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2015 Labour Overview

ILO: 1.7 million people joined the ranks of the unemployed in 2015 in Latin America and the Caribbean

The ILO’s 2015 Labour Overview indicates that the economic slowdown has caused a rise in unemployment, particularly among women and young people, and there are signs of increased informality. The situation is worrying and poses policy challenges to...

Gender Equality in the Workplace: SCORE contributes to gender equality in SMEs in developing countries

South-South Cooperation

ILO takes good practices from Brazil in combating forced labour to Peru

Brazilian delegation visited Peru to accompany the first forced labour inspection operation carried out in the country and share experiences.

Regional Forum on Green Economy for Latin America

The Regional Forum on Green Economy for Latin America was opened on Monday 3 November 2015 under the auspices of the United Nations System and the global initiative Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE).

ECLAC-ILO report

Economic Deceleration Affects the Region’s Labor Market in 2015 and Unemployment Will Rise to 6.6%

ECLAC-ILO calls for implementing productive development policies that foster the creation of more and better jobs.

Media Advisory: National bipartite workshops for CARIFORUM member States

A series of national bipartite workshops to be conducted in the CARIFORUM member States of Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Productivity and working conditions in Latin America

Small & medium enterprises in Latin America: the path to productivity

A shoe factory in Colombia seeks to improve its competitiveness by establishing mechanisms for better cooperation in the workplace.

International Youth Day: 12 August 2015

Formal employment: A critical way to engage young people

The theme for International Youth Day in 2015 is youth civic engagement, which includes economic and social engagement. Young workers who are part of the formal economy have a greater chance of having access to decent work as adults.

Youth and trade unions in the Americas

The ILO has published a new handbook entitled Youth and Trade Unions in the Americas. In this interview, Carmen Benitez, Regional Specialist in Workers'Education, explains the issues surrounding the topic of youth for trade union movement in the...

Goodwill Ambassador

Brazilian actor Wagner Moura joins campaign to end modern slavery

The award-winning actor has been appointed an ILO Goodwill Ambassador with a focus on forced labour, an issue he has long campaigned against.

ILO: Seeking to improve employment in the Latin American chemical industry

Representatives of seven countries gathered in Lima for the first tripartite meeting convened to address the challenges of decent work in this sector. The Latin American region accounts for 5% of global chemical industry sales.

Caribbean Employers’ Organizations hold Forum to develop policy positions

Prior to the Forum a survey had been completed by each Employers’ Organisation to have them prioritise issues of key importance at national and enterprise levels.

BRADFORD UNIVERSITY: PRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT POLICIES (PDPs) FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND MORE AND BETTER JOBS

21st Bradford Development Lecture: the concept of inclusive growth has become central in development efforts and in development discourse in recent years.

Caribbean Employers’ Organizations to meet in Barbados for CARIFORUM discussions

Organizations to present on key areas of particular concern or importance to their country/territory.

South-South and triangular cooperation

Brazil and ILO launch new South-South cooperation project

Two countries in Africa and two in Latin America will benefit from a project to promote decent work in the cotton industry, which further develops South-South cooperation between the ILO and Brazil.

New ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

On 1 June 2015, José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs of Costa Rica assumed the role of ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

UNTT photo competition winners announced

Winning photographs to be exhibited at the launch of the Youth Forum of the Caribbean 2015 at the UNIC (Victoria Avenue), and thereafter at UN house (Chancery Lane).

ECLAC-ILO report

Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean could rise 0.2 percentage point

The ILO and ECLAC forecast that unemployment will reach 6.2% this year, due to an unencouraging economic outlook.

South-south cooperation

ILO and Brazil to promote decent work in cotton-producing countries in Africa and Latin America

27 million Latin American and Caribbean youth in the informal economy

The International Labour Organization (ILO) calls for urgent action to help youth in the region move from the informal to the formal economy.