Chile – Copper drives employment  

According to a report from Michael Page, the recovery of the mining sector has caused a rise in employment. However, in 80% of the cases, the wages are around 10% to 20% lower ...

The labor situation of young people in Peru

The labor situation for young Peruvians, aged 18 to 29 years old, is rather complex. The first question one should ask is what young people are doing. According to the ...

What is the silver economy?

The “silver economy“, is the economy focused on the segment of the population that is over 50 years old. It is estimated that this group of people will generate ...

Uruguay: positive numbers in the labor market

According to data provided by the Uruguayan National Institute of Statistics (INE) 58.2% of the working age population –older than 14 years old- where working on February ...

Argentina debates on education and labor  

On April 20th, the National Institute of Technical Education (INET) developed the congress “Creating your future”, together with the Citi Foundation, the Foundation Global ...

Uruguay: analysis of the labor market

The Uruguayan newspaper, El País, published a report where it analyses the country’s labor market during 2016. The article describes the variations of the employment and ...