Paraguay

Latin America and the Caribbean

Pathfinder since 2024 M-GA Roadmap in implementation

Paraguay is prioritizing policy developments that will support employment creation, formalization and the sustainability of social protection in the wake of climate change impacts, digitalization and demographic change, and create 500,000 jobs by 2028.

USD 2,047,551 Total funding (UN + World Bank) Drupal project portfolio

4 Projects 2 active · 1 completed

7,095,279 Population UN Population Division · 2026

68.7% Employment-to-population ratio Male 79.6% · Female 57.9% ILOSTAT — national data (ICLS 13) · 2025

4.5% Unemployment rate ILOSTAT — national data (ICLS 13) · 2025

36.1% Social protection coverage (SDG 1.3.1) ILOSTAT — SDG 1.3.1 · 2021

Implementing agencies

ILO
UNDP
UNICEF
World Bank

The Global Accelerator uses ILOSTAT and UN data to provide internationally comparable data across the countries engaged, which is based on government data.

Roadmap

Roadmap in implementation. Endorsed in July 2024.

Governance

Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security

Priorities

Strengthening institutional coordination

Strengthening the institutional coordination of employment, formalization, social protection and care programmes

Industrial policy alignment

Industrial policy alignment (especially for the transition to a digital and sustainable economy)

Development of MSMEs

Development of MSMEs, including through local development programmes

Domestic resource mobilization

A smiling woman seated outdoors beside young people in green sportswear — FAO/Patricia Ruiz Diaz Gould

Global Accelerator and M-GA highlights

An employment expenditure review and a thorough mapping of ALMPs have been undertaken to determine the extent of public spending on job creation and improved labour market outcomes, and to identify opportunities for new activation programmes.
The Tripartite Commission on Equal Opportunities has developed and presented its Action Plan, with social protection coverage for domestic workers and violence and harassment identified as key areas of work.
Comprehensive work has been undertaken on just transitions. The government has been supported in measuring green jobs to identify skills gaps and employment opportunities in the green transition, employers are working to include environmental aspects in a future industrial policy, and workers are developing a trade union roadmap for just transitions.
The “Emplea PY Joven” programme, an innovative subsidy scheme to foster the labour market integration of youth through formal jobs at MSMEs, and the adoption of the Integrated Strategy for the Formalization of Employment for 2025– 28, reflect the Global Accelerator’s integrated approach.

Projects

4 projects USD 2,047,551

Strengthening employment and social protection policies for just transitions ILO · UNDP · UNICEF 2024–2025

GA Seed fund · Round 1

Completed

USD 200,000 UN funding

Reducing Labor Turnover and Informality to Strengthen Workers’ Career Paths, especially for Young People and Women ILO · World Bank

M-GA M-GA Pathfinder · Round 2

Pipeline

UN: USD 497,551 World Bank: USD 275,000

Reducing labour turnover and informality to strengthen workers' career paths, especially for young people and women ILO · World Bank

M-GA M-GA · Round 2

Ongoing

UN: USD 300,000 World Bank: USD 275,000

Strengthening the social protection system and active labour market policies throughout the life cycle in Paraguay ILO · UNDP · World Bank

M-GA M-GA · Round 1

Ongoing

UN: USD 250,000 World Bank: USD 250,000

Partners

Government Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Social partners Central Nacional de Trabajadores; Central General de Trabajadores, Confederación Paraguaya de Trabajadores, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores, Central Unitaria de Trabajadores Auténtica; Asociación Rural del Paraguay, Federación de la Producción, la Industria y el Comercio, Unión Industrial Paraguaya
Research and Academia –
Finance –
Development partners –