All news: Americas + Caribbean

ILO to conduct Actuarial Review of Belize’s Social Security Scheme and the cost assessment for the unemployment insurance

The review will also consider the avenues to enhance the SSB’s investment portfolio allocation strategy, governance and operative structures, to ensure alignment with the Scheme’s retirement benefit liability profile as well as to maximize...

ILO Voices | Tourism

An indigenous entrepreneur in tune with Mother Earth

After successfully reclaiming her people’s territory in Quebrada de Humahuaca, Northern Argentina, Celestina Ábalos turned to tourism to share and promote her indigenous culture. ILO entrepreneurship training during the COVID-19 pandemic helped her...

The Government of Canada and ILO expand their partnership to strengthen institutional capacities in the governance of labour migration in...

Two new projects seek to strengthen the work of Ministries of Labor, Foreign Affairs, migration institutes, public employment services and vocational training institutions, as well as employers' and workers' organizations to integrate migrants and...

Guyana

Skills development through quality apprenticeships: Addressing skills mismatch and youth unemployment

By Dennis Zulu, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and Yeşim Oruç, UN Resident Coordinator in Guyana

ILO to assist the Saint Lucia Employers’ Federation in developing membership strategy

The action plan will focus on the three primary areas: good governance, membership promotion and retention, and advocacy and lobbying.

Latin America and the Caribbean constituents envision workplaces free from violence and harassment

Participants explored how they could progress in ensuring that workplaces are free from violence and harassment.

The ILO bids farewell to Dr. Hassan Ndahi

Dr. Hassan Ndahi leaves the ILO after 14 plus years of service to the Caribbean region.

Five UN agencies collaborate to support the evolution of Trinidad and Tobago's National Statistical System

A donation of mobile equipment, provided by the ILO with financial support from the UN Joint SDG Fund, is intended to support the roll out of the new continuous sample of the population survey (CSSP) and will be used specifically to collect survey...

New national child labour policy launched in Belize with support from ILO and UNICEF

The new policy document includes a consistent set of interventions and associated responsibilities and timeframe for implementation instrumental to the eradication of child labour.

ILO commences a comprehensive review of the Social Protection System of Suriname at the request of the Government

The support provided by the ILO to conduct a comprehensive review of the social protection system of Suriname sets the basis for future interventions that would lead to concrete reforms aimed at providing rights-based, universal, adequate,...

VII Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean concludes

Over 2,000 governments’, employers’ and workers’ representatives from 54 countries gathered in Bogotá (Colombia) from 13-15 July to discuss Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Construction of new facility to aid in vocational training for marginalized youth in Saint Lucia

The facility, will host a new state of the art hospitality and catering block for the vocational curriculum.

ILO lends technical support for the review / evaluation of Guyana National Apprenticeship Programme

Dr. Hassan Ndahi, ILO Senior Skills and Employability Specialist, presented his findings and stated that stakeholders are ready to see the review become a reality.

ILO and PSI team up to conduct online seminar for Caribbean Trade Unions to raise awareness on ILS and ILO Supervisory Mechanisms

The purpose of the event was to provide an overview on ILO standards and promote a better understanding on the key role of trade unions in ILO regular supervisory mechanism.

ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean thanks Erica Martin for her contribution to the work in the Caribbean region

Ms Martin provided technical support to constituents on international labour standards and labour labour legislation.

Following the Americas Summit Declaration on migration, ILO reaffirms its commitment to strengthening labour migration governance in the...

ILO principles are reflected in the Summit declaration and new US guidance on temporary migrant workers

ILO underscores alignment with the Americas Summit Declaration on Migration

ILO fundamental principles related to the governance of labour migration are reflected in the Summit declaration and new US guidance on temporary migrant workers

Suriname embarks on its 3rd Decent Work Country Programme

ILO Officials embarked on a mission to Suriname during the month of June, which signalled the formal launch of planning with tripartite constituents for the country's 3rd DWCP.

Joint report

ECLAC and the ILO indicate that the recovery in employment has been slow, partial and uneven in new joint report

In a new joint report, the two UN organizations analyze the effects of and recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the region’s labor markets in 2021, spotlighting the evolution of real wages.

Caribbean Ministers of Labour meet with ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at 110th session of the ILC

The meeting focused on continued assistance to Caribbean member States.  Additionally, the Ministers unanimously expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude to Mr Ryder for advancing the work of the ILO in the Caribbean region over the last ten...