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ILO supports Antigua and Barbuda Statistics Division to kickstart the new labour force survey

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ILO welcomes Pamela Ann Bradley, National Project Coordinator in Belize

Mrs Bradley has been in the UN system for approximately eight years intermittently, working in programme coordination and management at UNICEF, UNDP and UNRCO.

ILO participated in the Caribbean Climate Justice Forum 2022 hosted by the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-Operative Studies, Trinidad...

The Forum attracted representatives from businesses, academia and workers' organizations from across the Caribbean

ILO conducts regional training for Data Managers on SDMX and data management in support of the Labour Market Information System (LMIS)

A series of workshops were conducted in the region to equip CARICOM National Data Managers with the data handling and system management knowledge of the .Stat Suite.

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The ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean bids farewell to Ariel Pino

Mr. Pino is now the ILO Coordinator in Haiti

The development of Suriname's Third Decent Work Country Programme is in motion

A full overview of the performance of the DWCP II was conducted at the start of the DWCP III workshop

The Employment Rights Tribunal of Barbados piloting the ILO Diagnostic Tool on Access to Labour Justice

The Hon. Colin E. Jordan, M.P., expressed his willingness to include the Employment Rights Tribunal of Barbados within the list of institutions that would contribute to the piloting of the Tool.

Barbados becomes the 2nd Caribbean country to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (C190)

The country deposited the instrument of ratification on 1 September 2022

Suriname’s new national midterm labour market policy (2022-2025) launched

The Policy is the result of a research and consultative process which started in October 2021, under the lead of the ILO.

Public Sector Unions learn about the strategic use of the ILO Supervisory Mechanisms

The participants agreed that the workshop provided a lot of practical information and tools as well as food for thought. It also gave an opportunity to share national experiences.

ILO and Suriname collaborate to support productivity growth with decent work

The ILO will support Suriname in the sustainable productivity growth of key economic sectors, and promote the economic inclusion for vulnerable groups.

Labour Overview 2022

Low growth and global crisis slow job recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

The regional unemployment rate reached 7.9 per cent and returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the labour outlook in the region, also affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine, may be complicated by greater informality and working poverty, says the...

The Caribbean to benefit from the expertise of newly ILO certified business coaches

The four week course provided participants with the opportunity to practice their coaching techniques in a safe environment, using real life case studies.

Youth labour market integration: the case for quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Blog by Gonzalo Graña, ILO/CINTERFOR Specialist on Quality Apprenticeships

ILO to conduct Actuarial Review of Belize’s Social Security Scheme and the cost assessment for the unemployment insurance

The review will also consider the avenues to enhance the SSB’s investment portfolio allocation strategy, governance and operative structures, to ensure alignment with the Scheme’s retirement benefit liability profile as well as to maximize...

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Skills development through quality apprenticeships: Addressing skills mismatch and youth unemployment

By Dennis Zulu, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and Yeşim Oruç, UN Resident Coordinator in Guyana

ILO to assist the Saint Lucia Employers’ Federation in developing membership strategy

The action plan will focus on the three primary areas: good governance, membership promotion and retention, and advocacy and lobbying.

Latin America and the Caribbean constituents envision workplaces free from violence and harassment

Participants explored how they could progress in ensuring that workplaces are free from violence and harassment.

The ILO bids farewell to Dr. Hassan Ndahi

Dr. Hassan Ndahi leaves the ILO after 14 plus years of service to the Caribbean region.

Five UN agencies collaborate to support the evolution of Trinidad and Tobago's National Statistical System

A donation of mobile equipment, provided by the ILO with financial support from the UN Joint SDG Fund, is intended to support the roll out of the new continuous sample of the population survey (CSSP) and will be used specifically to collect survey...