Safety net programmes implemented in the three countries of the Northern Triangle were insufficient, even though they helped to prevent greater losses.
The ‘basic care basket’ aims to measure this undervalued domestic work and the contribution it makes to society as a whole.
Households with vulnerable people are mainly headed by women. It is them who have had to face not only the household economy in terms of income but also in terms of the care economy.
The role of CSOs is particularly relevant for the achievement of SDG 16. Yet, the civic space is shrinking worldwide.
Chile faces a paradoxical situation, between a successful vaccination campaign and an increase in cases that brought hospital occupancy to a critical level and strict quarantines. What happened?
In the midst of the health and economic crisis, the policy of salary increases has once again become part of the public agenda. In Bolivia, it is enacted every May 1st to commemorate Workers' Day.
Both governments resorted to quarantine to stop the virus from spreading and sought the population’s compliance by threatening with criminal sanctions. Did it work?
We joined forces to respond to the social crisis resulting from the economic losses and the public health emergency that affected Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
This new year is a good time to reflect on the public policies that have been implemented or proposed to deal with the social and economic impact of COVID-19, but also with the institutional and political effects.
The hardest-hit sectors by the pandemic have been those that require more intense interaction between people. Four such sectors account for two-thirds of women's job losses.
