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Employment policy
The British Virgin Islands’ draft national employment policy approaches final technical stage
The BVI’s draft National Employment Policy developed with ILO technical assistance nears completion, with priorities for jobs, skills, worker protection and labour-market resilience.
Employment policy
BVI Government launches Technical Drafting Committee for new National Employment Policy
The NEP is expected to serve as a cornerstone of the Virgin Islands’ economic and social development agenda, advancing job creation, skills development, and social protection for all.
Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Forum
Just Transition in Small Island Developing States is key to economic resilience
The ILO is promoting just energy transitions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as a key strategy to boost workforce and economic resilience, as highlighted at the Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Forum in May 2025.
Employment in Focus series
Beyond tourism: A policy framework for economic diversification and job creation in the Caribbean
The Caribbean faces persistent employment and economic challenges, due to its overreliance on tourism and demographic challenges. ILO Employment and labour market specialist, Abdelmalik Muhummed explores how National Employment Policies can support...
ILO strengthens partnerships for decent work in the British Virgin Islands
ILO Caribbean Office team visited the BVI to strengthen partnerships and promote decent work and social protection. The team held high-level meetings with Government leaders and institutions to support fair employment, stronger labour systems, and...
2024 Labour Overview
Progress in the labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean remains insufficient
Despite some progress, a new ILO report highlights that labour informality, gender gaps, and access to formal employment for the youth remain key barriers to a more equitable labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean.
ILO Caribbean provides insights on insurance schemes to protect farmer and fisherfolk livelihoods
Regional event focused on enhancing sustainability through insurance schemes tailored to Caribbean contexts.
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate
New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.
Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean but digital divide poses challenges
Up to half of the jobs in the region for which GenAI could improve productivity – some 17 million – are hindered by gaps in digital access and infrastructure, according to a new ILO and World Bank study.
BVI launches “Secure Your Tomorrow” to encourage greater participation in social security system
Initiative targets most vulnerable with support from ILO Caribbean under Joint SDG Fund Programme.
BVI officials validate action plan to boost inclusion of informal workers and economic units
Next steps include implementation of incentives to increase contributions, compliance and efficiency.
ILO conducts training targeting 3 Caribbean countries on the extension of social coverage to the informal economy
Participants from Anguilla, Grenada and The BVI prepared a national action plan for their respective countries to extend coverage to workers and businesses in the informal sector.
Business resilience is a key driver of economic prosperity in the Caribbean
Made up of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Caribbean faces multiple vulnerabilities to climate hazards such as hurricanes, flooding, landslides, heatwaves, drought and sea level rise
Pivoting social dialogue to enhance the role of unions in COVID-19 recovery
Greater inclusion can encourage more human-centred approaches to labour solutions in the Caribbean
Occupational safety and health is at the heart of COVID-19 recovery: Mainstreaming policies on infection prevention and control,...
Prioritizing TVET in COVID-19 recovery efforts for the Caribbean: How CARICOM Member States can address delivery, continuity and resilience
51st Anniversary of the ILO Caribbean Office
Message from Dennis Zulu, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean on the Anniversary of the ILO Caribbean Office
As we observe the 51st anniversary of the opening of the Office, we look forward to a better tomorrow working together as ILO tripartite constituents, the UN family and other partners towards a more resilient and sustainable recovery, which will...
Mr Dennis Zulu appointed as the New Director of the ILO Caribbean Office
Mr Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), has appointed Mr Dennis Zulu, a Zambian national, as the new Director of ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean with effect from 01 September 2020.
Media Advisory: National bipartite workshops for CARIFORUM member States
A series of national bipartite workshops to be conducted in the CARIFORUM member States of Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.