All resources: Bahamas

Final Report of the Second Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers, Guyana 1998

This reports documents the proceedings of the Second Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers.

Handbook

Handbook for Joint Safety and Health Committees in the English-Speaking Caribbean

The objective of this Handbook to provide some of these guidelines in a form that takes the specifics of the Caribbean into account.

Study

The Challenge of Youth Unemployment in the Caribbean: the Role of Youth Employment Training Programmes

This Study was commissioned by the ILO Caribbean Office. It was undertaken by Dennis Pantin, Economist and Researcher at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus in 1996.

Final Report of the First Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers, Trinidad and Tobago 1996

This reports documents the proceedings of the First Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers.

Webinar: Outcomes of the 105th Session of the ILC

A 1.5 hour webinar in which members of the DWT of the ILO Office for the Caribbean will share the main objectives of each of the Reports and the Outcomes produced by the respective Committees.

ILO Essay Competition on the Future of Work

Open to Undergraduate students from the University of the West Indies, University of Trinidad and Tobago, University of Belize, University of Guyana and all other Caribbean universities.

14-15 February 2019

The Future of Work We Want: Workers' Perspectives from the Caribbean

The conference will bring together together representatives from trade unions, governments, academia as well as employers to discuss the developments that are driving the world of work in the future.

ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean Breakfast Meeting

This event will showcase in a concise, high-impact manner how the ILO is preparing with the Caribbean for the future of work through the presentation of the two aforementioned documents. This aims to reinforce ILO’s voice and visibility as the...

The Future of Work in the Caribbean: What do we know? What do we need to know?

A report on the findings will contribute towards the ILO global Initiative, including a constituent meeting to be convened by the ILO in 2018.

CEC-CCL 2nd Regional Bipartite Meeting

This Regional Bipartite Meeting will essentially be dedicated to discuss and adopt joint policy positions which the regional organizations CCL and CEC will advocate and promote within CARICOM forums and their affiliates will champion at the national...

Workshop on reporting on ILO Conventions and Recommendations

The purpose of the Workshop is to provide training on the planning, preparation and writing the reports to government officials who coordinate the preparation of reports on International Labour Standards.

Enhancing school-to-work transition: An examination of the experiences and good practices of the Brazilian Apprenticeship System - Saint...

The objectives of the Seminar are to share more in-depth information on the experiences and good practices of the Brazilian Apprenticeship System as well as identify opportunities for further South-South Cooperation and Technical Assistance to...

10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour: Realizing Decent Work under the 2030 Agenda

This year the Meeting will present an opportunity to have an exchange on the continuing challenge to promote a more inclusive and sustainable growth process with more and better jobs, as well as allow the Ministers to articulate and share their...

Social Dialogue

EU Support to facilitate participation of CARIFORUM Civil Society in the Regional Development and Integration Process: Challenges to...

A programme to enhance the capacities of the CEC and CCL with a view to their fulfilling their obligations with respect to the implementation of the Economic Partnership Agreement.

Child Labour

Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in the Caribbean

Protect our children. Stop child labour

Labour Legislation

Harmonization of Labour Legislation in ILO Member States in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean

To review national labour legislation, in the areas of the four CARICOM agreed model labour legislation.

Occupational Safety and Health

ILO Programme on Occupational Safety and Health and the Environment in the Caribbean

The Programme to support governments as well as employers' and workers' organizations in their efforts to improve OSH at the enterprise and national levels and to contribute to environmental sustainability of Small Island Developing States.

Development of the Caribbean Labour Market Information System (CLMIS)

To develop and strengthen national labour market information systems that would generate reliable, timely and internationally-comparable labour statistics for use by government policy-makers, employers and trade unionists.

Youth Employment

Caribbean Virtual Policy Network on Youth Education and Employment (VPNYEE) Initiative

The Initiative's primary goal is to help countries and stakeholders specify and understand which public policy interventions effectively support youth employment. It also aspires to put youth employment at the center of the national policy...

Child Labour

Support to Caribbean States - Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour