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A basic guide to occupational safety and health in agriculture - Guyana
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A basic guide to occupational safety and health in agriculture - Guyana

This booklet is a collection of OSH information sheets which provide straight-forward guidance to foster ownership and knowledge sharing in the agricultural sector.

Executive summary: 2018 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean
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Executive summary: 2018 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean

The summary provides an overview of the main graphs and contents of the regional report on the labour market situation in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Saint Lucia
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Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Saint Lucia

The Saint Lucia Country Report begins with an overview of the general features of gender at work in the Caribbean, based on a review of research literature (Part One). It is based mainly on quantitative data analysis of the labour market situation...

Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Jamaica
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Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Jamaica

The Jamaica Country Report begins with an overview of the general features of gender at work in the Caribbean, based on a review of research literature (Part One). It is based mainly on quantitative data analysis of the labour market situation of...

Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Guyana
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Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Guyana

The Guyana Country Report begins with an overview of the general features of gender at work in the Caribbean, based on a review of research literature (Part One). It is based mainly on quantitative data analysis of the labour market situation of...

Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Dominica
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Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Dominica

The Dominica country report begins with an overview of the general features of gender at work in the Caribbean, based on a review of research literature (Part One). It is based mainly on quantitative data analysis. The focus of Parts Two and Three...

Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Antigua and Barbuda
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Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Country Report for Antigua and Barbuda

The Antigua and Barbuda Country Report begins with an overview of the general features of gender at work in the Caribbean, based on a review of research literature (Part One). It is based mainly on quantitative data analysis. The focus of Parts...

Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Synthesis Report for Five Countries
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Gender at Work in the Caribbean: Synthesis Report for Five Countries

The aim of this report (and the country studies) is to provide a basis on which to engage with constituents and stakeholders to further refine and enrich the analysis and fill information gaps, as well as foster explicit gender equality actions in...

A just transition to a green economy in Guyana - A think piece by the Decent Work Team for the Caribbean
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A just transition to a green economy in Guyana - A think piece by the Decent Work Team for the Caribbean

The objective of this think piece is to explore the inter linkages between the GSDS and the world of work with the aim of making recommendations on how to best ensure decent work principles

Women in Business and Management: Gaining Momentum in the Caribbean
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Women in Business and Management: Gaining Momentum in the Caribbean

This report responds to the need for further research into women in business and management in the Caribbean to provide companies and EBMOs with the very information they could benefit from.

Factsheet - Women in business and management: Gaining momentum in the Caribbean
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Factsheet - Women in business and management: Gaining momentum in the Caribbean

Women’s labour force participation in the Caribbean has been traditionally high and often outperforms neighbouring countries as well as many advanced economies.

Step-by-step guide to planning and starting a cooperative
Cover for publication Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Step-by-Step guide to planning and starting a cooperative

Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programme

Step-by-step guide to planning and starting a cooperative

This Manual is designed to help promoters and organizers eliminate mistakes and minimize risks that may occur during the formation stages of the cooperative and later on when it is fully operational.

Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 3 - Cooperative Organization and Management
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Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 3 - Cooperative Organization and Management

The purpose of this module is to help you understand the way a cooperative needs to be organized and managed. It follows from the Module 2: Starting a Cooperative Enterprise and is designed specifically for staff, committee and board members,...

Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 2 - Starting a Cooperative Enterprise
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Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 2 - Starting a Cooperative Enterprise

The purpose of this module is to provide a step by step guide for those seeking to start a new cooperative. This module is designed specifically for entrepreneurs and individuals who have adopted the cooperative as the preferred form of business...

Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 1 - What is a Cooperative Enterprise
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Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 1 - What is a Cooperative Enterprise

The purpose of Module 1 is to help the reader understand the history, evolution and continued relevance of the cooperative enterprise as a viable alternative to other forms of business enterprises.

Mapping of youth employment interventions in Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,...
Cover for publication Mapping of youth employment interventions in Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago

Mapping of youth employment interventions in Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,...

Warning: this document is a draft. Notwithstanding the substantive amount of work and research carried out for its completion, it may still contain omissions or errors. It is made available solely for the purpose of verification and correction or...

Skills for Green Jobs Study – Barbados
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Skills for Green Jobs Study – Barbados

This study provides an initial assessment of the status of green jobs in the small island developing state of Barbados.

Informality and Economic Units in the Caribbean
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Informality and Economic Units in the Caribbean

This Study seeks to synthesize four national studies on Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Saint Lucia to determine the reasons for economic units to function informally and the frequency of informal economic units. It is intended to draw some general...

Child labour in Saint Lucia: Key findings from the rapid assessment, 2016
Child labour in Saint Lucia: Key findings from the rapid assessment, 2016

Child labour in Saint Lucia: Key findings from the rapid assessment, 2016

This Rapid Assessment-Key Findings document is part of a South-South Cooperation initiative funded through the Brazil-ILO Cooperation Programme, within the context of the ILO’s Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child...

Child labour in Guyana: Key findings from the rapid assessment, 2016
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Child labour in Guyana: Key findings from the rapid assessment, 2016

This Rapid Assessment-Key Findings document is part of a South-South Cooperation initiative funded through the Brazil-ILO Cooperation Programme, within the context of the ILO’s Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child...