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Caribbean Ministers of Labour decide on priority issues to address at upcoming International Labour Conference

ILO-hosted virtual event provides platform to discuss world of work deficits faced by region

Message from Dennis Zulu, ILO Caribbean Director, on the Just Transition Declaration

The ILO is already supporting countries to achieve a just transition through the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative. Launched by the United Nations Secretary-General during the 2019 Climate Summit, this important programme is being spearheaded and...

Integrating trade unions and the SDGs in Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen capacity, cooperation, and contribution

ILO Caribbean, UN Trinidad and Tobago and Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies team up to encourage greater workers’ representation in 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda

Social partners in Trinidad and Tobago prepare next steps for COVID-19 recovery

Top priorities identified for taking bipartite joint action plan forward

2021 Labor Overview Series

ILO calls for universal social protection in Latin America and the Caribbean following the severe impact of COVID-19

The pandemic has setback contributory social security coverage and put strong pressure on non-contributory schemes that had served to address income loss and poverty in the region. Strengthening social protection, universalizing its coverage and...

Achieving zero tolerance for workplace violence and harassment is possible through C190 ratification

On 25 June 2021, the ILO’s Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) came into force. The newest ILO Convention has a clear message: violence and harassment in the world of work is unacceptable.

Unemployment insurance in the Caribbean: An urgent call to protect workers and their families

A major social protection gap in the Caribbean is the protection of the unemployed, which is the least developed social security branch in the subregion, as recognized in the ILO Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention No. 102.

Preparing for the next crisis: Why businesses should prioritize resilience in their strategic planning

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, businesses have been facing overwhelming and competing challenges as they navigate the multiple impacts of the pandemic. The experience can help them adapt their operations to anticipate, mitigate and...

21st Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour

ILO warns of a recovery with high unemployment and worrying informality in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour, the Director-General of the ILO said that it is necessary to move towards a sustainable and resilient inclusive recovery in the face of a pandemic that “has brought the world of work to its...

Latin America and the Caribbean face an insufficient labour market recovery with a predominance of informal jobs

Around 70 per cent of the jobs created in recent months in a group of Latin American countries are in informal conditions. Meanwhile, unemployment and the decline in labour force participation are persistent. The International Labour Organization...

Trade unions in Dominica, Guyana and Saint Lucia receive ILO funding to boost resilience to crises

Support will seek to strengthen communications, digitalization and education for improved adaptation

Suriname participates in ILO assessment to strengthen opportunities for sustainable enterprises

Under the country’s second Decent Work Country Programme and in collaboration with the ILO, tripartite constituents are working together to improve the national business landscape and increase productivity.

International Labour Standards

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies nine ILO instruments

In Memoriam: George De Peana

George De Peana, former ILO Senior Specialist in Workers' Activities, passed away on 26 July 2021.

The passing of Mr Kertist Augustus

Secretary Treasurer of the Waterfront and Allied Workers' Union (WAWU), Dominica

ILO: At least 23 million people have transitioned to teleworking in Latin America and the Caribbean

During the pandemic, teleworking enabled the continuity of businesses and jobs. It was an unexpected leap into the future of work that has opened a scenario of opportunities and challenges for the region, the ILO said today.

Integrating contingency plans and post-disaster needs assessments to build more resilient labour markets

ILO virtual workshop provides Caribbean constituents with practical training for crisis preparedness and response

“Eyes on the Prize…Act Now!” Working in the Caribbean to eliminate Child Labour in all its forms by 2025

Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

ILO: Tourism recovery is key to overcoming COVID-19 labour crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

At the worst point of the crisis, about 45 per cent of jobs in the tourism sector had been lost. In the recovery process, policies are required to generate more and better jobs.

Confronting the pandemic with gender-equal business development for economic growth

The COVID-19 situation is different from previous socio-economic crises in its depth and breadth. However, as in previous crises, women and men are not feeling its consequences the same way.