9th ILO Caribbean Labour Ministers' Meeting - Decent Work for Sustainable Development

The Meeting will address labour issues which are high on the agenda of the labour administrations within the region, with a particular focus on youth employment, green economy and the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Labour Ministers’ Meeting is a biennial forum organized by the International Labour Organization’s Subregional Office for the Caribbean. The Ministers come from the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean member States and non-metropolitan territories that are served by this Office. The Meeting facilitates the exchange of views and ideas on issues relevant to the labour portfolio, including the latest regional and international developments, as well as discussions on ILO’s programmes of benefit to the ministries and the region as a whole.

The first ILO Caribbean Labour Ministers’ Meeting was held in 1996 in Trinidad and Tobago.  Subsequent meetings have been held in Guyana (1998), Jamaica (2000), Barbados (2002) and The Bahamas (2004), Trinidad and Tobago (2007), Guyana (2010), Trinidad and Tobago (2013).

The 2015 Meeting will address labour issues which are high on the agenda of the labour administrations within the region, with a particular focus on youth employment, green economy and the implementation of the Decent Work Agenda in the Caribbean.