Summary indicators of Employment protection Legislation (EPL) in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2013
Metadata & use
| Identifier | https://doi.org/10.60966/7ux8upud |
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| License | Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO |
| Citation |
Inter-American Development Bank, et al. (2015). Summary indicators of Employment protection Legislation (EPL) in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2013. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/7ux8upud |
| Published date | 2015-11-13 |
| Modified date | 2026-06-25 |
| Tags/Keywords | Caribbean · Employment · Jobs · Latin America · Layoffs · Temporary Work |
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| Temporal coverage | 2013-2013 |
| Country |
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay
Venezuela
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| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| Publisher |
Inter-American Development Bank
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| Author |
Inter-American Development Bank
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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| Data collection type | Administrative Data |
| Statistical type | Cross-sectional Data |
| Data structure | Structured Data |
| Data notes |
What does this dataset measure?It provides summary indicators of Employment Protection Legislation (EPL): the procedures and costs involved in dismissing individual or groups of workers and in hiring workers on fixed-term or temporary work agency contracts. Who produced these indicators?The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) produced them, equally sharing responsibility for interpreting each country's statutory laws, collective bargaining agreements, and case law. What year do the indicators refer to?The indicators refer to 2013. Which countries are covered?Countries across Latin America and the Caribbean are covered, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, among others. What sources were used to build the indicators?They were compiled from the IDB's and OECD's own reading of statutory laws, collective bargaining agreements, and case law. Why is this database significant?It constitutes the first systematic approach to review and compare employment protection regulations in LAC in a way that is also comparable with countries around the world. Does the dataset measure how laws are enforced in practice?No. The indicators describe the procedures and costs set out in the legal framework; they do not directly measure enforcement or labor-market outcomes. What format is the data available in?The data is provided as a single CSV resource of summary indicators. Under what license can I use this dataset?It is published under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/). How do I cite this dataset?Inter-American Development Bank, et al. (2015). Summary indicators of Employment protection Legislation (EPL) in Latin America and the Caribbean: 2013. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/7ux8upud |