Social Panorama of Latin America 2018
El Panorama Social 2018 analiza temas cruciales para entender y actuar ante los desafíos estructurales que enfrentan los países de América Latina y el Caribe en la actual coyuntura económica y social, especialmente en el marco de las transformaciones en curso en los mercados de trabajo. Incluye nuevas revisiones...
Read MoreYour Toolkit on ILO Convention 189 – The Domestic Workers’ Convention
WIEGO and the IDWF partnered to write this toolkit to support International Domestic Workers Foundation affiliates in their efforts to make the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) real for domestic workers. The Toolkit describes Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and its history and provides three steps on...
Read MoreNon-contributory social protection through a child and equity lens in Oman (One Pager 397)
Voisin de l’Arabie saoudite, des Émirats arabes unis et du Yémen, Oman se trouve sur la pointe sud-est de la péninsule arabique et figure parmi les six pays du Golfe à revenu élevé. Sa population compte environ 4,5 millions d’habitants, dont 1,1 million (25 pour cent) et 0,4 million...
Read MoreNon-contributory social protection through a child and equity lens in Libya (One Pager 395)
Bordée par la mer Méditerranée au Nord et voisine de la Tunisie, de l’Algérie, du Niger, du Tchad, du Soudan et de l’Égypte, la Libye comptait en 2016 une population de plus de 6 millions d’habitants, dont et 10 pour cent étaient alors respectivement âgés de moins de 18...
Read MoreNon-contributory social protection through a child and equity lens in Morocco (One Pager 396)
Le Maroc est un pays d’Afrique du Nord à revenu intermédiaire de la tranche inférieure. En 2016, sa population a été estimée à 35,27 millions d’habitants, dont 10 pour cent (3,5 millions) ont moins de 5 ans et 32 pour cent (11,4 millions) ont moins de 18 ans (Banque...
Read MoreThe role of zakat in the provision of social protection: a comparison between Jordan, Palestine and Sudan (One Pager 381)
Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam and considered a religious duty for wealthy people to support those in need. In Muslim-majority countries, zakat has a long tradition of providing income, goods for consumption and other basic services such as health care and education to poor and...
Read MoreMalawi’s Social Cash Transfer Programme (One Pager 398)
Malawi has a population of over 17 million people, 50.5 per cent of whom are poor, and 25 per cent of whom are extremely poor. Some 10 per cent of the total population are thought to be living below the extreme poverty line in households with a high dependency...
Read MoreThe Inefficiency of Inequality (Summary)
Consistently with the emphasis that the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has placed on equality since 2010, and in keeping with the purpose of leaving no one behind enshrined in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, this document examines the mechanisms by which inequality erodes...
Read MoreAn Economy for the 99%
New estimates show that just eight men own the same wealth as the poorest half of the world. As growth benefits the richest, the rest of society – especially the poorest – suffers. The very design of our economies and the principles of our economics have taken us to...
Read MoreWomen’s economic empowerment programmes: towards a ‘double boon’ instead of drudgery and depletion
Recent research carried out in four countries (India, Nepal, Tanzania and Rwanda) under the framework of the Growth and Equal Opportunities for Women (GrOW) programme has highlighted the drudgery of both paid work and unpaid care work faced by women in poor families, leading to the depletion of their...
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From Expansion to Austerity: challenges and risks of the radical fiscal policy turn in Brazil (One Pager 360)
Brazil, in the period after the great financial crisis of 2007–2008, presents a compelling case study of the interactions between fiscal policy and business cycles. The country is noteworthy not only for being one of the very few that dealt relatively well with the most acute stage of the...
Read MoreBehavioural Insights in Poverty Reduction Policies
This Policy Research Brief presents some elements that should be carefully considered in the design of policies and programmes to overcome poverty, based on evidence from the field of behavioural economics. A growing number of international experiences point to the fact that, in many situations, government policies and programmes...
Read MoreDecreto Ley 5.452 que aprueba la codificación de las leyes del trabajo
Lactancia Materna: Cada empresa de más de 30 mujeres mayores de 16 años de edad, tiene la obligación de proporcionar un lugar apropiado para que las empleadoras cuiden y amamanten a sus hijos en el periodo de la lactancia (Sección IV, art. 389, p.9, inciso 1). Está prohibido el...
Read MoreLey 7.853
Ley 8.921
Establece modificaciones a las Leyes del Trabajo, indicando que no será considerada como falta, la ausencia del asalariado durante la licencia obligatoria de la trabajadora con motivo de maternidad o aborto, previa observación de los requisitos para la percepción del salario de maternidad costeado por la Previsión...
Read MoreLey 9.799
Introduce ciertas enmiendas encaminadas a corregir las distorsiones que afectan al acceso de la mujer al mercado de trabajo. Trata de evitar todo tipo de discriminación, entre otros, por razones de género. Protege la situación y el acceso o conservación del puesto de trabajo de la mujer...
Read MoreLey 10.421
Ley 11.304
Permite al contribuyente que paga impuesto sobre la renta y emplear a una trabajadora doméstica, deducir de su declaración de impuesto a las ganancias conseguidas mensual del 12% a la Seguridad Social, en relación con la contribución del empleador. Regula los días de descanso y licencia por maternidad de...
Read MoreDecreto 6122/07
Decreto núm. 6.690
Dispone que serán beneficiarias del Programa las servidoras públicas federales de la Administración Pública Federal Directa, Autártica y Fundacional. Establece que dicha prórroga se garantizará hasta el final del primer mes después del parto y tendrá una duración de sesenta...
Read MoreLey 12.812
Lei 13.257
Em seu artigo 38, a lei 13.257 modifica os artigos 1º, 3º, 4º e 5º da lei nº 11.770, de 9 de setembro de 2008, que institui o Programa Empresa Cidadã. Todos os empregados de empresas parte do Programa terão direito a 15 dias de licença-paternidade, além dos 5...
Read MoreCare-Related Policies and Laws in Latin America and the Caribbean
This database set up and maintained by the Gender Affairs Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) comprises the existing care legislation contained in the constitutional charters and other legislative instruments of the countries Latin America and the Caribbean. Public care policies are designed...
Read MoreChallenges and Perspectives for Rural Women in Brazil under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (One Pager 319)
This brief examines challenges facing rural women in Brazil under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable development. Esse “brief” examina os desafios a serem enfrentados pelas mulheres de regiões rurais do Brasil no que diz respeito à Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento...
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