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ILO: Timid improvement for employment in the Caribbean during Q4 2020

The latest projections for 2021 presented in the ILO Monitor report show that most countries will experience a relatively strong recovery in the second half of the year.

Campaign

Belize launches bipartite COVID-19 workplace safety and health awareness campaign

National initiative made possible with support from the ILO under the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund

Panamanian firms advance towards gender equality

In the case of Panama, the decrease in the economic gender gap would have a considerable impact in the country´s economy, according to research by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Campaign

Belize COVID-19 OSH Campaign

Launched in December 2020, this national promotional programme seeks to develop knowledge and create awareness on how to create and maintain safe and healthy workplaces in the context of pandemic.

Nature becomes part of us through dance

Michael Pili Pang – Kumu Hula, Hālau Hula Ka No‘eau, – Oahu, HI

You need to feel good about your work

Ted Eynon – Owner, Meier Skis – Denver, CO

ECA and NATUC join Spotlight Initiative to end workplace gender-based violence in Trinidad and Tobago

Partnership facilitated by ILO and UNFPA

Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados labour officials learn best practices for eliminating child labour

Innovative techniques offered through seminar series delivered by ILO and South-South partners

High-level tripartite panel deliberates state of Caribbean labour markets and shares vision for post-pandemic future of work

Virtual ILO event highlighted latest data and policy responses for sustainable recovery

Labour Overview 2020

COVID-19 leaves a trail of high unemployment, inactivity and precarious employment in Latin America and the Caribbean

Some 30 million people are unemployed and 23 million will have left the workforce due to the lack of opportunities. In 2021, employment will be in intensive care and the indicators could worsen, says ILO annual Labour Overview for Latin America and...

ILO to launch 2020 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean

The annual report offers data and analysis on impacts of pandemic and will be presented at a virtual press conference on 17 December 2020.

ILO and tripartite partners to discuss latest data on COVID-19 impact on Caribbean labour markets and solutions for post-pandemic recovery

Webinar to take place on Monday 14 December from 10-11 am (Eastern Caribbean Time). Registration is necessary to receive a link to join the event.

ILO COOP 100 Webinar V - SSE momentum: Finance for Inclusion and the Future of Work during Covid-19 pandemic

The webinar focused on the key challenges related to the future of work, how they affect local communities, and what Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations (SSEOs) are doing toward addressing them. Two keynote speakers presented the main...

COVID-19, the future of work and trade unions: Strengthening social dialogue through the crisis

ILO Caribbean hosts session on building back better through deeper, more inclusive cooperation

ILO: COVID-19 recovery in the Caribbean will be gradual but working hour losses expected to remain high

New report assesses regional policy responses and makes recommendations for more sustainable labour solutions

Skills development partnerships in the Global South: A global event - an initiative led by Africa.

Jamaica to increase formal employment in domestic work, agriculture and fisheries

Through an ILO-funded initiative, government and social partners will seek to reduce vulnerabilities of informal businesses and workers in three sectors

Boosting women’s economic empowerment with export opportunities

ILO, UN Women and European Union seek to close business gender gap through trade promotion

UTIPEC implements a Gender Equality Policy through SCORE Training

Through ILO's SCORE Training, UTIPEC (Union of the Petroleum and Energy Industry Workers of Colombia) is the first union in the hydrocarbon sector in Colombia to implement a Gender Equality Policy.

Sintracomunicaciones began implementing ILO’s SCORE Training to strengthen worker organization

The National Union of Communications and Related Transportation Industry (Sintracomunicaciones) started the implementation of SCORE Training to strengthen worker's organization