All news: Caribbean

ILO, CEC, CCL and EU joint message on the occasion of International Labour Day - 1 May 2018

Strong national and regional Workers’ and Employers’ organizations around the negotiating table make for a stronger CARIFORUM.

Barbados joins Regional Initiative - Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

End of year message from the Director, ILO Office for the Caribbean and closure of the Office during the Christmas break

Ms. Coenjaerts speaks of building and even stronger programme for the Caribbean in 2016, focused is on implementation and action.

Caribbean Employers’ Organizations hold Forum to develop policy positions

Prior to the Forum a survey had been completed by each Employers’ Organisation to have them prioritise issues of key importance at national and enterprise levels.

Caribbean Employers’ Organizations to meet in Barbados for CARIFORUM discussions

Organizations to present on key areas of particular concern or importance to their country/territory.

UNTT photo competition winners announced

Winning photographs to be exhibited at the launch of the Youth Forum of the Caribbean 2015 at the UNIC (Victoria Avenue), and thereafter at UN house (Chancery Lane).

Committee on Domestic Workers: Comments by Barbados Workers’ Delegate

Committee on Domestic Workers: Ms MOORE (Worker, Barbados; speaking on behalf of the Worker Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Domestic...

ILO and YTEPP partner for youth entrepreneurial training

ILO Tripartite Caribbean Conference to discuss social and labour dimensions of global financial crisis

Ministers of Labour and other high-level representatives of the Ministries of Labour, and of employers’ and workers’ organizations of the English-and Dutch-speaking Caribbean will meet at an International Labour Organization (ILO)Tripartite...

ILO launches CARIBLEX - database of Caribbean labour legislation

The International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean has launched CARIBLEX, a new database of labour legislation of ILO member States of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean

ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean launches two new publications

ILO introduces new social security training programme

-The International Labour Organization, in collaboration with the Mona School of Business, University of the West Indies (UWI) - Mona campus, will host a four-day training programme on Actuarial Methods and Social Security Financing for...

ILO and YTEPP team up to produce small business manual for young entrepreneurs

The Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme Ltd (YTEPP) has teamed up with the International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, to produce an adapted version of the ILO's "Start Your Business manual for potential...

Caribbean labour training institutions to benefit from ILO training on globalization and international labour standards

The course targets labour training institutions in the region, including labour colleges as well as trade unions and employers' organizations offering structured training programmes. It aims to enhance the knowledge of participants on international...