wages

ECLAC warns about gender gaps in labor market

Published on: November 24, 2023
00:15

Santiago, Chile, Nov 24 (Prensa Latina) The increase in women's participation in the regional labor market has slowed down and historic gender gaps has persisted in the last decade, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) warned in a report.

Trinidad and Tobago’s PM urges to raise police wages

Published on: July 18, 2023
16:35

Port of Spain, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina)Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Tuesday advocated to raise wages to police officers to form the known vetted units for members with higher integrity.

Chile reports seventh consecutive increase in unemployment rate

Published on: June 30, 2023
00:15

Santiago, Chile, Jun 30 (Prensa Latina) Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that the unemployment rate in the March-May mobile quarter had an increase of 0.7 points and stood at 8.7 percent.

Workers in the United Kingdom organize new strikes for wages

Published on: April 18, 2023
11:04

London, Apr 18 (Prensa Latina) More than 600 workers in employment centers in the United Kingdom are organizing new strikes for better working conditions, wages and pensions, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced today.

Inflation causes drop in global wages, ILO warns

Published on: December 3, 2022
01:00

Geneva, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) Inflation and a global slowdown in economic growth are causing a striking fall in real monthly wages in many countries, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported.

ILO calls for minimum wage adjustment amid cost-of-living crisis

Published on: October 18, 2022
17:53

Geneva, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) The International Labour Organization (ILO) on Tuesday advocated for the adjustment of all minimum wages and social protection benefits across the world to help workers afloat in the wake of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis.

France: Thousands protest calling for rising wages and pensions

Published on: September 29, 2022
11:40

Paris, Sep 29 (Prensa Latina) Thousands of people on Thursday took to the streets in France in protest calling for wage increases and champion pension system ahead of a pension overhaul by President Emmanuel macron.

Haitian government sets wage increase below expectations

Published on: February 21, 2022
09:42

Port-au-Prince, Feb 21 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian government today set at 685 gourdes per day (about 6.67 dollars) the salary of textile employees, who for two weeks have been demanding a minimum of 1,500 gourdes (14.60 dollars).

Slow wage recovery in Uruguay

Published on: November 16, 2021
11:22

Montevideo, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The wage recovery for Uruguayan workers will be only 1.6 percent instead of the 4.22 expected, as indicated today by the lawyer of the business sector, Pablo Durán.

Unions in Uruguay reject government wage guidelines

Published on: July 20, 2021
08:18

Montevideo, Jul 20 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan Pit-Cnt union center rejected in a negotiating session the guidelines presented by the Executive Power for the Salary Councils as restrictive and doubtful.

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