All news: Americas, Caribbean

Belize Joint SDG Fund Programme convened its 1st meeting of 2023 for Result 2 Task Force Working Group

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment and the ILO are the co-chairs of this task force working group on strengthening local economic development (LED) and livelihoods in targeted municipalities, through a gender and youth...

ILO Directors pay courtesy call to Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Aruba

The ILO Caribbean Office will seek to develop further activities in support of Aruba’s Decent Work agenda.

ILO participates at Just Transition Workshop, Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference

The objective of the workshop was to facilitate discussion on a Just Transition for Trinidad and Tobago ensuring that the benefits of transitioning to a green economy are shared by all stakeholders taking into account environmental considerations,...

ILO assists Caribbean EBMOs in harnessing CRM software to improve processes

The ILO assisted Antigua and Barbuda Employers’ Federation (ABEF), the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC), the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Grenada Employers’ Federation (GEF), the Jamaica...

ILO participates in Belize’s Post Disaster Needs Assessment

This assessment commenced on 16 January 2023 and is expected to be completed by 24 February 2023. The main purpose of this PDNA is to jointly work with the national teams to ensure a transfer of knowledge in terms of estimating damages, loss,...

Courtesy call: ILO Team visits the Industrial Tribunal, The Bahamas

Staff movement

ILO says farewell to its Specialist in Employment and Labour Market Policies

Diego Rei served at the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean from February 2016 to December 2022. He provided invaluable dedicated service and support to constituents and stakeholders in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.

2022 Labour Overview Series

ILO: 34.5 per cent of over 65s have no income in Latin America and the Caribbean

The new "Social Protection Overview" for the region focuses on pension systems and finds that improvements in coverage, sufficiency and sustainability are essential to provide economic security, particularly to those people most affected by crises...

New reports

Human resources’ needs in the ‘oil and gas’ and ‘construction’ sectors in Guyana revealed

Two new reports by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), highlight main occupational and skills needs in the oil and gas and construction sectors in Guyana upon...

Latin America

Low levels of social protection and statistical invisibility increases the vulnerability of 55 million indigenous people

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected more than 800 groups of indigenous peoples, who are overly affected by poverty and informality, have few opportunities for decent work, and face obstacles in accessing education or participating...

ILO lends support to Antigua and Barbuda Nationally Determined Contribution Just Transitions Dialogue sessions

In 2021, the ILO, in partnership with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Antigua and Barbuda Department of Environment, developed a project to support the process on nationally determined contribution targets in Antigua and Barbuda.

Suriname conducts minimum wage setting workshop with support from the ILO

ILO supported a request by the Council of Trade Unions (RAVAKSUR) to conduct a workshop on minimum wage setting in the framework of the country’s second Decent Work Country Programme. The workshop took place at the Suriname Labour College (SIVIS)...

ECLAC / ILO report

ECLAC and ILO point out the importance of promoting public policies to invigorate the Region's labour markets for quality employment...

In a new joint report, the organizations indicate that despite the recovery seen in labour markets in the first half of 2022, it is expected that in the second half the deceleration of growth will slow the region’s capacity to generate quality jobs.

Caribbean trainers successfully complete ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Academy

The Academy, held from 30 November to 6 December 2022, was conceived to build the capacity in supporting youth entrepreneurship in the areas of business planning, general entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship for young women, digital innovation and...

Taking Action to meet SDG Target 8.7 to end Child Labour by 2025: Building capacity for action on the ground in Trinidad and Tobago and in...

As active members supported by the ILO Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname have pressed forward with the implementation of national plans to prevent and eliminate child labour,...

ILO participates in 21st Triennial Congress of the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL)

Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) held its 21st Triennial Congress from 24 to 26 November 2022 in a hybrid format - both web-based and face-to-face - where the face-to-face component was hosted by the Grenada Trades Union Council in St. George’s,...

The Bahamas ratifies two ILO Conventions that ensure a future of work based on equity, security, dignity and respect for all

The country deposited the instruments of ratification for the two Conventions on 30 November 2022.

ILO and UNRCO discuss partnership and resource mobilization strategies to support the work of the UNCT in Belize

Suriname concludes successful DWCP III validation workshop

Care economy

Closing gaps in leaves and care services would generate millions of formal jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, especially for women

Despite the progress made in the last decade, there are still large regulatory and enforcement gaps in maternity protection, leaves, and child and elderly care in the countries of the region.