Digital platforms can improve the functioning of markets characterized by coordination problems and high levels of fragmentation, such as the transportation market. In recent years, the adoption of digital platforms across Latin America (Latam), notably in the ride-hailing sector, has been considerable. This expansion may increase the availability of better job alternatives for workers in the region, which is characterized by high levels of informality and citizen’s insecurity.

Digital platforms can improve the functioning of markets characterized by coordination problems and high levels of fragmentation, such as the transportation market. In recent years, the adoption of digital platforms across Latin America (Latam), notably in the ride-hailing sector, has been considerable. This expansion may increase the availability of better job alternatives for workers in the region, which is characterized by high levels of informality and citizen’s insecurity.

El Índice de Mejores Trabajos mide cómo son los empleos de los países a través de dos dimensiones: cantidad y calidad. La dimensión de cantidad está compuesta a su vez por dos indicadores: la tasa de participación laboral y la de ocupación. La de calidad, por su parte, se construye con las tasas de formalidad y de trabajos con salario suficiente para superar la pobreza. Así, el índice es la media ponderada de estos cuatro indicadores* y sus puntuaciones van de 0 a 100.

According to global survey data, 30 percent of women who have ever been in a relationship have experienced physical and/or sexual violence, perpetrated by their intimate partner. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), it is estimated that 29.8 percent of ever partnered women have been physically or sexually abused by their partners.

In this first issue of “The future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean” series, we approach this topic from a general perspective with the idea of offering a conceptual framework to set the coordinates for the debate. First, we address the two major trends that, in our opinion, will shape the labor market of the future: the technologic tsunami and demographic aging. Their potential impacts in the world of work, as we explain later, will be of great relevance for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, of which we offer some interesting data to promote this conversation.

In this project we analyze data for 82 preschool centers in Trinidad and Tobago where teachers were assessed using the CLASS. The results show that teachers are performing well in the Emotional Support and Classroom Organization domains, but they need to improve the type of interactions that are score in the Instructional Support domain. These results are consistent with the ones found in previous studies, particularly in Ecuador and the United States.