{
  "name": "LATAM Workforce Index source registry, 2026 Edition",
  "publisher": "SILA (Staffing in Latin America)",
  "url": "https://staffinginlatinamerica.com/api/public/latam-workforce-source-registry-2026.json",
  "dataset": "https://staffinginlatinamerica.com/latam-workforce-index",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-21",
  "note": "Every launch-ready statutory assumption resolves to the institution that administers the contribution or the labour code that creates the entitlement. Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti remain SILA feasibility-review markets: their employer cost is confirmed during the feasibility review, not published as a standard payroll benchmark.",
  "markets": 26,
  "count": 55,
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "mexico-01",
      "market": "Mexico",
      "market_slug": "mexico",
      "authority": "Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contributions",
      "url": "https://www.imss.gob.mx/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "mexico-02",
      "market": "Mexico",
      "market_slug": "mexico",
      "authority": "INFONAVIT",
      "covers": "Housing fund employer contribution",
      "url": "https://portalmx.infonavit.org.mx/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "mexico-03",
      "market": "Mexico",
      "market_slug": "mexico",
      "authority": "Ley Federal del Trabajo",
      "covers": "Aguinaldo, vacation premium and profit sharing (PTU)",
      "url": "https://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/ref/lft.htm",
      "type": "primary-legislation",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "colombia-01",
      "market": "Colombia",
      "market_slug": "colombia",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social",
      "covers": "Health (EPS) and pension employer contributions",
      "url": "https://www.minsalud.gov.co/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "colombia-02",
      "market": "Colombia",
      "market_slug": "colombia",
      "authority": "Código Sustantivo del Trabajo",
      "covers": "Prima de servicios, cesantías and interest, transport allowance",
      "url": "https://www.funcionpublica.gov.co/eva/gestornormativo/norma.php?i=33104",
      "type": "primary-legislation",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "colombia-03",
      "market": "Colombia",
      "market_slug": "colombia",
      "authority": "SENA",
      "covers": "Parafiscal contributions",
      "url": "https://www.sena.edu.co/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "brazil-01",
      "market": "Brazil",
      "market_slug": "brazil",
      "authority": "Instituto Nacional do Seguro Social (INSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contributions",
      "url": "https://www.gov.br/inss/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "brazil-02",
      "market": "Brazil",
      "market_slug": "brazil",
      "authority": "Caixa Econômica Federal — FGTS",
      "covers": "FGTS employer deposits",
      "url": "https://www.caixa.gov.br/beneficios-trabalhador/fgts/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "brazil-03",
      "market": "Brazil",
      "market_slug": "brazil",
      "authority": "Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (CLT)",
      "covers": "13th salary, vacation plus one third, union terms",
      "url": "https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/decreto-lei/del5452.htm",
      "type": "primary-legislation",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "argentina-01",
      "market": "Argentina",
      "market_slug": "argentina",
      "authority": "ANSES",
      "covers": "Employer social security contributions",
      "url": "https://www.anses.gob.ar/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "argentina-02",
      "market": "Argentina",
      "market_slug": "argentina",
      "authority": "AFIP / ARCA",
      "covers": "Employer contribution rates and payroll filing",
      "url": "https://www.afip.gob.ar/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "argentina-03",
      "market": "Argentina",
      "market_slug": "argentina",
      "authority": "Ley de Contrato de Trabajo 20.744",
      "covers": "SAC (aguinaldo), vacation and severance entitlements",
      "url": "https://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/25000-29999/25552/texact.htm",
      "type": "primary-legislation",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "costa-rica-01",
      "market": "Costa Rica",
      "market_slug": "costa-rica",
      "authority": "Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social insurance contributions",
      "url": "https://www.ccss.sa.cr/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "costa-rica-02",
      "market": "Costa Rica",
      "market_slug": "costa-rica",
      "authority": "Instituto Nacional de Seguros (INS)",
      "covers": "Mandatory occupational risk policy",
      "url": "https://www.grupoins.com/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "costa-rica-03",
      "market": "Costa Rica",
      "market_slug": "costa-rica",
      "authority": "Código de Trabajo",
      "covers": "Aguinaldo, cesantía and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "http://www.pgrweb.go.cr/scij/Busqueda/Normativa/Normas/nrm_texto_completo.aspx?param1=NRTC&nValor1=1&nValor2=8045",
      "type": "primary-legislation",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "chile-01",
      "market": "Chile",
      "market_slug": "chile",
      "authority": "Superintendencia de Pensiones",
      "covers": "AFP pension and disability employer cost",
      "url": "https://www.spensiones.cl/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "chile-02",
      "market": "Chile",
      "market_slug": "chile",
      "authority": "Dirección del Trabajo",
      "covers": "Gratificaciones, severance and leave entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.dt.gob.cl/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "peru-01",
      "market": "Peru",
      "market_slug": "peru",
      "authority": "EsSalud",
      "covers": "Employer health contribution",
      "url": "https://www.essalud.gob.pe/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "peru-02",
      "market": "Peru",
      "market_slug": "peru",
      "authority": "SUNAT",
      "covers": "Payroll filing and employer contribution rates",
      "url": "https://www.sunat.gob.pe/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "peru-03",
      "market": "Peru",
      "market_slug": "peru",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo",
      "covers": "CTS, gratificaciones and profit sharing",
      "url": "https://www.gob.pe/mtpe",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "uruguay-01",
      "market": "Uruguay",
      "market_slug": "uruguay",
      "authority": "Banco de Previsión Social (BPS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security and FONASA contributions",
      "url": "https://www.bps.gub.uy/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "uruguay-02",
      "market": "Uruguay",
      "market_slug": "uruguay",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social",
      "covers": "Aguinaldo, leave and severance entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-trabajo-seguridad-social/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "ecuador-01",
      "market": "Ecuador",
      "market_slug": "ecuador",
      "authority": "Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contribution",
      "url": "https://www.iess.gob.ec/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "ecuador-02",
      "market": "Ecuador",
      "market_slug": "ecuador",
      "authority": "Ministerio del Trabajo",
      "covers": "Décimo tercero, décimo cuarto and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.trabajo.gob.ec/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "guatemala-01",
      "market": "Guatemala",
      "market_slug": "guatemala",
      "authority": "Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contribution",
      "url": "https://www.igssgt.org/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "guatemala-02",
      "market": "Guatemala",
      "market_slug": "guatemala",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social",
      "covers": "Aguinaldo, Bono 14 and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.mintrabajo.gob.gt/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "dominican-republic-01",
      "market": "Dominican Republic",
      "market_slug": "dominican-republic",
      "authority": "Tesorería de la Seguridad Social (TSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contributions",
      "url": "https://www.tss.gob.do/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "dominican-republic-02",
      "market": "Dominican Republic",
      "market_slug": "dominican-republic",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo",
      "covers": "Regalía pascual, severance and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "https://mt.gob.do/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "panama-01",
      "market": "Panama",
      "market_slug": "panama",
      "authority": "Caja de Seguro Social (CSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security and educational insurance",
      "url": "https://www.css.gob.pa/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "panama-02",
      "market": "Panama",
      "market_slug": "panama",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral",
      "covers": "Décimo tercer mes and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.mitradel.gob.pa/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "el-salvador-01",
      "market": "El Salvador",
      "market_slug": "el-salvador",
      "authority": "Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (ISSS)",
      "covers": "Employer health contribution",
      "url": "https://www.isss.gob.sv/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "el-salvador-02",
      "market": "El Salvador",
      "market_slug": "el-salvador",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social",
      "covers": "AFP pension, aguinaldo and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.mtps.gob.sv/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "honduras-01",
      "market": "Honduras",
      "market_slug": "honduras",
      "authority": "Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social (IHSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contribution",
      "url": "https://www.ihss.hn/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "honduras-02",
      "market": "Honduras",
      "market_slug": "honduras",
      "authority": "Régimen de Aportaciones Privadas (RAP)",
      "covers": "Mandatory employer savings contribution",
      "url": "https://www.rap.hn/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "nicaragua-01",
      "market": "Nicaragua",
      "market_slug": "nicaragua",
      "authority": "Instituto Nicaragüense de Seguridad Social (INSS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contribution",
      "url": "https://www.inss.gob.ni/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "nicaragua-02",
      "market": "Nicaragua",
      "market_slug": "nicaragua",
      "authority": "Ministerio del Trabajo",
      "covers": "Aguinaldo and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.mitrab.gob.ni/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "bolivia-01",
      "market": "Bolivia",
      "market_slug": "bolivia",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Previsión Social",
      "covers": "Aguinaldo, vacation and severance entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.mintrabajo.gob.bo/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "bolivia-02",
      "market": "Bolivia",
      "market_slug": "bolivia",
      "authority": "Autoridad de Fiscalización y Control de Pensiones y Seguros (APS)",
      "covers": "Employer pension and risk contributions",
      "url": "https://www.aps.gob.bo/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "paraguay-01",
      "market": "Paraguay",
      "market_slug": "paraguay",
      "authority": "Instituto de Previsión Social (IPS)",
      "covers": "Employer social security contribution",
      "url": "https://www.ips.gov.py/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "paraguay-02",
      "market": "Paraguay",
      "market_slug": "paraguay",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo, Empleo y Seguridad Social",
      "covers": "Aguinaldo and vacation entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.mtess.gov.py/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "suriname-01",
      "market": "Suriname",
      "market_slug": "suriname",
      "authority": "Ministerie van Arbeid, Werkgelegenheid en Jeugdzaken",
      "covers": "Employment conditions and leave entitlements",
      "url": "https://gov.sr/ministerie-van-arbeid-werkgelegenheid-en-jeugdzaken/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "suriname-02",
      "market": "Suriname",
      "market_slug": "suriname",
      "authority": "Belastingdienst Suriname",
      "covers": "Payroll tax and employer contribution filing",
      "url": "https://www.belastingdienst.sr/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "guyana-01",
      "market": "Guyana",
      "market_slug": "guyana",
      "authority": "National Insurance Scheme (NIS)",
      "covers": "Employer social insurance contribution",
      "url": "https://www.nis.org.gy/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "guyana-02",
      "market": "Guyana",
      "market_slug": "guyana",
      "authority": "Guyana Revenue Authority",
      "covers": "PAYE and employer payroll obligations",
      "url": "https://www.gra.gov.gy/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "belize-01",
      "market": "Belize",
      "market_slug": "belize",
      "authority": "Belize Social Security Board",
      "covers": "Employer social security contribution",
      "url": "https://www.socialsecurity.org.bz/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "belize-02",
      "market": "Belize",
      "market_slug": "belize",
      "authority": "Belize Labour Department",
      "covers": "Leave, severance and employment standards",
      "url": "https://labour.gov.bz/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "jamaica-01",
      "market": "Jamaica",
      "market_slug": "jamaica",
      "authority": "Tax Administration Jamaica",
      "covers": "NIS, education tax, HEART and NHT employer rates",
      "url": "https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "jamaica-02",
      "market": "Jamaica",
      "market_slug": "jamaica",
      "authority": "Ministry of Labour and Social Security",
      "covers": "Redundancy and leave entitlements",
      "url": "https://www.mlss.gov.jm/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "trinidad-and-tobago-01",
      "market": "Trinidad and Tobago",
      "market_slug": "trinidad-and-tobago",
      "authority": "National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago",
      "covers": "Employer national insurance contribution",
      "url": "https://www.nibtt.net/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "trinidad-and-tobago-02",
      "market": "Trinidad and Tobago",
      "market_slug": "trinidad-and-tobago",
      "authority": "Inland Revenue Division",
      "covers": "PAYE and health surcharge obligations",
      "url": "https://www.ird.gov.tt/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "puerto-rico-01",
      "market": "Puerto Rico",
      "market_slug": "puerto-rico",
      "authority": "US Internal Revenue Service",
      "covers": "FICA employer contributions",
      "url": "https://www.irs.gov/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "puerto-rico-02",
      "market": "Puerto Rico",
      "market_slug": "puerto-rico",
      "authority": "Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos de Puerto Rico",
      "covers": "SUTA, disability and statutory Christmas bonus",
      "url": "https://www.trabajo.pr.gov/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "venezuela-01",
      "market": "Venezuela",
      "market_slug": "venezuela",
      "authority": "Ministerio del Poder Popular para el Proceso Social de Trabajo",
      "covers": "Employment framework reviewed during SILA feasibility review",
      "url": "http://www.mpppst.gob.ve/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "cuba-01",
      "market": "Cuba",
      "market_slug": "cuba",
      "authority": "Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social",
      "covers": "Engagement framework reviewed during SILA feasibility review",
      "url": "https://www.mtss.gob.cu/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    },
    {
      "id": "haiti-01",
      "market": "Haiti",
      "market_slug": "haiti",
      "authority": "Ministère des Affaires Sociales et du Travail (MAST)",
      "covers": "Employment and social contribution framework reviewed during SILA feasibility review",
      "url": "https://mast.gouv.ht/",
      "type": "official",
      "last_verified": "2026-08-21"
    }
  ]
}