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A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental principle and right: the Latin America and the Caribbean perspective

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.

Latin America regional training on evidence-based policy making for decent work

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.

Seeking the best route for temporary labour migration

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
Inspector carrying out labour inspection

Training workshop on labour inspection strategies: Innovations in planning and implementation for modernization and sustainability

Communication with children at risk of/ in situations of child labour
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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.

Labour transitions and income dynamics in Latin America

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.

International labour standards and the ILO Supervisory Mechanisms: Webinar for Caribbean Trade Unions with a Focus on the Public Sector
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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

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.

Tax Administration: Compliance and Demonstration of Online Capabilities
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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.

Understanding the Occupational Safety and Health Bill 2021
OSH briefing meeting

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...

Eliminating violence and harassment in the world of work in the Caribbean
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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.

Integrating Trade and Decent Work: Assessing impact of trade on labour markets

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.

Regional Launch of the International Journal of Labour Research for Americas

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”
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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...

Knowledge Intensity and Gender Wage Gaps: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data

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...

Virtual Training on the Labour Market Contingency Plan (LMCP) and Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA)
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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 Symposium
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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

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

OSH in the construction sector
Safety in the construction sector - Workers wearing proper PPE

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)
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International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)

E-discussions with social security organizations