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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of TVET in CARICOM Member States
The capacity of technical and vocation education instructors to design, deliver, and assess student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to maintaining continuity of skills development. The objective of the survey was to understand the...
Mr Dennis Zulu appointed as the New Director of the ILO Caribbean Office
Mr Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), has appointed Mr Dennis Zulu, a Zambian national, as the new Director of ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean with effect from 01 September 2020.
COVID-19 and the world of work
ILO: Sustainable solutions urgently needed to address collapse of Caribbean tourism employment
New report assesses sector job losses and other decent work deficits due to COVID-19
Caribbean vocational qualification transition to employment in CARICOM Member States
The study looks at the effectiveness of the NVQ / CVQ as it relates to the transition to decent employment and employer satisfaction in CARICOM Member States
COVID-19 and the world of work
Tourism sector in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. An overview and the impact of COVID-19 on growth and employment
The tourism sector is the major source of revenue and jobs in the Caribbean region, and the key or one of the main sustainability oriented pillars for virtually all mid- and long-term national development strategies. The COVID-19 induced collapse of...
Infographic - The impact of COVID-19 on surveyed enterprises in Barbados
The Barbados Employers’ Confederation conducted a needs assessment survey to identify key challenges faced by businesses in Barbados from COVID-19. This survey was conducted with 121 enterprises in April 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic
ILO: COVID-19 eliminates the equivalent of 1.5 million jobs in the Caribbean
The region records significant losses in working hours, marked by a severe deterioration in the second quarter of 2020 from the first quarter of the same year
Barbados: National response to COVID-19 pandemic
Preserving and extending Decent Work as a key pillar in the national response to COVID-19 in the Caribbean
Graphic - COVID-19 Social Protection Measures
This graphic provides an overview of social protection measures that countries in the region can implement to effectively protect workers and businesses against the adverse effects of COVID-19.
Conclusions of the Meeting
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
Skills for Green Jobs in Barbados
Caribbean Ministers of Labour agree to new set of recommendations at ILO regional meeting on future of work
Guidelines seek to help region adapt to world of work transformations and achieve decent work for all
The 19th and 20th ICLS resolutions and implications for future of work - ILO Diego Rei, Employment and Labour Market Specialist
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
The care economy: opportunities for a brighter future for work in the Caribbean - Diana Thorburn, Director of Research Caribbean Policy...
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
Care work and care jobs for the future of decent work - Maria Arteta, ILO Gender and Non Discrimination Specialist
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
The future of job creation and decent work in the digital economy - Ronald Haggins, CARICOM Director, AION Foundation, Executive in...
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
World Cafe: Discussions on the green and blue, care and digital economies - Mr David Staples, Director, Williams Industries Inc., Barbados
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
Job creation and just transition towards a green and blue economy - Ana Belen Sanchez, ILO Regional Green Jobs Specialist
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
Adapting institutions for a brighter future of work - by Shingo Miyake, ILO Labour Law and International Labour Standards Specialist
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
International Labour Conference 2019, 108th (Centenary) Session - by Shingo Miyake, ILO Labour Law and International Labour Standards...
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
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