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ILO conducts regional training for Data Managers on SDMX and data management in support of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS)

A series of workshops were conducted in the region to equip CARICOM National Data Managers with the data handling and system management knowledge of the .Stat Suite.

Staff movement

The ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean bids farewell to Ariel Pino

Mr. Pino is now the ILO Coordinator in Haiti

The Ministry of Labour of Argentina promotes strategies for green jobs and just transition

Throught the UN Partnership Action on Green Economy, the ILO has worked closely with the Ministry of Labour of Argentina in supporting green jobs and a just transition.

Supporting women entrepreneurs in the Plurinational State of Bolivia (summary)

How simplifying business registration and licensing procedures can improve enterprise sustainability

Supporting women entrepreneurs in the Plurinational State of Bolivia

How simplifying business registration and licensing procedures can improve enterprise sustainability

Advancing the 2030 Agenda through the Social and Solidarity Economy

The second position paper of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy revisits the role of Social and Solidarity Economy in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and calls for a stronger enabling environment and policy...

ILO conducts training targeting 3 Caribbean countries on the extension of social coverage to the informal economy

Participants from Anguilla, Grenada and The BVI prepared a national action plan for their respective countries to extend coverage to workers and businesses in the informal sector.

The development of Suriname's Third Decent Work Country Programme is in motion

A full overview of the performance of the DWCP II was conducted at the start of the DWCP III workshop

The Employment Rights Tribunal of Barbados piloting the ILO Diagnostic Tool on Access to Labour Justice

The Hon. Colin E. Jordan, M.P., expressed his willingness to include the Employment Rights Tribunal of Barbados within the list of institutions that would contribute to the piloting of the Tool.

Our impact, Their voices

Advancing gender equality in Colombia’s dairy and construction industries

Over 450 workers across two enterprises were trained on concepts from the SCORE Training Gender Equality module: a simple, yet adaptable tool that helps enterprises achieve their diversity, inclusion and equity goals.

Barbados becomes the 2nd Caribbean country to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (C190)

The country deposited the instrument of ratification on 1 September 2022

Suriname’s new national midterm labour market policy (2022-2025) launched

The Policy is the result of a research and consultative process which started in October 2021, under the lead of the ILO.

Public Sector Unions learn about the strategic use of the ILO Supervisory Mechanisms

The participants agreed that the workshop provided a lot of practical information and tools as well as food for thought. It also gave an opportunity to share national experiences.

ILO and Suriname collaborate to support productivity growth with decent work

The ILO will support Suriname in the sustainable productivity growth of key economic sectors, and promote the economic inclusion for vulnerable groups.

ILO Voices | Care economy

I am not a madman, I am an early childhood teacher

Federico Trotta has overcome prejudice and stigma to become an early childhood teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina – a profession that many believe is a “feminine” career.

Argentina advances towards a national sustainable construction plan for a Just Transition

Within the framework of the ILO PAGE Project, a Labour Adaptation Plan for the Construction Sector in Argentina has been developed together with the social partners, aimed at identifying concrete strategies for advancing towards an inclusive...

Ministries of Labour from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico exchange experiences on fair recruitment of migrant workers

By hosting this exchange, the ILO seeks to contribute to efforts to improve fair recruitment processes for migrant workers.

Labour Overview 2022

Low growth and global crisis slow job recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

The regional unemployment rate reached 7.9 per cent and returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the labour outlook in the region, also affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine, may be complicated by greater informality and working poverty, says the...

The Caribbean to benefit from the expertise of newly ILO certified business coaches

The four week course provided participants with the opportunity to practice their coaching techniques in a safe environment, using real life case studies.

Youth labour market integration: the case for quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Blog by Gonzalo Graña, ILO/CINTERFOR Specialist on Quality Apprenticeships