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OSH Regional Webinar

Improving occupational safety and health, a challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean

Representatives of public institutions and employers' and workers' organizations, together with ILO experts, participated in a virtual conversation convened by the ILO on the present and future of occupational safety and health, following its...

Dominica moves closer to launching new cooperatives policy with support from ILO and Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies

Once finalized and adopted, the policy is expected to positively impact the resilience of the country towards building a stronger and sustainable future.

ILO donates digital devices to Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Labour for the modernization of its inspection system

The equipment will advance the digitization of the Government’s labour administration function, which is responsible for the prevention of child labour and the development of a labour market information system.

Daniel Berruezo, Secretary of Labour of Salta

From experiencing child labour to implementing public policies to eradicate it

Since he was seven years old he worked in tobacco crops. Today, Daniel Berruezo is the head of the Rosario de Lerma delegation of the Secretariat of Labour of the province of Salta. His personal experience is present in the responsibilities he...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Carlos Gonzalez Blanco, Research Officer (Cooperatives of the Americas)

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

ILO emphasizes MSME development at UN-Habitat’s New Urban Planning Agenda launch in Belize

Innovative toolkit can be adapted to include sustainable enterprises to achieve decent work

Resilient Caribbean Joint Programme and the OECS Commission Host Targeted Learning Event on Enhancing Social Protection Information...

Strong focus was placed on the importance of the three dimensions of IMS - people, processes, and technology for successful implementation.

ILO joins other UN agencies in Belize to deliver training for prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment

Participants included representatives from Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the National Trade Union Congress of Belize.

Jimena Álvarez Parma, labour inspector in the province of Salta

"A better articulated work can help us achieve more rights for children and adolescents"

Jimena Álvarez Parma is an inspector for Salta’s provincial field agency of the National Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security) in Salta. Since her youth she has been interested in promoting labour rights. Her experience as a model at...

Government of Belize and ILO hold value chain analysis validation session with stakeholders for the growth of decent jobs through MSMEs

The Government of Belize and the ILO presented draft value chain analysis findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a validation session. The two sector results presented were the manufacturing of handcrafted food (dried fruits) and...

Lidia Fernández, member of COPRETI Buenos AIres

A mapping of child labour risks and the collective possibilities to eradicate child labour

Lidia is an operator of the action node of the Comisión Provincial por la Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil (COPRETI) of the province of Buenos Aires in El Peligro (La Plata). Together with the families of the neighborhood, she participated in a...

ILO to address the main challenges facing the world of work in the post-pandemic period at a new edition of the Sustainable Development...

Two events organized by the ILO will be part of the agenda of the sixth meeting of this Forum, and will highlight the current labor challenges and the strategies to be implemented to promote decent work and sustainable development.

Suriname's Decent Work Monitoring Committee concludes successful training in Trinidad and Tobago

The workshop, which was conducted by the ILO Caribbean Office’s Senior Programme Officer, Ingerlyn Caines-Francis, had a primary focus of understanding the strategic responsibilities of a DWCP monitoring committee through an exploration of the...

A Super-Connector for successful futures

Michael Bevis, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, City and County of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Juan Brasesco, former COPRETI official

"Punitive strategies are not adequate for addressing child labour"

The former official of the Comisión Provincial para la Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil (COPRETI) of Buenos Aires puts into context the joint work with the project "Offside: ¡Marcando la cancha!" of ILO Argentina in the development of an...

ILO assesses the financial sustainability of unemployment insurance systems during ISSA technical seminar in Antigua and Barbuda

The ISSA technical seminar was an excellent opportunity for stakeholders to exchange ideas, share experiences, and learn from each other's best practices in unemployment protection.

Peru’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights: dialogue as a cornerstone to promote and respect human rights

In June 2021 Peru announced the approval of its National Action Plan (NAP) on Business and Human Rights, the outcome of a multi-stakeholder dialogue process that included state institutions, employers’ organizations and businesses, workers’...

ILO assists The Bahamas in the development of a National Apprenticeship Policy

The policy will lay out guidance for elaborating and implementing an inclusive and sustainable National Apprenticeship Programme.

Florencia Lance, from INTA Argentina

"If there is child labour, public policies are missing"

The head of the Red de Abordaje Institucional con Pueblos Indígenas of the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) talks about the construction of a joint agenda with the ILO for the prevention of child labor in rural areas.

Yaneth Dávila, rural producer of Florencio Varela

"Improving the economic conditions of rural women reduces the risk of child labour"

Yaneth Dávila is an agroecological family farmer who lives in Florencio Varela, province of Buenos Aires. She participated in a training course on financial education for the rural economy, organized by ILO Argentina and the Ministry of Labour of...