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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

OCB: Promoting and innovating in cooperative enterprises in Brazil

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

ILO participates in the 15th World Fair Trade Summit in Lima, Peru

The ILO highlighted the changes in the world of work and underlined the synergies between cooperatives and fair trade towards improving livelihoods of small-scale producers.

UNTFSSE participates in the UNGA side event organized by Pact for Impact

ILO’s Enterprises Department Director and Chair of the UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE), Mr van Vuuren, participated as a speaker in a side meeting at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) organized by the Pact for Impact in New...

ILO’s participation in the consultations on the cooperative act and policy in Trinidad and Tobago

The ILO took part in the consultations on the national policy on cooperatives and the Co-operative Societies Act held by the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development in Trinidad and Tobago.

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UN and ILO: Future of work and the challenges for the cooperation agenda in Latin America and the Caribbean

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinators and International Labour Organization (ILO) representatives in the region participate in a two-day meeting in Peru aimed at identifying opportunities to promote Decent Work as an essential component of the...

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United Nations and ILO meet in Lima to address challenges of the future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean

The dialogue between the ILO and the UN Resident Coordinators on 17 and 18 September seeks to strengthen cooperation to support countries in the region to meet the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Statement on Hurricane Dorian from Ms Claudia Coenjaerts, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean

ILO pledges its support to working with the government, businesses and workers in the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.

The IOM and ILO organize a workshop on fair and ethical recruitment of migrant workers

Hosted in Guatemala, the workshop brings together government institutions and entities responsible for statistics and censuses at the national level, as well as experts from IOM and ILO, and employers, workers and civil society organizations.

Thirty new trainers trained in My.Coop towards developing agricultural cooperatives in southern Haiti

My.Coop – Training on agricultural cooperative management was organized in Haiti within the framework of an ILO project on addressing education and skills gaps for vulnerable youth in the agriculture and fishery sectors.

Gender equality at work

A long, steep road to equality for women at work in Latin America and the Caribbean

Women in the region are earning 17 per cent less than men per hour, on average, and while an increasing number of women are entering the labour force, their treatment is still far from equal, according to a new International Labour Organization...

ILO: Persistent gender gaps at work make it necessary to adopt transformative measures in Latin America and the Caribbean

Women earn 17 per cent less than men per hour worked, and despite their increased participation in the labour force, they are still far from equal. The International Labour Organization (ILO) announced a new Report today that features proposals to...

Youth unemployment rates: a challenge for the future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean

There are about 10 million young people who want to enter the labour market and do not gain employment. Those who find a job must face decent work deficits and informality. As part of activities to mark International Youth Day (12 August 2019), ILO...

ILO announces Future of Work Essay Competition winners

First and second place winners receive full scholarships to attend ILO’s Future of Work Summer Academy in Turin, Italy

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Taking the ILO to South America: An epic historical journey

Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile were founding members of the International Labour Organization but were far removed from its Geneva headquarters. In order to draw them in closer, the first ILO Director, Albert Thomas, undertook an epic 70-day...

44th Technical Committee Meeting of ILO-CINTERFOR

Vocational training for the future of work: the challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean

The main Meeting on vocational training in the region will be held this week in Uruguay with more than 200 delegates from 20 countries. The Technical Committee of ILO/Cinterfor will address the challenges posed by the present and future of work.

International Day of Cooperatives

Message from ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder for International Cooperative Day 2019

The 2019 International Day of Cooperatives will be celebrated on Saturday 6 July. This year, in commemoration of the ILO’s centenary, the theme is "cooperatives for decent work" which is closely linked to SDG8. On this occasion ILO Director-General...

The ILO calls for inclusive structural transformation at the LED Regional Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean

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Expansion of Self-Employment and Greater Informality Threaten the Labor Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean

A new joint ECLAC-ILO publication analyzes aspects of fulfillment of the 2030 Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goal No. 8 (on decent work and economic growth).

ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour gets underway in Barbados

ILO Director-General discusses why a decent and sustainable future of work is important for the Caribbean

Our impact, Their voices

SMEs in Peru transform to become more productive and competitive

Through government lead initiatives to institutionalise SCORE, a sustainable model has been developed to ensure more Peruvian business have access to SCORE Training.