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Quality apprenticeships

ILO champions quality apprenticeships at the SAGE Apprenticeship Summit in Saint Lucia

The ILO’s participation in the SAGE Apprenticeship Summit in Saint Lucia highlighted how Quality Apprenticeships, guided by Recommendation No. 208, can strengthen inclusive skills development, social dialogue, and pathways to decent and green jobs.

Decent work

Grenada charts path to decent work: Tripartite partners unite in landmark workshop

Tripartite stakeholders from Grenada's government, employers, workers' unions, in addition to civil society united in a landmark workshop to validate the Decent Work Country Diagnostic for the nation's first Decent Work Country Programme.

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers

ILO urges bold G7 action to empower youth for future of work

ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, calls on G7 Ministers to tackle barriers, prepare young people for technological transformation, and create opportunities for their inclusion in labour markets.

Child labour

Trinidad and Tobago advances child labour policy with ILO support

The ILO participated in Trinidad and Tobago’s National Multipartite Stakeholder Consultation on 3 December 2025, supporting government, employers, and civil society in finalizing the national Child Labour Policy.

Social dialogue

ILO leads critical dialogue at 22nd CCL Triennial Delegates Conference

The ILO played a key role at the CCL 22nd Triennial Delegates Conference, offering evidence-based insights and technical guidance to advance workers’ rights, strengthen regional solidarity, and shape Caribbean labour priorities beyond 2026.

Local economic development

EU-funded ILO PROSPER project workshop strengthens local development efforts in Belize

The PROSPER Project’s second virtual LED System Workshop convened stakeholders across Belize to validate findings, strengthen coordination, and advance inclusive, community-driven local economic development in Southern Belize.

News

ILO and FAO warn: Agricultural employment in Latin America remains predominantly informal

New joint report by ILO and FAO highlights that over 80% of jobs in the sector lack formal protections and social security.

Capacity building

ILO concludes transformative 2025 capacity-building webinar series for Caribbean trade unions

The ILO Caribbean Office concludes a series of capacity building webinars that equipped trade unionists with practical tools to strengthen social protection, promote decent work, and advance workers’ rights across the region.

Decent work

Brazilian coffee unions and cooperatives strengthen safety and health

The ILO Vision Zero Fund promotes training in Minas Gerais to advance safer working conditions for small coffee producers and workers.

Social and solidarity economy

ILO advances dialogue on SSE and decent work at regional cooperatives seminar in Dominica

The ILO advanced regional dialogue on the Social and Solidarity Economy at the 26–27 November 2025 Dominica cooperatives seminar, contributing technical expertise, strategic guidance, and a shared commitment to strengthening cooperativism and decent...

Partnering for Development

Advancing digital education and opportunities for Colombia’s youth

SENATIC, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (MinTIC), the National Training Service (SENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), is one of Colombia’s most ambitious efforts in Digital...

South-South Cooperation

Countries unite to promote fundamental principles and rights at work in the coffee supply chain

The ILO Vision Zero Fund South-South Cooperation event in Brazil highlights occupational safety and health as a gateway to decent work.

Minimum wage

ILO launches new evidence-based minimum wage report to support Caribbean employers

The new evidence-based minimum wage guide offers practical guidance for transparent, data-driven wage-setting across 14 territories, underscoring the need for strong tripartite engagement, reliable labour market data, and predictable review systems...

Productivity

Boosting productivity for decent work and inclusive growth in the Caribbean

Boosting productivity in the Caribbean through coordinated macro, sectoral, and enterprise-level strategies supported by national productivity councils and robust data is essential to reversing economic slowdown and achieving decent work, inclusive...

Vocational training

Strengthening skills for Southern Belize: Stakeholders validate TVET situational analysis

The validation session in Punta Gorda brought together stakeholders from Southern Belize to review and refine the findings of a comprehensive TVET situational analysis conducted under the European Union-funded ILO PROSPER Project.

Cooperatives

ILO highlights global lessons as Trinidad and Tobago drives co-operative transformation

The National Co-operative Conference in Trinidad and Tobago brought together leaders, experts, and practitioners to redefine the role of co-operatives and credit unions in national development, with the ILO providing critical global insights to...

Development cooperation

EU-Funded ILO PROSPER Project strengthens UN synergies and social protection in Belize

ILO lays the groundwork for enhanced policy implementation, technical support, and integrated social protection measures to promote decent work and economic resilience in Belize’s vulnerable communities.

UN Climate Conference, Belém

The ILO and European Commission are set to co-host the Just Transition pavilion at COP30

Organized in partnership with Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change the Pavilion will bring together governments, workers, employers, and stakeholders for dialogues and knowledge sharing...

Cooperative development

Field notes from Guyana’s coastline: Strengthening cooperatives and securing livelihoods in Guyana’s fisheries sector

The ILO and FAO are working side-by-side with fishing communities across Guyana to strengthen cooperatives, improve livelihoods, and promote decent work in the artisanal fisheries sector. Field visits and targeted training are helping fisherfolk...

Local economic development

Transforming local economic opportunities: The European Union-funded ILO PROSPER Project officially launched in Southern Belize

The ILO and EU in partnership with Government of Belize have launched the PROSPER Project in southern Belize, a four-year initiative valued at BZD 8.9 million. The project aims to build resilience and inclusive growth across the Toledo and Stann...