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Latin America and the Caribbean face the challenge of expanding pension coverage
Latin America and the Caribbean face a double pressure: high levels of labour informality and rapid population ageing. Expanding pension coverage is no longer only a social policy aspiration, but an urgent necessity to protect older persons and...
Quality apprenticeship webinar
From data to decent work: a new push for apprenticeships in the Caribbean
ILO-facilitated webinar brings Caribbean and Latin American experts together to share evidence-based approaches to designing quality apprenticeship systems that respond to real labour market needs.
Workers activities - skills training
Saint Lucia trade unions build skills for collective bargaining
Trade union leaders in Saint Lucia have completed a two-day ILO training to sharpen their collective bargaining and negotiation skills, a timely investment as the country formalizes its first national tripartite advisory committee.
C144 ratified
Saint Lucia ratifies Tripartite Consultation Convention
In a landmark Labour Week, Saint Lucia ratified ILO Convention No. 144 on tripartite consultation and formally installed a new national tripartite advisory body, the strongest commitment to social dialogue in the country's recent history.
Psychosocial risk
When work weighs on the mind: A Caribbean wake-up call
According the ILO’s findings, globally, psychosocial risk factors are linked to more than 840,000 deaths each year and nearly 45 million years of healthy life lost. The economic damage is equally stark: the combined burden is estimated to cost 1.37...
Decent work
ILO renews engagement with Saint Kitts and Nevis on decent work priorities
A four-day ILO mission to Basseterre sets the stage for renewed cooperation on the country’s wide-ranging decent work agenda including social security reform, tripartite dialogue, and skills development.
Occupational safety and health
Caribbean marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026
The Caribbean celebrated World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026 under the ILO psychosocial theme with events, walks, and leadership urging mental well-being and shared safety responsibility.
Sustainable development
Haiti: Participatory planning lays the foundations for peace and livelihoods in Artibonite
Communities in Haiti’s Artibonite department come together for a three-day participatory planning process to shape a new ILO and WFP initiative, supported by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, which links livelihoods, decent work and...
Q&A
Informality, productivity and digital platforms: understanding a persistent challenge
Labour informality remains one of the main challenges in the world of work in Latin America and the Caribbean. This interview explores why it is a multi-causal and multidimensional phenomenon, what responses have proven most effective, and how...
Social security reform
Saint Kitts and Nevis steps up on social security: Tripartite national dialogue on reform gains momentum
A landmark stakeholder conference hosted by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board signals a turning point for the Federation's pension system.
ILO News
Trade unions shape the conversation on Jamaica’s National Employment Policy
The workshop brought together the ILO and Jamaican trade unions to strengthen workers’ input into the country’s National Employment Policy.
Social security reform
Haiti targets stronger social protection: ILO workshop assesses social security system against Convention No. 102
An ILO-led workshop reviewed Haiti’s social security legislation against international minimum standards, identifying strengths and critical reform priorities.
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Measuring the social and solidarity economy: Insights from Costa Rica’s experience
Mario Durán Fernández, National Director of Social and Solidarity Economy at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, shares insights on challenges and key aspects in advancing reliable and comparable statistics on the social and solidarity...
Sustainable national productivity
Trinidad and Tobago teams up with the ILO to boost national productivity
The Ministry of Labour, Small and Micro enterprise Development and ILO discuss a roadmap to implement Cabinet-approved national productivity ecosystem to boost enterprise performance, create better jobs and support economic diversification.
EU-Funded ILO Project news update
Maya communities in Belize lead the way as the EU-funded ILO PROSPER project advances
Field visits and consultations are shaping locally driven solutions for sustainable livelihoods, while ensuring respect for indigenous peoples through a Free, Prior and Informed Consent process.
ILO News
The Bahamas marks 50 years with the ILO: advancing decent work and social justice for all
From celebrating a half-century of membership in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to advancing new labour reforms, the Bahamas is strengthening tripartite dialogue to chart its next chapter in decent work.
ILO News
Connecting workers to jobs: the rising public employment services in the Caribbean
Public employment services are evolving to better match skills with opportunity in a rapidly changing world of work.
DWCP validation workshop
Grenada validates new country programme to advance decent work
Grenada’s tripartite partners reviewed and refined the Decent Work Country Programme, setting a nationally owned framework for inclusive and sustainable labour market development.
ILO News
The Jamaica Household Workers’ Union marks 35 years of progress
The Jamaica Household Workers’ Union celebrates 35 years of advocacy for domestic workers, marking the milestone with recognition of its longstanding partnership with the ILO.
ILO News
New market in Chambellan strengthens livelihoods in Grand’ Anse Haiti
A new public market in Chambellan improves working conditions and supports local producers. The joint ILO and WFP initiative links decent work with food security and economic recovery.
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