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Note 4 - Labor Costs - Labor Costs (Included in Cost of Sales and in Selling, General and Administrative Expenses)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Statement Line Items [Line Items]  
Disclosure of employee benefits [text block]
4
 Labor costs (included in Cost of sales and in Selling, general and administrative expenses)
 
    Year ended December 31,  
(all amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars)   2019     2018     2017  
             
Wages, salaries and social security costs    
1,274,474
      
1,250,783
      
1,144,341
  
Severance indemnities    
24,637
      
25,225
      
34,497
  
Defined contribution plans    
12,663
      
13,217
      
12,401
  
Pension benefits - defined benefit plans    
18,207
      
15,390
      
15,066
  
Employee retention and long term incentive program    
22,134
      
21,353
      
15,441
  
     
1,352,115
      
1,325,968
      
1,221,746
  
From discontinued operations    
-
      
-
      
(853
 )
     
1,352,115
      
1,325,968
      
1,220,893
  
 
The following table shows the geographical distribution of the employees:
 
Country   2019     2018     2017  
Argentina    
5,405
      
5,427
      
5,221
  
Mexico    
5,370
      
5,595
      
5,139
  
USA    
2,255
      
2,382
      
1,953
  
Italy    
2,144
      
2,155
      
2,088
  
Romania    
1,815
      
1,852
      
1,870
  
Brazil    
1,360
      
1,287
      
1,382
  
Colombia    
1,040
      
1,082
      
1,003
  
Canada    
772
      
1,030
      
919
  
Indonesia    
616
      
554
      
506
  
Japan    
400
      
399
      
410
  
Other    
2,023
      
1,204
      
1,114
  
     
23,200
      
22,967
      
21,605