All events: Americas + Caribbean
Webinar
A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right: the Latin America and the Caribbean perspective
Representatives of governments and employers' and workers' organizations have been convened by the ILO Regional Office to discuss the challenges of occupational safety and health, including the ratification of two fundamental ILO Conventions.
ILO Research Department Training
Latin America regional training on evidence-based policy making for decent work
It is widely recognized that evidence (data, research, best practices) is essential for decision and policy making. In practice, the use of evidence in the policy-making touching the world of work is still at its early stages and unevenly practiced.
Webinar
Seeking the best route for temporary labour migration
Temporary labour migration as a modality is used throughout the American continent, which is why it is worth analyzing it from the perspective of the continent’s actors of the worlds of Work and of Migration.
Training workshop on labour inspection strategies: Innovations in planning and implementation for modernization and sustainability
Capacity building workshop on child labour - Trinidad and Tobago
Communication with children at risk of/ in situations of child labour
The workshop will cater for up to 35 officials from the Mol Labour Inspectorate Unit, OSHA, Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU) and Children’s Authority.
Webinar
Labour transitions and income dynamics in Latin America
Where are the region's labour markets headed? The ILO will hold a webinar this September 29 and 30.
Zoom Webinar
International labour standards and the ILO Supervisory Mechanisms: Webinar for Caribbean Trade Unions with a Focus on the Public Sector
Organized by the ILO in collaboration with Public Services International (PSI)
Digital transition, technological change and productive development policies in LAC: challenges and opportunities
Launch of ILO regional report will be held virtually as a side event of the 4th OECD Ministerial Meeting on Productivity.
2nd ILO-JEF Virtual Seminar for Jamaica employers
Tax Administration: Compliance and Demonstration of Online Capabilities
This thematic virtual seminar organised by the Jamaica Employers Federation (JEF) with support from the ILO Caribbean Office, is the second in the series for November 2021.
1st ILO-JEF Virtual Seminar for Jamaica employers
Understanding the Occupational Safety and Health Bill 2021
The JEF has identified the OSH Bill and NIDS Bill as relevant and priority items on the current national legislative agenda and has agreed to collaborate with the ILO to organize and host a series of virtual seminars on these topics, as part of...
Webinar on the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)
Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work in the Caribbean
The ILO is now embarking on a global campaign to build support for C190. The end goal is for the Convention to be ratified by legislative assemblies and implemented by governments around the world.
Virtual Symposium
Integrating Trade and Decent Work: Assessing impact of trade on labour markets
The Virtual Symposium on “Integrating Trade and Decent Work: Assessing impact of trade on labour markets” is jointly organized by the ILO Research Department and the European Commission.
Boletín Internacional de Investigación Sindical
Regional Launch of the International Journal of Labour Research for Americas
The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV)organised a high-level regional launch of the Journal on 19th July 2021.
Webinar on “Protecting workers from shocks: (Un)employment insurance schemes”
As part of a series of knowledge sharing sessions under the Joint Programme, this webinar is designed to reinforce the capacities of participants on UI protection schemes. Critical aspects of design, financing and implementation will be discussed...
ILO Research Department Webinar
Knowledge Intensity and Gender Wage Gaps: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data
Do knowledge intensive jobs exhibit lower gender gaps in wages? Here we use a linked employer-employee dataset of the entire Brazilian formal labour force to study the relationship between gender wage gaps and the knowledge intensity of industries...
ILO Caribbean Resilience Project
Virtual Training on the Labour Market Contingency Plan (LMCP) and Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)
The virtual training, is aimed at reinforcing the capacities of ILO constituents and key stakeholders on understanding and using ILO developed templates for preparing an integrated LMCP in each country; and understanding PDNAs and how to conduct...
ILO Caribbean Resilience Project
ILO Caribbean Resilience Symposium
The symposium is designed to ensure that the knowledge developed by the ILO Caribbean Resilience Project is widely accessible to regional decision makers, social partners, technocrats, and development practitioners for practical policy change,...
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021: In times of a pandemic, investing is preventing
The ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean will host an online event to address the unprecedented challenges of safety and health in the workplace caused by COVID-19
COVID-19 and the world of work
OSH in the construction sector
The webinar will address the key issues related to OSH in the construction sector and will look into practical measures designed to help employers, workers and the self-employed in the construction sector work safely in times of COVID-19.
International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)
E-discussions with social security organizations