2009 Labour Overview

Undoubtedly, 2009 will be remembered as the year we experienced a crisis. It has been a bitter pill for the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, largely due to the impact of the crisis on the labour market. The 2009 Labour Overview is special because it recounts the entire scenario of the global crisis and its effect on employment in our region. It also contains some forecasts on what may occur this year in the labour market. The arrival of the crisis put an end to the five-year growth