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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.
C144 ratified
Saint Lucia ratifies Tripartite Consultation Convention
In a landmark Labour Week, Saint Lucia ratified ILO Convention No. 144 on tripartite consultation and formally installed a new national tripartite advisory body, the strongest commitment to social dialogue in the country's recent history.
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.
Psychosocial risk
When work weighs on the mind: A Caribbean wake-up call
According the ILO’s findings, globally, psychosocial risk factors are linked to more than 840,000 deaths each year and nearly 45 million years of healthy life lost. The economic damage is equally stark: the combined burden is estimated to cost 1.37...
Decent work
ILO renews engagement with Saint Kitts and Nevis on decent work priorities
A four-day ILO mission to Basseterre sets the stage for renewed cooperation on the country’s wide-ranging decent work agenda including social security reform, tripartite dialogue, and skills development.
Occupational safety and health
Caribbean marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026
The Caribbean celebrated World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026 under the ILO psychosocial theme with events, walks, and leadership urging mental well-being and shared safety responsibility.
Sustainable development
Haiti: Participatory planning lays the foundations for peace and livelihoods in Artibonite
Communities in Haiti’s Artibonite department come together for a three-day participatory planning process to shape a new ILO and WFP initiative, supported by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, which links livelihoods, decent work and...
Child Labour
Toward a Child Labor-Free Supply Chain: Honduras Trains Its Rural Youth in Specialized Coffee Processing
The ILO-led CLEAR Supply Chains Project is working to increase opportunities for decent work for adults and young workers in the coffee value chain to prevent child labour.
Q&A
Informality, productivity and digital platforms: understanding a persistent challenge
Labour informality remains one of the main challenges in the world of work in Latin America and the Caribbean. This interview explores why it is a multi-causal and multidimensional phenomenon, what responses have proven most effective, and how...
Social security reform
Saint Kitts and Nevis steps up on social security: Tripartite national dialogue on reform gains momentum
A landmark stakeholder conference hosted by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board signals a turning point for the Federation's pension system.
ILO News
Trade unions shape the conversation on Jamaica’s National Employment Policy
The workshop brought together the ILO and Jamaican trade unions to strengthen workers’ input into the country’s National Employment Policy.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026
840,000 deaths a year linked to psychosocial risks at work
New global report shows how poorly designed or managed work, including high demands, long hours, and job insecurity in poorly managed workplaces are damaging workers’ health and the economy.
Social security reform
Haiti targets stronger social protection: ILO workshop assesses social security system against Convention No. 102
An ILO-led workshop reviewed Haiti’s social security legislation against international minimum standards, identifying strengths and critical reform priorities.
World Bank / IMF Spring Meetings 2026
Labour market fragilities grow as global shocks intensify, says ILO
Even as global growth appears steady, structural labour market weaknesses and escalating conflict in the Middle East threaten incomes and jobs for millions, Gilbert F. Houngbo warns at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Measuring the social and solidarity economy: Insights from Costa Rica’s experience
Mario Durán Fernández, National Director of Social and Solidarity Economy at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, shares insights on challenges and key aspects in advancing reliable and comparable statistics on the social and solidarity...
ILO calls for stronger social protection for a changing world of work
A new ILO report calls on Member States to reinforce social protection systems in response to evolving labour markets. Drawing on country experiences, it offers policy recommendations to ensure that all workers — across all types of employment — are...
News
Yukiko Arai appointed Director of the ILO Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America
As of 1 April 2026, Yukiko Arai has taken up her functions as Director of the ILO Office for the Southern Cone of Latin America, where she will lead efforts to promote decent work and social dialogue in the region.
Sustainable national productivity
Trinidad and Tobago teams up with the ILO to boost national productivity
The Ministry of Labour, Small and Micro enterprise Development and ILO discuss a roadmap to implement Cabinet-approved national productivity ecosystem to boost enterprise performance, create better jobs and support economic diversification.
ILO and Nestlé partner to advance labour rights in coffee supply chains
ILO and Nestlé launch a two-year project to promote fair recruitment and labour rights in coffee supply chains in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico.
EU-Funded ILO Project news update
Maya communities in Belize lead the way as the EU-funded ILO PROSPER project advances
Field visits and consultations are shaping locally driven solutions for sustainable livelihoods, while ensuring respect for indigenous peoples through a Free, Prior and Informed Consent process.
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