Chile Just Added 1,200 Childcare Places to Fix a 94,000-Job Problem

Labour Key Facts —The announcement. Chile expanded its “4 a 7” after-school childcare scheme on July 14, adding 1,200 women, 60 schools and 51 communes. —The reach. The programme now covers 220 communes and reaches every regional capital for the first time. —The problem. Female unemployment is 10.5%, against 8.0% for men, with roughly 452,000…