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2021 Labour Overview Series

26 million jobs lost in Latin America and the Caribbean during pandemic

A new ILO analysis warns that "ambitious actions" are needed for the regional labour market to recover in 2021 – a year that began marked by new waves of contagion. The strong labour impact of COVID-19 was aggravated by pre-existing structural...

Business resilience is a key driver of economic prosperity in the Caribbean

Made up of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Caribbean faces multiple vulnerabilities to climate hazards such as hurricanes, flooding, landslides, heatwaves, drought and sea level rise

The ILO and the Bolivian Ministry of Mining and Metallurgy strengthen mining cooperatives for economic recovery with decent work

More than a thousand cooperative members will get in-depth knowledge of the values of solidarity and equity of the cooperative business model and will be trained in the design of viable cooperative business plans to improve working conditions in the...

Prioritizing TVET in COVID-19 recovery efforts for the Caribbean: How CARICOM Member States can address delivery, continuity and resilience

Gender equal business essential for women’s economic empowerment in Jamaica

EU-funded ILO-UWI assessment aimed at improving country’s standing in the promotion of women’s entrepreneurship development

ILO presents findings from its WESO 2021 report at a COOP Academy organized by the ICA

The presentation on the ILO’s flagship report “The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work” focused on the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work and also elaborated on experiences of platform...

UNDP-ILO

A socio-economic integration strategy to turn migration into a factor for sustainable development

More than 5 million Venezuelans have left their country and 85 percent have moved to other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, generating an unprecedented migration crisis, UNDP and ILO highlighted when presenting the regional strategy.

UNDP and ILO to present integration strategy for migrants and refugees from Venezuela

Regional Directors of both organizations will present the joint initiative "Migration from Venezuela: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean" and its first pilot projects

International Women's Day 2021

SCORE Training adapts to continue promoting gender equality despite COVID-19

While the priority in 2020 was health and safety, the SCORE Programme adopted several strategies to meet gender equality objectives. On this International Women's Day, let's look back at SCORE Programme activities that helped ensure progress on this...

13 million women in Latin America and the Caribbean saw their jobs disappear due to the COVID-19 pandemic

An unprecedented decline in the labour participation rate and the increase in unemployment make it urgent to apply policies for greater gender equality at work, as a key component of COVID-19 recovery strategies.

Think.Coop and Start.Coop Spanish updated versions are now available

ILO Brasilia prepares to launch SCORE Programme in Brazil

The SCORE programme will be launched in Brazil for three years to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and reverse damages caused by poor working conditions in the Brazilian apparel sector.

Digital economy

Digital platforms: a future of work with opportunities and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

In the last decade, digital work platforms in the region have increased 14 fold, and COVID-19 is accelerating the transformation. Now there is a need to improve taking advantage of employment and business opportunities in a sector where algorithmic...

Caribbean employers’ and workers’ organizations reaffirm joint action plan for transforming world of work in the region

Addressing social protection, skills mismatches, digital economy and gender-based violence among top priorities

ILO COOP participates in a webinar organized by We Effect and vi Agroforestry on "Our cooperative identity – where is it taking us in the...

The webinar organized by We Effect and vi Agroforestry on ”Our cooperative identity – where is it taking us in the future?” took place on third of February bringing staff members from headquarters and regions together.

Jamaica and the ILO sign grant agreement to support formalization in the Agriculture and Fisheries sectors

New project to support technical training and entrepreneurial coaching for micro and small operators in agriculture and fisheries sectors.

#NoOccupationalInfections

The workplace is important in the fight against cancer

In the context of World Cancer Day, it is important to remember that occupational cancer, addressed by Convention 139, is preventable since appropriate measures are adopted, recalls the specialist in occupational safety and health of the ILO in...

Greater labour force resilience and stronger partnerships among key successes of Barbados Employability Project

ILO-supported initiative prepares workers affected by pandemic to re-enter job market

South-South Cooperation

ILO and Brazil seal new project to support the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean free of Child Labour

In the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, a renewed South-South cooperation partnership is essential to promote the exchange of knowledge and the improvement of public policies.

Strengthening gender equality initiatives through SCORE Gender Equality Model

A construction company in Colombia continues to strengthen its gender equality initiatives with the support of SCORE’s Gender Equality Model (MIG SCORE) and EQUILATERA