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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.

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

Staff movement

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.

Staff movement

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

Mr. Pino is now the ILO Coordinator in Haiti

ILO conducts training targeting 3 Caribbean countries on the extension of social coverage to the informal economy

Participants from Anguilla, Grenada and The BVI prepared a national action plan for their respective countries to extend coverage to workers and businesses in the informal sector.

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