All resources: Jamaica

Handbook on Child labour launched in Jamaica

Professionals, who deal with cases of child labour are now better equipped to address the issue with the launch of the Child Labour Handbook for Professionals.

ECLAC and ILO Predict that Unemployment will Fall Again to 6.4% in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2012

Publication reviews recent experiences of the region's countries in terms of policies and programmes to boost employment

Jamaica observes World Day against Child Labour

"It was an appropriate time to focus national attention on our responsibility to nurture our children and protect them [...] from all forms of violations of their fundamental rights.” (Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller)

Caribbean pathways to Decent Work

Caribbean countries join in commemoration of World Day for Safety and Health at Work – 28 April

With a focus on promotion of occupational safety and health (OSH) in a green economy.

Youth Employment Programmes Inventory

Youth Organisations Inventory

National Youth Employment Report Template

Addressing the Employment Challenges of Caribbean Youth in Times of Crisis - Final Report

Jamaica: Child labour legislative gap analysis

Jamaica - IPEC projects

Jamaica - Data and resources

Jamaica - Policies and other programmes

Child labour frameworks by country: Jamaica

Labour inspectors undergo ILO OSH training

Labour inspectors of the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago will undergo training on occupational safety and health by the International Labour Office (ILO) for the Caribbean

Government spending $23 million to combat child labour (October 2001, The Jamaica Observer)

Over the next two years, Government plans to spend $23 million on a programme to combat the incidence of child labour in Jamaica, Donald Buchanan, Minister of Labour and Social Security told Parliament Tuesday.

Statisticians on Caribbean Labour Market Information Systems

Statisticians on Caribbean Labour Market Information Systems at the Cipriani College of Labour & Co-operative Studies Valsayn

Brief on the Tackle Project - Tackling Child Labour through Education

In 2008 the European Commission, the ACP Secretariat and the ILO joined in establishing a four-year project designed to fight child labour through education related intervention and policies. The project was named Tackling Child Labour through...

Tripartism and Social dialogue: The Case of Mauritius

Tripartite Caribbean Symposium on ‘Tripartism and Social Dialogue 2011

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...