Publications
2017
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Finding Export and Value Add Opportunities in Thin Markets
18 September 2017
The weight of mango and hot pepper value chains to enhance productive employment in Guyana.
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Finding Export and Value Add Opportunities in Thin Markets
18 September 2017
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The Future of Work We Want: The Voice of Youth and Different Perspectives from Latin America and the Caribbean. (ILO Americas 2017/7)
13 September 2017
The report included in this publication is a first look at the perspectives and expectations of Latin American youth regarding the future of work. The report offers some conclusions based on the key results of both surveys, which we hope will nourish and expand the discussion on the future of work.
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Rapid assessment of child labour in Guyana
06 September 2017
This Rapid Assessment is part of a South-South Cooperation initiative funded through the Brazil-ILO Cooperation Programme, within the context of the ILO’s Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RI). The assessment was undertaken with the active collaboration of the Government of Guyana, and in particular, with the Ministry of Social Protection.
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Rapid assessment of child labour in Saint Lucia
18 August 2017
This Rapid Assessment is part of a South-South Cooperation initiative funded through the Brazil-ILO Cooperation Programme, within the context of the ILO’s Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RI). The assessment was undertaken with the active collaboration of the Government of Saint Lucia, and in particular, with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ports, Energy and Labour.
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ILO Caribbean NewsLink, April-June 2017
03 July 2017
The April - June 2017 issue features: Jamaica renews commitment towards International Labour Standards; World’s labour assembly moved to make a body of international labour standards more relevant; Child Labour - A serious threat to productive youth employment in the Caribbean; Stakeholder investment in skills development; Social dialogue in apprenticeship training; ILO and CDB hold policy dialogue on social protection and youth employment; ILO Specialists present progress reports on the implementation of the EU Project activities at the 2nd CEC Regional Forum; National employers’ organizations strengthen skills in social dialogue and disaster preparedness; Meeting with NIS and other stakeholders: Extending social security coverage to the self-employed in Guyana; Launch of the Saint Lucia OSH Policy; Regional Trade Unions develop research capabilities; Red Thread launches a Domestic Workers Service Cooperative Society... and more
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Formalization of the informal economy - Garlands and Granville, St. James: A qualitative needs analysis
14 June 2017
This Report is a qualitative needs analysis of the pilot communities and examines a lot of the social conditions which existed at the time of the ILO’s intervention. It was produced during phase 1 of the Project.
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Cluster and Productive Development Policies in the Autonomous Community of the Basque. Country. Lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean. (ILO Technical Reports, 2016/3).
23 May 2017
Outcomes in the area of innovation have been even more impressive: R&D spending as a percentage of GDP rose from less than 0.06 per cent in the early 1980s to more than two per cent in 2011, slightly above the EU average (Crespi et al 2014).
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Trade Union Reference Manual on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
08 May 2017
This reference manual, seeks to assist trade union leaders, members and sympathizers, in their engagement in these national strategies for sustainable development.
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Productive development, transition to formality and labour standards. Prioritary areas of work for the ilo in Latin America and the Caribbean.
27 April 2017
This publication contains three documents, one for each of the priorities. Each document provides a brief analysis of the situation and trends in the region's countries in each area and explains how it aligns with the ILO's mandates and global priorities and its contribution to the implementation of the organization's programme and budget; it also outlines the main strategic directions for work in the region on each issue.