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Bridge to 2030: Cementing the link between workers priorities and sustainable development goals
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SDG and decent work

Bridge to 2030: Cementing the link between workers priorities and sustainable development goals

A trade union-led, regional campaign is helping workers’ organizations in Trinidad and Tobago build the knowledge, evidence and practical tools needed to engage more effectively in national sustainable development processes.

Caribbean institutions put labour justice into practice
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Dispute resolution

Caribbean institutions put labour justice into practice

Across Belize, The Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago, labour institutions are moving from regional commitments to practical measures aimed at making workplace dispute resolution more timely, accessible and effective.

Trinidad and Tobago’s productivity initiative gains business and wider government buy-in
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Productivity

Trinidad and Tobago’s productivity initiative gains business and wider government buy-in

Trinidad and Tobago is fostering important partnerships for the rollout of a national initiative that will support enterprises to become more productive while improving working conditions and job quality.

CARICOM, ILO and IDB advance regional labour migration agenda
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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.

From assessment to action: Strengthening access to labour justice in Trinidad and Tobago
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Labour justice

From assessment to action: Strengthening access to labour justice in Trinidad and Tobago

The ILO is supporting the Industrial Court of Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen conciliation of labour disputes as part of evidence-based effort to improve access to labour justice.

Making employment a Macroeconomic Priority: Emerging Policy Discourse in the Caribbean
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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.

Caribbean leadership helps shape the future of work at the International Labour Conference
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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...

Caribbean unions prepare for decisive role at 114th session of the ILC
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Caribbean workers' delegates to 114 session of the ILC

Caribbean unions prepare for decisive role at 114th session of the ILC

The Caribbean Congress of Labour and the ILO convened regional trade union leaders on 18 May to align priorities and prepare a coordinated Caribbean voice for the 114th International Labour Conference, which opens in Geneva on 1 June.

From data to decent work: a new push for apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Quality apprenticeship webinar

From data to decent work: a new push for apprenticeships in the Caribbean

ILO-facilitated webinar brings Caribbean and Latin American experts together to share evidence-based approaches to designing quality apprenticeship systems that respond to real labour market needs.

Caribbean marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026
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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.

When work weighs on the mind: A Caribbean wake-up call

Psychosocial risk

When work weighs on the mind: A Caribbean wake-up call

According the ILO’s findings, globally, psychosocial risk factors are linked to more than 840,000 deaths each year and nearly 45 million years of healthy life lost. The economic damage is equally stark: the combined burden is estimated to cost 1.37...

Trinidad and Tobago teams up with the ILO to boost national productivity
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Sustainable national productivity

Trinidad and Tobago teams up with the ILO to boost national productivity

The Ministry of Labour, Small and Micro enterprise Development and ILO discuss a roadmap to implement Cabinet-approved national productivity ecosystem to boost enterprise performance, create better jobs and support economic diversification.

Connecting workers to jobs: the rising public employment services in the Caribbean
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ILO News

Connecting workers to jobs: the rising public employment services in the Caribbean

Public employment services are evolving to better match skills with opportunity in a rapidly changing world of work.

Deepening Decent Work ties: High-level dialogue reinforces ILO–CCLCS collaboration
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ILO and CCLCS continue partnership

Deepening Decent Work ties: High-level dialogue reinforces ILO–CCLCS collaboration

A high-level dialogue between the ILO Caribbean office and Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies (CCLCS) advances the strategic partnership by identifying and aligning priorities for technical collaboration that support decent work and...

Celebrating 25 years with the ILO: Service, solidarity and social justice
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ILO long service recognition award ceremony

Celebrating 25 years with the ILO: Service, solidarity and social justice

The ILO celebrates its Caribbean staff members who received the Long Service Recognition Award for 25 years of dedicated service to advancing decent work and social justice in the region.

The Caribbean labour market paradox: What the 2026 ILO report reveals
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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.

ILO–NIHERST collaboration for evidence-based workforce development in Trinidad and Tobago
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Strengthening skills for the future

ILO–NIHERST collaboration for evidence-based workforce development in Trinidad and Tobago

A collaboration between the ILO and National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST) in Trinidad and Tobago has produced five sectoral skills studies, offering robust, sector-specific labour market evidence, that is...

ILO constituents and partners strengthen knowledge on the social and solidarity economy to advance social justice

ILO constituents and partners strengthen knowledge on the social and solidarity economy to advance social justice

The ILO convened a technical knowledge-sharing event in Turin, bringing together constituents and partners from countries where it has been actively supporting the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) for social justice. Participants...

Trinidad and Tobago advances child labour policy with ILO support
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Child labour

Trinidad and Tobago advances child labour policy with ILO support

The ILO participated in Trinidad and Tobago’s National Multipartite Stakeholder Consultation on 3 December 2025, supporting government, employers, and civil society in finalizing the national Child Labour Policy.

ILO leads critical dialogue at 22nd CCL Triennial Delegates Conference
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Social dialogue

ILO leads critical dialogue at 22nd CCL Triennial Delegates Conference

The ILO played a key role at the CCL 22nd Triennial Delegates Conference, offering evidence-based insights and technical guidance to advance workers’ rights, strengthen regional solidarity, and shape Caribbean labour priorities beyond 2026.

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