All publications: Jamaica
Practical guidelines for developing and implementing workplace policies and programmes on HIV and AIDS
Based on ILO experiences in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean Countries
Strategic HIV/AIDS Response in Enterprises (SHARE): Public-Private Partnership
The ILO’s Strategic HIV/AIDS Response in Enterprises (SHARE) taps into the resources of the public and private sectors for the benefit of workers, their families, and enterprises – not to mention national economies. SHARE’s principal objectives are...
Youth Informality: Formalizing the informal youth - Innovative experiences in Jamaica
The Jamaican economy is characterised by persistent stagnation with an annual growth rate of 0.53% over the period 1999-2014. The economic crisis of 2008 saw the collapse of the bauxite and alumina, declines in remittances and stagnation in the...
Caribbean voices
by Senator Dr. the Hon. Esther Byer Suckoo, Minister of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development, Barbados
Climate Change, Trade Policy and Low Carbon Competitiveness in SIDS
by Dr. Keith Nurse and Ms. Ginelle Greene
Key Issues for Caribbean Employers
by Wayne Chen, President, Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC)
The Public Sector: Central to the Delivery of Sustainable Development
Sandra Massiah, Sub-regional Secretary for the Caribbean, Public Services International
Tripartite meeting for consultations on Decent Work, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Promoting closer economic integration for full employment and decent work in the Caribbean
Summary of ILO side event
Draft outcome document of the third International Conference on Small Island Developing States
The ILO mandate and programme of work related to Small Island Developing States
Decent Work in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
The paper identifies some of the key challenges affecting Caribbean SIDS and explores the responses for solving these issues.
Work4Youth Publications
Labour market transitions of young women and men in Jamaica
This report presents the highlights of the 2013 School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) run together with the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) within the framework of the ILO Work4Youth Project.
Notes on Formalization
Informal Employment in Jamaica
Informal employment in Jamaica has remained practically constant over the years. There are several reasons for this, including low economic growth with low employment generation, tax incentives that give priority to capital intensive projects,...
Work for Youth (W4Y) (Midterm Evaluation Summary)
Project GLO/11/01/MCF Master Card Project
Tackling child labour through education (TACKLE) (Final External Evaluation Summary)
Project: INT/05/24/EEC Evaluation Consultants: Mr. Seán J. Burke, Dr. Bernardita Cárdenas, Gaspar Estevao, Joycelyn T. Williams, Ruth Jankee, Dr. John Mugo, Désiré Razafindrazaka, Bengaly Abraham, Tracy-Ann Shields, Kombah Pessima, Samia Nihar, Joan...
Jamaica: Child labour legislative gap analysis
Tackling child labour through education (TACKLE) (Midterm Evaluation Summary)
Project INT/05/24/EEC - Evaluation team: Mr. Seán J. Burke, Dr. Bernardita Cárdenas, Mr. Gaspar Estevao, Ms. Joycelyn T. Williams, Ms. Ruth Jankee, Dr. John Mugo, Mr. Désiré Razafindrazaka, Mr. Bengaly Abraham, Ms. Tracy-Ann Shields, Mr. Kombah...
Brochure
A guide for Caribbean trade unionists on the CARIFORUM-European Community Economic Partnership Agreement
Brochure in response to the labour movement’s concerns about the potential effects and consequences of the CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Community (EC).
Assessment of implementation and enforcement machinery to combat child labour in Jamaica: Summary Report
The incidence of child labour in Jamaica, as legally defined, is relatively low for developing countries. However, at least 11.6% of 15-17 year-olds are involved in economic activity, usually of a hazardous, low-wage character. This results from a...