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Regional initiative

Business sector unites to eradicate child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

At a key moment for accelerating the eradication of child labour in the region, representatives of the business sector participated in a webinar organized by the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RILAC) and...

Op-Ed

Domestic work is care work: Settling the historical debt to millions of women domestic workers

Social and solidarity economy

ILO strengthens partnerships with the cooperative movement in Latin America and the Caribbean to promote decent work

The ILO reaffirmed its commitment to advance the role of cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) in promoting decent work, the care economy, and sustainable development.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

For a future of work not only smarter, but also safer and healthier

On World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the ILO Director-General calls to harness technology to create safer, healthier workplaces – while ensuring innovation protects workers' rights and well-being.

BRICS Brazil

The ILO calls on BRICS to strengthen efforts on social justice as groundbreaking LEMM declaration on AI and Just Transition is adopted

BRICS Labour Ministers adopted their Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Declaration during their annual meeting in Brazil.

Press Release

Brasília Hosts the 4th BRICS Employment Working Group Meeting Focused on Artificial Intelligence and Just Transition

By focusing on the impact of Artificial Intelligence and Just Transition, the 4th BRICS Employment Working Group meeting in Brasília convened to ensure a fair, inclusive, and sustainable future of work in BRICS member states through South-South and...

Press release

ILO unveils key data on web-based platform work in Latin America and the Caribbean

New ILO report provides unprecedented data on workers in web-based digital platforms in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Latin America and the Caribbean: Three decades of labour transformations, progress and persistent challenges

A new ILO report reviews key trends that have shaped labour market dynamics in Latin America over the past thirty years. It highlights significant progress in the regulation of decent work, improvements in labour institutions, and advances in social...

Social dialogue

Suriname strengthens social dialogue through AAC workshops

These initiatives are part of the SUR129 Outcome-Based Workplan and reflect Suriname’s commitment to inclusive, effective social dialogue for national progress.

Care economy

ILO and ECLAC call for strengthening care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Both United Nations agencies called on the countries of the region to adopt regulations that extend care time and launched the bulletin "Time for care in Latin America and the Caribbean: Towards social and gender co-responsibility".

Barbados supports the welfare of seafarers by ratifying the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention

Barbados becomes the 40th ILO member State to ratify Convention No. 185.

Cooperatives

Latin America and the Caribbean launch the Regional Agenda of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025

The ILO participated in the regional event of the Network of Agencies for the Promotion, Supervision, Development, Regulation, and Financing of Cooperatives, highlighting the role of cooperatives in promoting decent work, economic inclusion, and...

2024 Labour Overview

Progress in the labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean remains insufficient

Despite some progress, a new ILO report highlights that labour informality, gender gaps, and access to formal employment for the youth remain key barriers to a more equitable labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean.

News

Advancing a just transition with indigenous peoples

Representatives from 21 countries recognized the commitment to a just transition can only succeed when indigenous peoples are active protagonists and partners in climate action and sustainable development.

SCORE Project: ILO presents the impacts on productivity and working conditions in SMEs in Brazil 's Garment Sector

News

Promoting decent work for all: ILO's footprint during Brazil’s G20 presidency

Under Brazil's G20 leadership, the ILO championed decent work, gender equality, social inclusion, and just energy transitions.

ILO Director-General hails G20 support for social justice, the eradication of poverty, and reduction of inequality

The Director-General highlighted the centrality of universal social protection to promoting decent work and advancing social justice and welcomed the G20 leaders’ commitments to Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and gender equality in care...

"Employment in focus" Blog

Reflecting on Brazil’s G20 Presidency: Tackling poverty, inequality and financing challenges

Kee Beom Kim, ILO Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist, reflects on the G20 Brazilian Presidency’s initiatives to tackle the challenges of poverty, employment, inequality and financing.

G20 Social Summit

G20 Social Summit: Shaping the Future of Work Through Decent Work

ILO at COP29

Just transition policies must prioritize labour rights and decent work

The International Labour Organization will highlight the critical role of social dialogue and labour protection in fostering an inclusive green transition at the UN Climate Change Conference.