All news: Americas + Caribbean
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.
ILO News
Connecting workers to jobs: the rising public employment services in the Caribbean
Public employment services are evolving to better match skills with opportunity in a rapidly changing world of work.
Interview
Q&A on Critical Minerals and the Work of the ILO
This interview explores the International Labour Organization's (ILO) work at the intersection of labor rights and the fast-growing critical minerals sector. In this Q&A with Casper N. Edmonds and Camila Meireles, two leading ILO experts discuss how...
How labour governance is key to securing critical mineral supply chains
In a briefing hosted by the ILO office for the United States and Canada, ILO experts outlined how growing global demand for critical minerals is exposing labour risks across supply chains, highlighting the need for stronger governance, safer working...
Safety and health in forestry work in focus on International Day of Forests 2026
In Brazil, the ILO is improving occupational safety and health and strengthening social dialogue in the forestry sector.
DWCP validation workshop
Grenada validates new country programme to advance decent work
Grenada’s tripartite partners reviewed and refined the Decent Work Country Programme, setting a nationally owned framework for inclusive and sustainable labour market development.
ILO News
The Jamaica Household Workers’ Union marks 35 years of progress
The Jamaica Household Workers’ Union celebrates 35 years of advocacy for domestic workers, marking the milestone with recognition of its longstanding partnership with the ILO.
News
Social dialogue advances gender equality and shared care responsibilities in Latin America
An ILO report shows how collective bargaining and innovative company practices are strengthening care policies and gender equality in eight countries in Latin America.
Working time
ILO: Long working hours and care burdens deepen inequalities in Latin America
The new ILO Southern Cone technical report analyzes evidence from seven Latin American countries and shows how time-use surveys help better understand the relationship between working hours, care, commuting and well-being, providing key inputs for...
ILO News
New market in Chambellan strengthens livelihoods in Grand’ Anse Haiti
A new public market in Chambellan improves working conditions and supports local producers. The joint ILO and WFP initiative links decent work with food security and economic recovery.
International Women’s Day 2026
Turning commitments into action for women at work
On International Women’s Day, Gilbert F. Houngbo calls for urgent action to make women’s rights at work a reality everywhere. In this message, the Director-General of the ILO highlights the need to close the gender pay gap, ensure safe workplaces...
International Women’s Day 2026
Care, decent work and social protection: ILO analyzes key elements to build comprehensive and sustainable systems
A new ILO publication examines how to advance towards care systems based on gender equality, shared social responsibility and financial sustainability.
CLEAR Supply Chains Project
Honduras' coffee sector strengthens its capacity to implement due diligence and prevent child labour
El Proyecto CLEAR Supply Chains liderado por la OIT está empoderando a empresas y cooperativas del sector café de Honduras para prevenir el trabajo infantil con estrategias concretas a implementar a lo largo de la cadena de suministro.
Skills development for young Haitian trainees
Young artisans certified for a greener future in Grand’ Anse, Haiti
ILO news
Saint Vincent Advances Social Security Reform with 13th Actuarial Review
The International Labour Organization (ILO) is supporting Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in strengthening its National Insurance Scheme through the 13th Actuarial Review and supporting advances in social security reform, pension sustainability and...
Better Work Haiti programme
Government of Haiti and ILO reinforce strategic partnership to safeguard jobs and strengthen labour governance
The Government of Haiti and the International Labour Organization sign a new financing agreement to sustain the Better Work Haiti programme through 2026, safeguarding more than 30,000 garment sector jobs and supporting an industry that accounts for...
ILO and CCLCS continue partnership
Deepening Decent Work ties: High-level dialogue reinforces ILO–CCLCS collaboration
A high-level dialogue between the ILO Caribbean office and Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies (CCLCS) advances the strategic partnership by identifying and aligning priorities for technical collaboration that support decent work and...
ILO long service recognition award ceremony
Celebrating 25 years with the ILO: Service, solidarity and social justice
The ILO celebrates its Caribbean staff members who received the Long Service Recognition Award for 25 years of dedicated service to advancing decent work and social justice in the region.
Caribbean labour market in focus
The Caribbean labour market paradox: What the 2026 ILO report reveals
The key question in the Caribbean is not whether people are working, but whether work itself is becoming a stronger engine for prosperity, inclusion, and resilience.
EU-Funded ILO Project news update
PROSPER project sharpens its focus in readiness for community action in southern Belize
The EU-funded PROSPER project reviews the concrete steps it has taken that set the stage for accelerated implementation in 2026, particularly for communities in southern Belize engaged in cacao and tourism.
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