All news: Americas + Caribbean

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Trebor Scholz – connecting cooperatives to the future of work, digitally

"Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue, ILO interviewed Professor...

Domestic work

Convention No. 189 on domestic workers ratified by Brazil

Brazil promotes decent work for an estimated 7 million domestic workers.

Gender equality

Equal Pay International Coalition launched in Latin America and the Caribbean

A ceremony in Panama marked the regional launch in Latin America and the Caribbean of an international coalition to promote pay equality between women and men. The Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) is led by the ILO, UN Women and the OECD.

ILO launches EESE assessment and Action Plan in Guyana

Based on the findings of the EESE assessment, an EESE steering Committee was established to implement changes which would nurture a more conducive environment for business and investment, thereby triggering job creation.

Tripartite constituents sign Decent Work Country Programme for Guyana

On Friday 15 December, Guyana became the first Caribbean country to officially sign on to the second phase of its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP). The programme, which ran its first phase from 2012 to 2015, is propelled by the joint efforts of...

ILO launches Skills for Green Jobs Study- Guyana

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection of Guyana launched a comprehensive study report conducted titled “Skills for Green Jobs Study- Guyana”

ILO: In 2017 unemployment rose for the third consecutive year in Latin America and the Caribbean, but is expected to go down next year

The rate will decline in 2018 if all the forecasts for economic growth are maintained, says the ILO on presenting the annual Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean report. The region presented mixed challenges, with some signs of...

Latin America and the Caribbean

Unemployment up for 3rd consecutive year, expected to drop in 2018

ILO’s annual Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean shows a continued rise in unemployment. The region presented mixed challenges, with signs of improvement in some areas and indications of deterioration in others.

ILO to launch two key reports in Guyana - Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE), along with an in-depth study on Skills...

The final report and an action plan for the implementation of recommendations will be presented at a high-level tripartite event on 15 December, 2017 at the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Georgetown.

Barbados joins Regional Initiative - Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

ILO: Many are being left behind in the labour markets of Latin America and the Caribbean

At the XX Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) of the OAS this week in Barbados, the Regional Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) addressed the need to tackle a series of gaps encumbering the labour markets in...

SCORE Programme

ILO Programme increasing productivity in SMEs by up to 50%, enters third phase

On 4 December 2017, the International Labour Organization (ILO), along with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), officially launched Phase III of the Sustaining...

The 2017 edition of the ITC ILO Gender Academy includes an elective and a master course touching upon cooperatives

Technical Reports of the ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean

The series of "Technical Reports" addresses priority issues for the ILO in the promotion of decent work, productive development, formalization, respect for labour standards and inclusive growth in the region.

New report ECLAC/ILO

Urban unemployment will keep rising in Latin America and the Caribbean and is seen reaching 9.4% in 2017

In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist.

Urban unemployment will keep rising in Latin America and the Caribbean and is seen reaching 9.4% in 2017

In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist.

Our impact, their voices

How Peruvian quinoa farmers have boosted their income

The Andean Grains Programme – a joint ILO-FAO-UNESCO initiative – not only improved the livelihoods of organic quinoa producers but also contributed to the economic empowerment of women.

ILO and CONASSAT Uruguay to launch campaign on occupational safety and health for young workers

The initiative is part of the activities carried out under the ILO SafeYouth@Work Project - Building a generation of safe and healthy workers, which includes among others, the mainstreaming of OSH content in technical-professional training programs...

Latin America and the Caribbean

ILO highlights massive decent work deficit for youth

Over 50 million young people in Latin America and the Caribbean face a labour market characterised by unemployment, informality and a lack of opportunities. They represent a major challenge, which was discussed at a preparatory meeting ahead of the...

Regional meeting on disability inclusion in the private sector

Disability inclusion makes business sense - also in Latin America

More than 30 business and disability representatives from 12 Latin American countries exchanged their ideas on how to promote regional cooperation among different initiatives during a recent workshop organized by the ILO Global Business and...