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Caribbean labour ministers’ meeting

Caribbean Labour Ministers commit to closer collaboration

The 8th International Labour Organization (ILO) Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers concluded on July 3, 2013 with a commitment to deepen regional national, regional and international collaboration.

Caribbean labour ministers’ meeting

ILO Director-General calls for urgent action on youth unemployment

Guy Ryder tells Caribbean Labour ministers that it is time to act to save a “lost generation” of young people.

Caribbean Labour Ministers Commit to Closer Collaboration

Meeting pledged to deepen national, regional and international collaboration and to work more closely with the ILO to achieve a number of specific goals including the strengthening of social dialogue.

Caribbean Labour Ministers to Discuss Labour and Development

Caribbean Ministers of Labour will focus on strengthening decent work for development during meeting on 2-3 July 2013, in Port of Spain, Trinidad

ILO Director-General calls for urgent action on youth unemployment

Director General of the International Labour Organization, Guy Ryder, told Caribbean Labour Ministers that there is a need to focus more closely on strategies to address youth unemployment.

ILO Director-General and Caribbean labour and employer groups discuss social dialogue

Both groups have also lobbied for the establishment of a Labour Unit at the CARICOM Secretariat to monitor and initiate action on the tripartite process.

Caribbean labour ministers' meeting

Keynote address by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, at the 8th Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour

ILO Director-General to address the 8th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers in Port of Spain

ILO Director-General tol attend the 8th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Reflections on the case of Trinidad and Tobago

Global South-South Development Forum 2012: Keynote statement by The Hon. Errol McLeod, Minister of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise...

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

Tripartite Meeting on Optimizing Productivity at Safe and Healthy Workplaces through Social Dialogue concludes

Delegates reaffirmed their commitment to the ILO's Decent Work Agenda and four strategic objectives.

Optimizing Productivity at Safe and Healthy Workplaces through Social Dialogue

A specific output from the Meeting will be the selection of priorities, linked to National Plans of Action and Decent Work Country Programmes.

Partnership of law and labour important for greater social harmony and economic development

Third Caribbean Course on International Labour Standards for judges, lawyers and legal educators

Trinidad and Tobago initiates social dialogue discussions: learns from Caribbean and Mauritius experiences

Seminar is expected to equip law professionals with the knowledge that will enable them to use international law sources at the national level

Minister Mc Leod to open ILO regional seminar for judges, lawyers and legal educators

Seminar is expected to equip law professionals with the knowledge that will enable them to use international law sources at the national level

Trinidad and Tobago: the first step towards a social dialogue mechanism

Discussions among tripartite delegates were expected to be the first step in the road towards the creation of a social dialogue mechanism for Trinidad and Tobago.

Greening the economy can be stimulus for employment, especially for youth, says Trinidad and Tobago’s Labour Minister

Government intends to undertake initiatives to shift towards a greener economy.

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.

Young people voice employment concerns at Trinidad and Tobago’s National Youth Employment Forum

Approximately two hundred and sixty young persons met to exchange their views on the issues and challenges impacting on their access to employment opportunities.