All news: Trinidad and Tobago

Minimum wage

ILO launches new evidence-based minimum wage report to support Caribbean employers

The new evidence-based minimum wage guide offers practical guidance for transparent, data-driven wage-setting across 14 territories, underscoring the need for strong tripartite engagement, reliable labour market data, and predictable review systems...

Cooperatives

ILO highlights global lessons as Trinidad and Tobago drives co-operative transformation

The National Co-operative Conference in Trinidad and Tobago brought together leaders, experts, and practitioners to redefine the role of co-operatives and credit unions in national development, with the ILO providing critical global insights to...

Gender equality in the world of work

The missing half: transforming women’s work in the Caribbean through gender-responsive employment policies

Despite some progress, Caribbean women still face significant barriers to equal participation in the labour market, including low employment rates, informal work, wage gaps, and inadequate social protections. The ILO calls for countries to pursue...

Caribbean youth employment strategies

A Generation in transition: Rethinking youth employment in the Caribbean

Policymakers must rethink and reinvigorate their approach to truly tackle youth employment challenges in the Caribbean.

Labour migration

ILO–CARICOM consultation paves the way for a stronger regional labour migration policy

Senior labour officials from CARICOM Member States met virtually on 29–30 July 2025 to advance a Regional Labour Migration Policy Framework supporting decent work, regional integration, and fair labour mobility.

Informal employment

Tackling informal employment in the Caribbean through policy action

Social and solidarity economy

ILO champions the social solidarity economy at the Caribbean World of Work Forum 2025

The Caribbean World of Work Forum 2025, organized by the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies, highlighted the vital role of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in shaping a just and inclusive future of work in the region. With...

Op-Ed

Cooperatives in the Caribbean: A proven path to decent work and sustainable development

Cooperatives are helping Caribbean communities tackle climate change, economic uncertainty, and inequality by creating decent jobs and strengthening local economies.

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 and CCLCS renew strategic partnership

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 and CARICOM launch regional study on labour migration policy

Study will evaluate the interplay of economic, employment, and migration patterns in the Caribbean.

Institutional capacity building

Building a stronger future for employers in Trinidad and Tobago

Youth Employment Policy for Trinidad and Tobago being prepared with technical support from ILO Caribbean

30 labour officials gather for ILO Symposium on Labour Dispute Resolution and Prevention in the Caribbean

Event closed with the adoption of conclusions to serve as a roadmap for reducing barriers to labour justice.

Twenty Caribbean trade union representatives better prepared to utilize ILS following ILO training

Three-week course aimed to boost understanding and strategic use of ILO’s supervisory mechanisms in advocating for workers'' rights.

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.

Benefits of productivity ecosystems highlighted by ILO at conferences in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

Both events explored how to address barriers to better jobs and economic growth.