Tag: South America

Colombia's government will raise the country's minimum wage to 1.75 million pesos per month ($470), President Gustavo Petro said on Monday, a 22.7% increase. The new minimum wage, which applies ...

Argentina’s seniors face pension shortfalls, forcing them to work and protest — retirement’s future?

Brazil's unemployment rate rose in the quarter through February as more people actively looked for jobs, official data showed on Friday, with analysts pointing to a still tight labor market ...

Brazil's economy created nearly three times as many formal jobs in January as expected, defying recent economic indicators pointing to a slowdown. According to data from the Labor Ministry released ...

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean likely fell in 2024, but the inequality gap continued to widen, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report on Tuesday. WHY ...

Brazil's jobless rate came in slightly above market expectations in the final quarter of 2024 but reached its lowest yearly average for the current data series after the labor market ...

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Friday announced that the minimum wage will rise 10% starting next year to just over $300 per month, as the Andean nation shows signs of ...

Colombia's minimum wage will increase by 9.54% in 2025, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday, announcing the hike by decree after a deal was not reached between the government, ...

Brazil's labor market is posting blockbuster numbers ahead of a central bank rate decision next week, amid bets that the country's rate-setting committee will need to speed up monetary tightening ...

Coworking data from 2024 shows the industry’s growing influence on the future of work.