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Our cooperative has dignified the work of waste pickers

Twenty-two years ago, Martha Elena Iglesias helped found a waster picker cooperative in Colombia called Planeta Verde. Over time, the cooperative has transformed how the local community views waste pickers and a sense of solidarity has developed...

ILO lends technical assistance to Suriname in the review of its TVET Programmes covered by the Foundation for Labour Mobilization and...

At the end of the review, recommendations were presented to the Minister Mac Andrew and the Management of the SAO for consideration and implementation.

ILO participates in workshop on Social Protection for the Media in Saint Lucia

The workshop sought to build the capacity of media professionals in Saint Lucia thereby better enabling them to understand, report on and lead public dialogue on social protection issues and developments.

In remembrance

A tribute to Jacqui Maria Morris

She was taken in the bloom of her youth, but it is said that "blessed are they who leave good work behind", and she has certainly made an invaluable contribution to the ILO.

ILO supports social dialogue, costing and design of the Unemployment Insurance in Jamaica

UI schemes are implemented in both emerging and advanced economies to protect employed individuals against the risk of job loss. In essence, these interventions provide income support conditional on actively searching for a job and participation in...

ISSA webinar highlights the need for unemployment insurance in the Caribbean region

Keynote speaker, Ariel Pino, ILO Specialist, Social Protection and OSH, examined the key aspects of unemployment insurance – namely the why, the what and the how - vis-à-vis international experience and the International Labour Standards.

Participants from five Caribbean countries complete 6-week quality apprenticeship course

A formal apprenticeship system is a critical but under-utilized resource for gaining experience in the workplace and relevant on-the-job training. It is also essential to expand and improve formal long-term skills to create a globally competitive...

ILO supports the development of Regional Policy for Gender Based Violence at the Workplace (GBV)

C190 takes centre stage at the CEC-CCL workshop, where participants were familiarized with the framework of this Convention as an important reference point for their discussions and validation of the workplace policy under development. 

ILO launches business coaching for rural enterprises and farmers in the Caribbean

The course is part of the on-going efforts by the ILO to effectively support smallholder farmers and small agri-businesses in their development, particularly through business coaching. The joint programme seeks to integrally support sectors, which...

Domestic workers in Jamaica receive entrepreneurship grants from the ILO-Ministry partnership

The specific aim of the collaboration is to foster the participation of female domestic workers in formal entrepreneurial activities that generate additional income to supplement their livelihoods and ultimately, reduce their economic vulnerability.

First ratification of Convention No. 190 in the Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies Conventions Nos 190 and 183

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One hundred MSMEs in the agricultural and fisheries sectors complete training under ILO-Ministry formalization project in Jamaica

During the graduation ceremony, Mr Oral Shaw. Director, MSME Division, Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce expressed appreciation for the partnership with the ILO and the implementation the Project, “formality, is very important to national...

Corinne Salandy returns to the ILO

Corinne Salandy joined the ILO Caribbean Office on 2 May 2022 as Office Support Clerk.

Keeping international labour standards relevant and up to date

Many countries in the Caribbean are bound by Conventions that have been classified as “out-of-date”. These member States are strongly encouraged to consider ratification of the related up-to-date Conventions to avoid a gap in legal protection...

The ILO joined Cooperatives of the Americas to mark the 20th anniversary of Recommendation 193 and to share highlights of the discussion on...

During the session, cooperative leaders from the Americas reflected on the relevance of Recommendation 193 to advance the values of cooperativism in the region. They also reflected on what the upcoming general discussion on decent work and the...

ILO Caribbean Office-CINTEFOR launch new course on Quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Participants from Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago representing Ministries of Labour, employers’ and workers’ organizations and technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutions are taking the course

ILO conducts sensitization workshop on international labour standards reporting for officials in Belize

The workshop aimed to support Belize in fulfilling its annual obligation to report on ratified ILO Conventions.

ILO Caribbean Office participates at virtual launch of the CEC-CCL Joint Regional effort under the Spotlight Initiative

Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) unite on a collaborative approach to develop joint regional policies and advocacy strategies for the eradication of violence against women and girls at the workplace...

ILO participates in UN media sensitization session to improve SDG reporting in Trinidad and Tobago

UN Resident Coordinator’s Office organized a media sensitization session on 04 April 2022 to educate journalists and editors on the structure of the UN in Trinidad and Tobago, its scope of work, priority areas of work and major projects.