • -, 2021. "Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Decent work for platform workers in Latin America," Coediciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), number 46956 edited by Eclac, March.
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    1. Robles, Claudia & Rossel, Cecilia, 2022. "Social protection tools for coping with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: The Latin American experience," Documentos de Proyectos 47748, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
    2. -, 2021. "Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2021: Labour dynamics and employment policies for sustainable and inclusive recovery beyond the COVID-19 crisis," Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), number 47193 edited by Eclac, September.
    3. Abramo, Laís, 2022. "Policies to address the challenges of existing and new forms of informality in Latin America," Políticas Sociales 47774, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
    4. -, 2021. "Disasters and inequality in a protracted crisis: Towards universal, comprehensive, resilient and sustainable social protection systems in Latin America and the Caribbean," Libros y Documentos Institucionales, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), number 47376 edited by Eclac, September.

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