|
Uruguay LABOR
The labor force in Uruguay was small (1.4 million in
1990),
about 80 percent urban, and educated at least to a high
school
level. In 1988 about 30 percent of workers were employed
in the
public sector, 23 percent in industry, 15 percent in
agriculture,
12 percent in trade and commerce, and 20 percent in
services and
other activities
(see
fig. 7). During the 1970s, workers
experienced a sharp decline in real wages, which they only
partially regained in the 1980s. The problems of the labor
force,
reflecting the overall difficulties of the Uruguayan
economy, led
to widespread strikes and unrest that hindered economic
growth
during the 1980s. In view of Uruguay's fundamental
structural
difficulties, an accommodation with the labor movement
remained
an important issue for the government.
Data as of December 1990
|
