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ILO launches regional social dialogue project with CEC and CCL
A number of activities, covering the first 12 months of the Project, will serve to strengthen workers' and employers' organizations to engage more effectively in social dialogue at the regional level.
ILO opens Ninth Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers in The Bahamas
ILO is strongly committed to convening the Caribbean Ministers of Labour Meeting every two years, to listen to the constituents and to respond to their needs with practical solutions, says ILO Director-General.
9th ILO Meeting of the Caribbean Ministers of Labour in The Bahamas to address ‘Decent Work for Sustainable Development’
The Meeting will bring together Ministers with responsibility for Labour, Permanent Secretaries and high-level officials of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, as well as representatives of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL), and the...
Canada and International Partners support successful UWI Symposium on Caribbean Court of Justice
Experts discuss the experience of other Commonwealth countries in replacing the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom with their own final appellate courts and the judgments and role of the Caribbean Court of Justice.
Informal Economy
Remarks by the Hon Derrick Kellier, Minister of Labour and Social Security, Jamaica
at the MLSS/ILO 'Formalization of the Informal Economy Project' Workshop, Montego Bay, St. James on Monday, January 26, 2015
Latin America and the Caribbean assume the commitment to completely end child labour
The Focal Points Network of the “Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour”, launched its first face-to-face meeting in Brasilia
Caribbean Governments working towards ratification of ILO Conventions
Governments of Barbados and Jamaica moving to ratify the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (Convention 189)
Jamaica to give a “Red Card” to child labour
On the occasion of the FIFA World Cup qualification match Jamaica vs. Panama on March 22, Jamaica’s capital Kingston will boost the ILO campaign “Red Card to Child Labour”.
Jamaica to give “Red Card” to child labour
On the occasion of the FIFA World Cup Qualification match Jamaica vs Panama on March 22, Jamaica’s capital Kingston will boost the ILO-FIFA Campaign “Give the Red Card to Child Labour”.
Handbook on child labour launched
The Tackling Child Labour Through Education (TACKLE) Project, launched the handbook, during a training workshop, held in St. Andrew on Thursday, February 14
Handbook on Child labour launched in Jamaica
Professionals, who deal with cases of child labour are now better equipped to address the issue with the launch of the Child Labour Handbook for Professionals.
ECLAC and ILO Predict that Unemployment will Fall Again to 6.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012
Publication reviews recent experiences of the region's countries in terms of policies and programmes to boost employment
Jamaica observes World Day against Child Labour
"It was an appropriate time to focus national attention on our responsibility to nurture our children and protect them [...] from all forms of violations of their fundamental rights.” (Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller)
Caribbean countries join in commemoration of World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April
With a focus on promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy.
Labour inspectors undergo ILO OSH training
Labour inspectors of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago will undergo training on occupational safety and health by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the Caribbean
Maritime and labour inspectors trained on ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, new international shipping regulation
Thirty-five officials, from across the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, met at a three-day workshop on 10-12 November 2010, to discuss the International Labour Organization's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) and how to apply its...
Media Advisory: ILO regional training workshop for maritime and labour inspectors on Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
The ILO Office for the Caribbean, in collaboration with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, will host a regional training workshop for maritime and labour inspectors on the ILO...
ILO launches employer and trade union guides on the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement
The ILO Office for the Caribbean, has published two user-friendly guides on the CARIFORUM-European Community (EC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for use by Caribbean employers and trade unionists.
How Much Does Business Really Bring to HIV Response? Quantifying In-Kind and Financial Contributions of the Private Sector
Message from Dr. Ana Teresa Romero, Director, ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean on the occasion of its 40th anniversary
For ILO constituents in the Caribbean, 2009 calls for a “double celebration” - the International Labour Organization is 90 years old and the Office that was setup to serve the Caribbean is 40.