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ILO Caribbean provides insights on insurance schemes to protect farmer and fisherfolk livelihoods

Regional event focused on enhancing sustainability through insurance schemes tailored to Caribbean contexts.

Global labour income share declines putting upward pressure on inequality, SDG targets not on track

The widening gap between labour and capital income and the challenges facing young people in the job market are worrying, according to the International Labour Organization.

Media Advisory

ILO to release updated analysis of global labour market trends

Workshop

ILO leads a knowledge network aimed at supporting a just transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

Participants from nine countries took part in the ILO initiative to strengthen technical tools to support policy processes and regional networks to help accelerate the just transition.

Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean but digital divide poses challenges

Up to half of the jobs in the region for which GenAI could improve productivity – some 17 million – are hindered by gaps in digital access and infrastructure, according to a new ILO and World Bank study.

Belize launches new Decent Work Country Programme

Five-year initiative aligned with national development priorities of Plan Belize.

ILO in Action

New skills for business growth for Suriname’s agro-cooperatives

Agro-cooperatives help farmers to pool their resources and strengthen their bargaining position. But in Suriname, they face multiple barriers that make growing their business difficult. Thirty agro-cooperatives in the Caribbean country are now...

Barbados constituents fulfil results-based management requirements ahead of new DWCP

Five-day workshop prepares participants for effective Programme development and delivery.

Unions Express a Common Perspective for Latin America and the Caribbean Towards a New Social Contract

Union representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean meet in Costa Rica to create a platform for regional dialogue, allowing them to define and articulate their perspectives and proposals towards a new social contract in their countries and...

Virtual event

ILO addresses strategies to integrate trade and promote decent work in Latin America and the Caribbean

In a virtual event, the ILO presented research on trade integration and decent work, highlighting the importance of better aligning external trade instruments and labour market policies. 

Benefits of productivity ecosystems highlighted by ILO at conferences in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

Both events explored how to address barriers to better jobs and economic growth.

World Day Against Child Labour

A decade against child labour: Latin American and Caribbean countries present a mural on the region's trajectory at the ILC

Mural co-created by 31 countries and employers' and workers' organizations, represents the ten-year history of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour. 

SIDS4: ILO Caribbean calls for greater integration of decent work in resilience policies

Mission also included meetings with Antigua and Barbuda tripartite constituents to identify areas for support.

Resilient and sustainable supply chains need decent work, says ILO Caribbean at UNCTAD global forum

Discussions focused on labour standards, responsible business conduct, social dialogue and protection of seafarers.

Thirty-one students in Trinidad and Tobago become ambassadors against child labour

National campaign seeks to spot and stop children participating in harmful forms of work.

Caribbean and South African labour officials host knowledge exchange on dispute resolution

Event part of ongoing regional forum and south-south cooperation initiative of the ILO Caribbean Office.

Caribbean employers ready to tackle minimum wage discussions

ILO provides inputs to Trinidad and Tobago’s process to update its HIV and AIDS workplace legislation and policy

Officials emphasize importance of protecting workers’ rights and ending HIV related stigma and discrimination.

Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean invited to share innovative ideas to promote Social Justice

If you are between 16 and 29 years old and have innovative ideas to make this region a fairer place for young people, the #IdeathonForSocialJustice awaits you. The most outstanding ideas will participate in the ILO Global Youth Employment Forum.

Sustainable tourism and wood-processing earmarked by ILO as growth sectors in Suriname’s indigenous and marron communities

ILO Caribbean conducts meetings to determine pathways to decent work.