All news: Americas + Caribbean
13th Annual South-South review
Brazil and the ILO reinforce their strategic partnership and commitment to South-South
The meeting brought together Brazil’s Minister of Labour and Employment Luiz Marinho, and the ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo, and highlighted Brazil’s leadership in the Global Coalition for Social Justice.
International Labour Standards
Mexico ratifies the Safety and Health in Mines Convention
Mexico reaffirms its strong commitment to occupational safety and health for mining workers by becoming the 36th country to ratify Convention No. 176.
Rural development
Canals, roads and jobs rebuilt in Les Cayes, Haiti
ILO project advances decent jobs and rural infrastructure recovery in southern Haiti, repairing canals and rural tracks to help communities recover and build resilience.
Occupational safety and health
ILO and NEBOSH join forces to boost safety in Guyana
ILO and JDE Peet’s partner to strengthen labour rights in coffee supply chains in Brazil
A new public-private partnership seeks to tackle child labour, prevent forced labour violations and promote fair recruitment in the coffee sector.
Social dialogue and tripartism
50 years of ILO Convention No. 144: putting tripartism into practice
Marking 50 years since its adoption, Convention No. 144 remains a key instrument for promoting tripartism and effective consultation on international labour standards.
Key actors from Colombia’s main agricultural supply chains conclude diploma programme on living wages and incomes
Representatives of workers’ organisations, companies from the coffee, banana and palm oil sectors, and public institutions participated in RURALIA, an ILO programme aimed at strengthening technical capacities and promoting social dialogue on living...
Migration
ILO supports Suriname in strengthening labour migration governance
The two-day visit to Suriname advanced labour migration governance by promoting fair recruitment, strengthening institutional capacity, including on labour migration information systems, and deepening social dialogue in the context of incoming and...
Three Stann Creek communities sign on to PROSPER Partnership
The first three of 15 partner communities formalize commitment as the EU-funded ILO PROSPER project moves from planning to implementation.
Decent work
Grenada signs its first Decent Work Country Programme
Government, employers and trade unions commit to a five-year tripartite roadmap built around three Strategic Priorities and eleven Outcomes, backed by full Cabinet endorsement.
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.
Haiti and ILO sign two-year country programme to advance decent work and social dialogue
New agreement sets four national priorities for technical support on employment, social protection and labour reform
EU-funded ILO PROSPER Project initiative
PROSPER Project holds community consultation in San Miguel
The EU-funded PROSPER project engaged San Miguel village leaders and community members in a consultation to discuss proposed activities in cacao, tourism, and local economic development, while gathering feedback to shape community-led planning and...
ILO Director-General commends Uruguay’s strong tradition of social dialogue during official visit
Gilbert F. Houngbo met with representatives of the government, employers and workers to advance tripartite cooperation ahead of the upcoming International Labour Conference.
Article
Latin America and the Caribbean face the challenge of expanding pension coverage
Latin America and the Caribbean face a double pressure: high levels of labour informality and rapid population ageing. Expanding pension coverage is no longer only a social policy aspiration, but an urgent necessity to protect older persons and...
Child Labour
Strengthening occupational health and safety: a key step toward preventing child labour in the Honduran coffee industry
The ILO-led CLEAR Supply Chains Project is empowering companies and cooperatives in Honduras’s coffee sector to prevent child labour through concrete strategies to be implemented throughout the supply chain.
Child Labour
Honduras Reaches Historic Consensus: CONETI Approves Key Reform to Protect Adolescents from Hazardous Work
La CONETI es el espacio de diálogo social idóneo donde representantes de Gobierno, empleadores, trabajadores y organizaciones de sociedad civil suman esfuerzos para prevenir y erradicar el trabajo infantil
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.
Decent work
Brazil and ILO strengthen South–South cooperation on care economy
New project promotes knowledge sharing and policy exchange to support inclusive care systems and advance gender equality across the Global South.
Workers activities - skills training
Saint Lucia trade unions build skills for collective bargaining
Trade union leaders in Saint Lucia have completed a two-day ILO training to sharpen their collective bargaining and negotiation skills, a timely investment as the country formalizes its first national tripartite advisory committee.
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