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National Occupation Survey begins in Cuba

Published on: May 3, 2022
13:47

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Havana, May 3 (Prensa Latina) More than 60,000 Cuban households will participate from Tuesday to June 30 in the National Occupation Survey, which will allow analyzing the characteristics of employment and the subsequent development of public policies.

Significant drop in unemployment in France in the last year

Published on: April 28, 2022
10:13

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Paris, Apr 28 (Prensa Latina) The unemployment rate fell 15,7% in France over the last 12 months, according to figures released by the Ministry of Labor, which is the lowest level since 2012.

Cuba to conduct national employment survey in second semester

Published on: April 2, 2022
00:15

By: Juan M. Garcia

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

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

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

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

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

By: Prensa Latina

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

By: Prensa Latina

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

By: Prensa Latina

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

By: Prensa Latina

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

By: Prensa Latina

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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