Unemployment

Guatemala: a workers' paradise?
Guatemala: a workers’ paradise?
Luis Linares: It’s a fact that always comes as a surprise. Guatemala, which ranks at the bottom of Latin America and the Caribbean in terms of development and prosperity, has an enviable unemployment rate: 2.5 per cent in 2019. In a developed country, this would translate into full employment and an increase [...]Read the full article
The silent death of workers in India
The silent death of workers in India
In India, where workers in the informal economy face precarious conditions, around 50,000 people die each year at their jobs. Labour legislation, currently under attack by the government of Narendra Modi, provides protection on paper but not in practice. And things could get [...]Read the full article