AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoYouth Employment: Panama’s “My First Construction Job” program will place about 1,200 young people and job seekers in three months of earthquake-recovery work, with wages shared by the government and contractors. Labor Markets: Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to a record-low 5.2% in the third quarter. In Argentina, mining investment is expanding under the RIGI incentive scheme, with job creation among the expected gains. Pay and Working Conditions: Colombia’s 2027 minimum-wage negotiations are about to begin, while an IDB report highlights wage gaps and precarious work in Latin America’s caregiving sector. Brazil has also introduced measures against political harassment at work. Skills and Technology: Costa Rica has the region’s largest share of jobs exposed to AI, raising questions about how workers can prepare for changing roles.
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