All news: Barbados
Foreign direct investment
From attracting capital to creating better jobs: Caribbean investment agencies rethink what success means
A new ILO training series in collaboration with the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) is helping Caribbean agencies look at how foreign direct investment can lead to more and better jobs.
Transition to the formal economy
Eastern Caribbean tourism can drive productivity, decent work and formalization
A new ILO study covering five Eastern Caribbean countries calls for productivity, decent work and the transition to formality to advance together in the tourism sector.
Labour dispute
ILO supports development of digital platform to improve access to labour justice
New workflow-mapping exercises in Grenada and Barbados are helping shape LIFT+, an open-source ILO platform designed to make labour dispute services more accessible and case management more effective.
Collective bargaining
Barbados builds practical skills for better negotiation
Thirty-five representatives of government, employers and workers in Barbados strengthened practical negotiation skills they can apply in collective bargaining, dispute resolution and social dialogue.
Rights of person with disabilities
Inclusion at work: ILO backs UN Caribbean HireAbility campaign for disability-inclusive workplaces
The HireAbility Campaign, launched in Bridgetown on 27 August, brings UN agencies, governments and employers together to open Caribbean workplaces to persons with disabilities.
Cooperatives
Better Together: Caribbean peer learning strengthens fisheries cooperatives
Within the framework of the ILO-FAO FISH4ACP Project, fisherfolk from Guyana participated in a study tour and learning exchange with peers in Barbados, strengthening cooperatives and regional collaboration.
Caribbean labour migration
CARICOM, ILO and IDB advance regional labour migration agenda
With support from the ILO and the IDB, the CARICOM Secretariat and regional tripartite partners are advancing practical steps to move labour migration policy from regional agreement to national implementation.
Economic development
Making employment a Macroeconomic Priority: Emerging Policy Discourse in the Caribbean
A regional ILO expert workshop examines how better integration and coherence between growth, jobs and resilience can sustain an inclusive development in the Caribbean.
114th Session of the ILC
Caribbean leadership helps shape the future of work at the International Labour Conference
From helping steer the adoption of the first international labour standard on decent work in the platform economy to assuming key leadership roles, Caribbean countries demonstrated how small island and developing States can influence global labour...
Labour migration
ILO backs Barbados’ commitment to decent work and labour mobility
As Barbados advances regional free movement and national migration reforms, the ILO is engaging tripartite partners on targeted technical support to strengthen labour migration governance, data systems and social dialogue.
Occupational safety and health
Caribbean marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026
The Caribbean celebrated World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026 under the ILO psychosocial theme with events, walks, and leadership urging mental well-being and shared safety responsibility.
Caribbean labour market in focus
The Caribbean labour market paradox: What the 2026 ILO report reveals
The key question in the Caribbean is not whether people are working, but whether work itself is becoming a stronger engine for prosperity, inclusion, and resilience.
Just transition
Leading the change: Caribbean employers, workers, and governments driving just transition through social dialogue
The ILO successfully concluded a regional capacity-building programme funded by the German Government, which involved government, employer, and worker representatives from thirteen Caribbean countries. It aimed to strengthen the ability of social...
Migration
ILO supports next steps as CARICOM advances toward a Regional Migration Policy Framework
The CRMPF, anchored in the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas and aligned with the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, has been informed by extensive consultations across Member States, civil society, and development partners.
Labour law review
Cutting red tape: Employers driving labour law reform in Barbados
The Barbados Employers’ Confederation, with support from the ILO, is driving labour law reform through evidence-based research, stakeholder engagement, strengthened advocacy, and improved internal governance to build a fair, flexible, and resilient...
Labour migration
Voices at the table: CARICOM and ILO engage social partners in blueprint for regional labour migration
The ILO–CARICOM Bi-partite consultation of Caribbean workers’ and employers’ organizations produced actionable recommendations and affirmed the importance of tripartite dialogue in advancing fair, rights-based labour migration across the region.
Decent work
Barbados signs Decent Work Country Programme 2025–2030
Barbados officially launched its DWCP 2025–2030, uniting Government, employers, and workers in a shared commitment to promoting inclusive, sustainable employment and social justice. The Programme outlines strategic priorities aligned with national...
International Labour Standards
Barbados ratifies 3 key occupational safety and health standards
Barbados has now ratified all ten fundamental Conventions.
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...