1、GLOBALFUTURE OFWORK REPORTSERIES 2FEBRUARY 2025EMPOWERING LATIN AMERICA THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND TALENT TRANSFORMATIONPREFACE0301PRODUCTIVITY,TECHNOLOGY,AND THE FUTURE OF WORK IN THE GLOBAL NORTH AND SOUTH1102A TALE OF TWO AMERICAS:OPPORTUNITY IN A DISRUPTIVE ERA1903PAVING THE WAY FOR A MORE PRODUCTIV
2、E ERA IN LATIN AMERICA49TECHNICAL APPENDIX60KNOWLEDGE PARTNERCover and interior images Getty imagesEXECUTIVE SUMMARY04GLOBAL FUTURE OF WORK REPORT:SERIES 2:EMPOWERING LATIN AMERICA THROUGH TECHNOLOGY AND TALENT TRANSFORMATION2FII IS DELIGHTED to launch the second edition of the Global Future of Work
3、 Report,which examines the state of labor markets around the world and the potential impact of advanced technologies on the future of work.The first edition,Preparing Labor Markets in MENA for a New Technological Era,identified significant economic differences and opportunities between the Global No
4、rth and Global South,with a particular focus on countries in the Middle East and North Africa(MENA).This second edition looks at the economies of 19 Latin American and Caribbean1 countries(Argentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Chile,Colombia,Costa Rica,Dominican Republic,Ecuador,El Salvador,Guatemala,Honduras,Ja
5、maica,Mexico,Nicaragua,Panama,Paraguay,Peru,Trinidad and Tobago,and Uruguay)and their American neighbors to the north,the United States and Canada,including primary research in six Latin American countries,the United States,and Canada.It explores Latin Americas loss of economic momentum relative to
6、the US and Canada,including the increasing gap in productivity growth and human capital development.It also examines the readiness of Latin American countries to adopt modern technologies,including automation and AI,that have the potential to restore their competitiveness.It concludes by exploring w