Lima (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) announced that it will launch a series of urgent interventions aimed at responding to the challenge of the socio-economic integration of Venezuelans arriving in other countries of Latin America.
According to UN estimates until March, some 3.7 million people had left their homes in Venezuela as a result of the worsening social, economic, human rights and political situation. This is the largest displacement of population in the modern history of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Countries in the region have so far shown great solidarity, providing 1.3 million Venezuelans with temporary residence permits and access to the labour markets. However, the capacity to respond to such an influx of people is limited, and as a result institutions and local communities are now under enormous strains.
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