All resources: Jamaica

Brief

Employment impact assessment of Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa generated a 2.9% decline in annual GDP in Jamaica causing more than 30,000 job losses.

ILO News

Trade unions shape the conversation on Jamaica’s National Employment Policy

The workshop brought together the ILO and Jamaican trade unions to strengthen workers’ input into the country’s National Employment Policy.

ILO News

The Jamaica Household Workers’ Union marks 35 years of progress

The Jamaica Household Workers’ Union celebrates 35 years of advocacy for domestic workers, marking the milestone with recognition of its longstanding partnership with the ILO.

Caribbean labour market in focus

The Caribbean labour market paradox: What the 2026 ILO report reveals

The key question in the Caribbean is not whether people are working, but whether work itself is becoming a stronger engine for prosperity, inclusion, and resilience.

Platform economy

Decent work in the platform economy in the Caribbean

The study examines the emerging landscape of platform work across eleven Caribbean countries, finding that its prevalence is currently limited and uneven, concentrated primarily in urban centers and the tourism sector, and dominated by...

Wage policies

Setting a minimum wage through evidence-based practices. A situation analysis and guide for Caribbean employers’ and business member...

This report examines multiple dimensions of minimum wage policies in the Caribbean and is informed by a survey of 190 companies and 17 EBMOs across 12 territories. Throughout the report, emphasis is placed on the need for an evidence-based approach...

Tripartite constituents gather in Johannesburg to drive just transition in climate action

Representatives of governments, workers and employers from ten countries gathered in Johannesburg to turn national climate commitments into opportunities for decent work and social justice through a just transition.

Skills development

Jamaican employers champion skills policy reform to future-proof the country's workforce

With the support of the ILO, Jamaican employers are leading national efforts to align education and training with labour market needs through data-driven advocacy and strategic partnerships.

National employment policy

Jamaica charts the future of work with new National Employment Policy

The NEP aims to create productive and decent employment through comprehensive, gender-responsive, and evidence-based policy framework, in alignment with Jamaica's National Development Plan (Vision 2030) and the ILO Decent Work Agenda, promoting...

Productivity growth and decent work

ILO highlights productivity ecosystem for decent work at forum in Jamaica

The ILO highlights the link between productivity and decent work at Jamaica’s Productivity Forum, presenting its Productivity Ecosystem for Decent Work model.

Just transition

ILO workshop advances Jamaica’s path to a just transition

The ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security host workshop to explore the social impacts of climate policies and advance Jamaica’s just transition agenda. The session brought together key stakeholders to align climate action with decent...

Just transition

Jamaica charts a greener path with new National Green Economic Growth Model

The model estimates that a green transition could generate close to 8,000 new jobs and increase GDP, while building climate resilience and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. It provides evidence-based guidance to align sustainable development with...

Fostering a Just Transition in Jamaica - Collaborative approaches to sustainable development. A narrative report

The forum provided a structured platform for robust discussions on strategies that ensure a Just Transition while balancing economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social equity.

A gender responsive approach to the Just Transition of the Jamaican workforce. A position paper

This policy paper on a gender responsive approach to just transition contributes to the elaboration of a gender transformative and responsive policy by the Government of Jamaica, while at the same time supporting Jamaica’s achievement of its...

Op-Ed

Cooperatives in the Caribbean: A proven path to decent work and sustainable development

Cooperatives are helping Caribbean communities tackle climate change, economic uncertainty, and inequality by creating decent jobs and strengthening local economies.

Climate change

Jamaican trade union leaders step up for climate justice

The session kicks off a series of activities that will run through 2026, all aimed at strengthening trade union engagement in climate policy.

Green economy

A green economic growth model for Jamaica: Scenarios for fostering green growth

Results from the model scenarios show that an accelerated transition towards a green and climate resilient economy is highly positive for job creation, social development and economic growth.

A gender-responsive sectoral employment analysis in Jamaica – Renewable energy sector

Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Forum

Just Transition in Small Island Developing States is key to economic resilience

The ILO is promoting just energy transitions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as a key strategy to boost workforce and economic resilience, as highlighted at the Commonwealth Sustainable Energy Forum in May 2025.

ILO champions just transition at Jamaica’s Workers’ Week 2025

The ILO joined Jamaica’s Workers’ Week 2025 to promote climate justice, green jobs, and decent work through its Jamaica Just Transition Project. Activities included community outreach and collaboration with cultural institutions to support a fair,...