Worker's unemployment protection systems in the OAS countries

Gonzalo. Islas

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Reviews the theoretical foundations and characteristics of unemployment insurance and its effects on the labour market and explores features of Latin American labour markets and unemployment insurance. Examines current legislation on severance pay and unemployment insurance in the region and analyses changes during the 1990s.

Keywords: unemployment benefit.; severance pay; unemployment; labour legislation; unemployed; job searching; long term unemployment; labour mobility; informal economy; youth unemployment; scope of coverage; eligibility; statistical table; prestations de chômage; indemnité de licenciement; chômage; législation du travail; chômeurs; recherche d'emploi; chômage de longue durée; mobilité de la main-d'oeuvre; économie informelle; chômage des jeunes; champ d'application; conditions d'ouverture des droits; tableau statistique; prestaciones por desempleo; auxilio de cesantía; desempleo; legislación del trabajo; desempleados; búsqueda de empleo; desempleo por largo tiempo; movilidad de la mano de obra; economía informal; desempleo de jóvenes; campo de aplicación; elegibilidad; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 2002
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Published in Working paper series, ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean.

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