by David Ramirez Latin Trade Group’s Latin Labor Index 2015 measures Latin America’s most competitive workforces in 18 economies in the region Chile (1sth in the Index) remains the region’s benchmark country in terms of labor owing to a very flexible legal framework and high levels of education of the working force. Chile improved mainly on the back of enhancements in labor-employer relations and an increase in life expectancy, which at 81.7 years continues to be the highest in Latin America. Aside from Chile, another nine economies saw improvements, with the most progress seen in Argentina (18th), Ecuador (12th), El Salvador (11th), and to a lesser extent, Panama (4th). In general, these and other countries in Latin America improved their […]