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Fact sheet: Strengthening decent work in the fishing sector of Ecuador and Peru
This document outlines the objectives and scope of the project "Strengthening decent work in the fishing sector of Ecuador and Peru"

Work in fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188). Marking the roadmap for decent work in the fishing sector
This brochure summarizes the objective and scope of the ILO Convention No. 188. The objective of the Convention is to ensure that fishers have decent conditions of work on board fishing vessels. It applies to all fishers and fishing vessels engaged...

Digitalization of Business Organizations
Technical Note: Ecuador - Digital Challenge
This technical note is part of the collection of notable experiences in the digitisation of business enterprises and employers' organizations (EBMOs) in Latin America, identified in the research process carried out by the ILO Bureau for Employers'...

Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021
2021 Labour Overview, Latin America and the Caribbean - Executive Summary
The 2021 Employment Outlook describes a mixed bag scenario for employment and suggests that pre-pandemic levels will be reached by 2023 or even 2024.

Financial mechanisms for innovative social and solidarity economy ecosystems: The case of Ecuador
This paper analyses the Ecuadorean SSE ecosystem, the main effects of the COVID-19 crisis and the role that the SSE may play in post-COVID-19 economic recovery efforts. The final section presents the conclusions and recommendations to support and...

ILO Appeal
COVID-19 appeal update: ILO’s Response to the Venezuelan Displacement Crisis
Within the framework of the Regional Refugees and Migrants Response Plan (RMRP), the ILO has launched an appeal to its funding partners to support the response to the unprecedented refugees and migrants crisis in the Latin American region. The ILO...

Appeal: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean
Within the framework of the Regional Refugees and Migrants Response Plan (RMRP), the ILO is launching an appeal to its development partners to support the response to the unprecedented refugees and migrants crisis that the Latin American region. The...

Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems - Full Report
This report presents the results of the “Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems” project, designed to foster a better understanding of the different ways in which financial resources can be made available and...

Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems - Executive Summary
This report presents the results of the “Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems” project, designed to foster a better understanding of the different ways in which financial resources can be made available and...

Reversing Pension Privatizations. Rebuilding public pension systems in Eastern Europe and Latin America
From 1981 to 2014, thirty countries privatized fully or partially their public mandatory pensions; as of 2018, eighteen countries have reversed the privatization.

Extension of Social Security - Working Paper - ESS 69
The Reversal of Pension Privatization in Ecuador

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 10
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC...

REMESUN + E Progamme - Flyer
Following the earthquake of 7.8 magnitude that hit Ecuador in April 2016, causing significant damage and affecting several important sectors of the economy, the Government of Ecuador asked the ILO to contribute to the reconstruction efforts in...

ACI 2: Jobs and skills for youth -Thematic funding for 2014-15 (SIDA-ILO Partnership Programme 2014-17) - (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project: GLO/14/72/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Rafael Muñoz Sevilla

Public Employment Services: Ecuador

Note on Public Employment Services in Ecuador
Ecuador

Latin American Network to Combat Child Labour: Public-Private Partnership
This partnership between Fundación Telefónica and the ILO created a strategic regional alliance to more efficiently combat child labour in Latin America. It strengthens institutions and provides the required tools to disseminate good practices and...

Financial inclusion policy in Ecuador: Role of the Central Bank towards economic growth and job creation
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 172

Notes on Formalization
Trends in informal employment in Ecuador: 2009 - 2012
Several studies have confirmed that informal employment in Ecuador has declined in recent years, particularly in the formal sector. The implementation of institutional and political changes designed to promote increased compliance with labour law...

Country brief
Youth Employment and Migration in Ecuador
Ecuador’s population is young and rapidly growing. It has almost doubled since 1980, reaching almost 15 million in 2010. An approximate 60 per cent of Ecuadorians are under 29 years old and almost one out of three is between the ages of 15 and 29....