All news: Suriname
ILO Office in Port of Spain trains users of new labour administration software
Training was part of a process nearing its end aimed at equipping Caribbean countries with a practical IT tool to assist them in performing their labour administration functions.
CEC and CCL host 2nd Regional Bipartite meeting
This Regional Bipartite Meeting is dedicated to discussion and adoption on joint policy positions which the regional organizations CCL and CEC will advocate and promote within CARICOM forums and their affiliates will champion at the national level.
“Improving School-to-Work Transition to Prevent Child Labour” - ILO and the Government of Brazil on South-South Cooperation Mission to...
This is the continuation of several planned missions within the framework of a regional capacity-building Project for the Caribbean Countries that are members of the ILO’s Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour.
ILO to implement training programme on Strengthening Trade Unions’ Understanding and Application of Research Methodology
The participants are expected to leave the course with a better understanding of the research process, quantitative and qualitative data, as well as how to conduct research using different methods and tools, and how to include a gender dimension in...
ILO conducts Workshops focused on productivity improvements for SMEs in 14 CARIFORUM member countries
A CEC position paper on productivity informed by the outcome of the Workshops is currently being drafting for adoption at the CEC Regional Meeting carded for 10-11 April 2017
ILO provides support for Suriname’s Best Young Entrepreneur Campaign
Mr Raveen Ramtahalsingh, Director of Tuinbouwbedrijf Sporits Grun2 NV -- an SME involved in vegetable production -- was named best young entrepreneur.
Suriname ratifies ILO Equal Remuneration Convention (No. 100) and ILO Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (No. 111)
ILO signs MOU with CARICOM to provide assistance on a regional LMIS
The MOU foresees further collaboration in the area of labour market information.
2015 Labour Overview
ILO: 1.7 million people joined the ranks of the unemployed in 2015 in Latin America and the Caribbean
The ILO’s 2015 Labour Overview indicates that the economic slowdown has caused a rise in unemployment, particularly among women and young people, and there are signs of increased informality. The situation is worrying and poses policy challenges to...
Caribbean Congress of Labour and Caribbean Employers’ Confederation agree to establish formal national bipartite forums
Youth unemployment, TVET curriculum and strategy development, child labour, discrimination and freedom of association among key issues discussed
ILO Media Advisory: Caribbean Employers' and Workers' Organizations to meet in Grenada
Representatives from Caribbean Employers' and Workers' Organizations to develop positions on social and economic issues to be furthered at the regional level
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.
Suriname signs ILO Decent Work Country Programme
Suriname was the twelfth member State in the Caribbean to sign on to the DWCP. The priorities selected therein were linked to the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) for Suriname.
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
Guyana and Suriname: Inspection manual for the mining sector being developed
Manual intends to decrease the number of accidents and injuries by inducing small miners to develop a safety culture.
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
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
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.
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.
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States and the International Labour Organization sign Memorandum of Understanding
The (OECS) Secretariat and the ILO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on labour market issues to support national development efforts and the integration process within the OECS Economic Union.