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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.

Summit of the Americas

Ryder: 'Economic slowdown in Latin America and the Caribbean is affecting employment'

The ILO Director-General is in Panama where he is scheduled to attend the Seventh Summit of the Americas (10-11). He met leading workers’ and employers’ representatives from the region, as well as Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela.

ILO opens Ninth Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers in The Bahamas

ILO is strongly committed to convening the Caribbean Ministers of Labour Meeting every two years, to listen to the constituents and to respond to their needs with practical solutions, says ILO Director-General.

ILO Director-General address to the 9th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers

Latin American Labour Overview 2014 - ILO: Unemployment continued to fall in Latin America and the Caribbean but will rise from 2015

Labour Overview for Latin America and the Caribbean 2014

Unemployment continued to fall in Latin America and the Caribbean but will rise from 2015

The ILO’s Latin American Labour Overview 2014 (Panorama Laboral) shows that the economic downturn has begun to impact the regional labour market.

International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)

Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), 2014

A collection of information, views and publications

World Investment Forum 2014

Foreign Direct Investment: Getting it right

Together with UNCTAD, the ILO has organized a dialogue on how best to ensure that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits everyone through the creation of quality jobs.

18th American Regional Meeting

Latin America and Caribbean sign a Declaration to free the region from Child Labour

The Declaration states that the persistence of child labour, especially its worst forms, is a factor that exacerbates social inequality, which deepens social and economic vulnerability

18th American Regional Meeting

ILO "Lima Declaration" calls for combatting inequality through decent work

ECLAC / ILO Report

Unemployment could fall to 6.0% in Latin America and the Caribbean despite limited job creation

ECLAC-ILO study says employment formalization has contributed to a reduction in income inequality.

18th American Regional Meeting

Latin America and the Caribbean redouble efforts against child labour

New regional initiative to tackle child labour agreed by Latin American and Caribbean countries at the 18th ILO American Regional Meeting in Lima.

18th American Regional Meeting

Tripartite Meeting for consultations on Decent Work,Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Caribbean labour ministers, leading trade unionists and employers’ representatives all agreed that the accelerated impact of climate change is posing an immense risk to tourism, agriculture and fishing in the region

18th American Regional Meeting

ILO Director-General calls for the Americas to work towards social justice

Guy Ryder warns the informal economy poses a formidable challenge to moving towards fair and sustainable development in the Americas and says it is not about the quantity, but the quality of jobs, at the opening of the 18th American Regional Meeting...

18th American Regional Meeting

Guy Ryder: Formalization of the informal economy a priority for the Americas

ILO Director-General tells American Regional Meeting that 47 per cent informality rate is still steep.

18ª Reunión Regional Americana

Media accreditation for the 18th American Regional Meeting of the ILO in Lima

World Conference on Indigenous Peoples

When indigenous and world leaders meet, what does it mean for the ILO?

A historic meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York is set to bolster further ratification of the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.

18th American Regional Meeting

ILO to host 18th American Regional Meeting in Lima, Peru

Representatives of 35 countries from the Americas will meet from 13 to 16 October, including Ministers of Labour, workers' and employers' organizations.

COOP Champions

Kelvin Sergeant, ILO office for the Caribbean

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...