All resources: Jamaica

Comments on “The Role of the ILO Global Jobs Pact in supporting recovery and sustainable development in the Caribbean” – David S. Kaplan

Presentation at (CDB-ILO Tripartite Caribbean Symposium 2011

Guiding Principles and Implementation at the Country Level – Professor Neville Ying

Presentation at (CDB-ILO Tripartite Caribbean Symposium 2011

A comparative Overview of the Crisis and Macro-economic Policy Responses so far – Trevor Alleyne

Presentation at (CDB-ILO Tripartite Caribbean Symposium 2011

Supporting Recovery and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean – Stephen Pursey, Director ILO Policy Integration Department

Presentation at (CDB-ILO Tripartite Caribbean Symposium 2011

Caribbean Labour Markets and the Great Recession – Xiomara Archibald, Denny Lewis-Bynoe and Winston Moore

Presentation at (CDB-ILO Tripartite Caribbean Symposium 2011

Decent Work Initiatives: Examples from the Caribbean: Barbados

Presentation at (CDB-ILO Tripartite Caribbean Symposium 2011

Feature Address by Dr. the Hon. Esther Byer Suckoo

Presentation at (CDB-ILO Tripartite Caribbean Symposium 2011

Maritime and labour inspectors trained on ILO's Maritime Labour Convention, new international shipping regulation

Thirty-five officials, from across the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, met at a three-day workshop on 10-12 November 2010, to discuss the International Labour Organization's Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) and how to apply its...

Media Advisory: ILO regional training workshop for maritime and labour inspectors on Maritime Labour Convention, 2006

The ILO Office for the Caribbean, in collaboration with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica and the Caribbean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control, will host a regional training workshop for maritime and labour inspectors on the ILO...

ILO launches employer and trade union guides on the CARIFORUM-EC Economic Partnership Agreement

The ILO Office for the Caribbean, has published two user-friendly guides on the CARIFORUM-European Community (EC) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) for use by Caribbean employers and trade unionists.

Brochure

A guide for Caribbean trade unionists on the CARIFORUM-European Community Economic Partnership Agreement

Brochure in response to the labour movement’s concerns about the potential effects and consequences of the CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Community (EC).

How Much Does Business Really Bring to HIV Response? Quantifying In-Kind and Financial Contributions of the Private Sector

Delegate Dialogues: Brenda V. Cuthbert, Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Employers' Federation

Global Jobs Pact Country Profile: Jamaica

Assessment of implementation and enforcement machinery to combat child labour in Jamaica: Summary Report

The incidence of child labour in Jamaica, as legally defined, is relatively low for developing countries. However, at least 11.6% of 15-17 year-olds are involved in economic activity, usually of a hazardous, low-wage character. This results from a...

Message from Dr. Ana Teresa Romero, Director, ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean on the occasion of its 40th anniversary

For ILO constituents in the Caribbean, 2009 calls for a “double celebration” - the International Labour Organization is 90 years old and the Office that was setup to serve the Caribbean is 40.

Country Report and Presentations

Presentations at the Hemispheric Conference on the Rapid and Widespread Ratification and Effective Implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006)

Closing Remarks - Mr. Martin Cox, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Immigration, Barbados

98th International Labour Conference

The Honourable Mr. Bruce Golding, Prime Minister, Jamaica, addressing the ILO Summit on Global jobs crisis (in English)

Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work. Heads of State and Government called on the ILO to examine...

Statement by Mr. Bruce Golding, Prime Minister of Jamaica, addressing the ILO summit on global jobs crisis