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Within the final 4 years, Latin the USA has grew to become in its most sensible functionality in twenty-five years in financial and social phrases. growth with poverty relief, falling unemployment, bettering source of revenue distribution in different nations and a powerful upswing in numbers of jobs are the most elements underlying the confident development in some of the region's international locations. the 1st chapters of during this document examine the way in which the most social signs have behaved within the previous couple of years. the subsequent chapters tackle issues that, for various purposes, have come to determine prominently on executive agendas.

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This underscores the fact that the quality of employment is determined by a broad range of interdependent elements, including the sufficiency and stability of wages, the stability of employment contracts, safety in the workplace (risk of accidents or work–related illness), access to health care and health insurance systems, and social security coverage and contributions. 38 Social Panorama of Latin America • 2006 Figure 11 LATIN AMERICA (17 COUNTRIES):TRENDS IN AVERAGE URBAN WAGES BETWEEN 2002 AND 2005, AND INCOME LEVELS OF WAGE EARNERS WITH AND WITHOUT ACCESS TO NATIONAL SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, 2005 (In dollars at 2000 prices) Average urban wages Wage levels for wage earners with and without social security coverage 670 Argentina (2002-2005) Venezuela (Bol.

The construction of pluricultural democracies demands not only the elimination of inequities but also real recognition of the identity, world view, origins and humanity of the indigenous peoples of Latin America. Social agenda Public policies and changes in family structure C hanges in family structure and in the labour market, together with the demographic and epidemiological transition, are the principal elements underlying the ECLAC proposal for a new social covenant for the full exercise of social rights within a framework of comprehensive solidarity that combines contributory and non–contributory mechanisms.

The gap is even larger with respect to the probability of dying before the age of five, with an excess mortality of 70% for indigenous groups during this period. 5 per 1,000 for both countries). As shown in figure 13, early–age mortality varies by indigenous group and national context. Thus, for example, the probability of a Quechua child in Bolivia dying before age 1 is more than five times as high as that of a Quechua child in Chile. Figure 13 INFANT MORTALITY BY INDIGENOUS GROUP OR TERRITORY AND INFANT MORTALITY IN THE NON–INDIGENOUS POPULATION, 2000 CENSUS ROUND 100 93 90 85 81 80 76 70 64 60 50 37 41 37 55 51 53 52 51 63 58 53 45 43 40 29 30 24 Chile Costa Rica Panama People/territory Ecuador Guatemala Bolivia Mbya Nivacle Ava-Guaraní Western Guaraní Enhlet Norte Pai-tavitera Aymara Quechua Guaraní Mojeño Other indigenous Chiquitano Maya Xinka Sierra Costa Amazonia Ngöbe Kuna Buglé Embera Wounaan Lenca Honduras Tolupán Chortí Garifuna Misquito 16 Bribri 19 Cabécar Aymara Mapuche Atacameño 12 12 15 Quechua 20 0 47 46 40 10 59 56 69 67 69 Paraguay Non-indigenous population Source: Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE) – Population Division of ECLAC, special processing of census microdatabases.

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