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ILO Caribbean Director addresses labour market transformation during regional UN meeting

Event provided opportunity to assess progress and emerging priorities for achieving SDGs.

Jamaica tripartite partners discuss and validate results of national green jobs assessment

Activities conducted within the ILO framework for a Just Transition to Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All.

Jamaica and Brazil strengthen their actions to achieve the first generation free of child labour

Both countries participated in a knowledge exchange on labour inspection, data use and social protection for the prevention and eradication of child labour.

Brazil–Jamaica knowledge exchange - Strategic labour inspections and integration of social protection for proactive responses for the prevention and elimination of child labour

Agenda: Brazil-Jamaica knowledge exchange

New ILO Caribbean report analyzes how EMBOs can benefit from digitalization that enhances data management

Publication examines opportunities and challenges related to use of digital tools.

ILO assists Caribbean EBMOs in harnessing CRM software to improve processes

The ILO assisted Antigua and Barbuda Employers’ Federation (ABEF), the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC), the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Grenada Employers’ Federation (GEF), the Jamaica...

Caribbean trainers successfully complete ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Academy

The Academy, held from 30 November to 6 December 2022, was conceived to build the capacity in supporting youth entrepreneurship in the areas of business planning, general entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship for young women, digital innovation and...

Employers’ guidelines for the implementation of the Jamaica Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021

The Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021, aims to protect all Jamaican citizens in the workplace, conducting business, renting property, or in any other daily interactions.

Presentation - Understanding the Sexual Harassment Act 2021 - Guidelines and Responsibilities of Employers, Dr Leith Dunn

ILO supports social dialogue, costing and design of the Unemployment Insurance in Jamaica

UI schemes are implemented in both emerging and advanced economies to protect employed individuals against the risk of job loss. In essence, these interventions provide income support conditional on actively searching for a job and participation in...

Participants from five Caribbean countries complete 6-week quality apprenticeship course

A formal apprenticeship system is a critical but under-utilized resource for gaining experience in the workplace and relevant on-the-job training. It is also essential to expand and improve formal long-term skills to create a globally competitive...

Domestic workers in Jamaica receive entrepreneurship grants from the ILO-Ministry partnership

The specific aim of the collaboration is to foster the participation of female domestic workers in formal entrepreneurial activities that generate additional income to supplement their livelihoods and ultimately, reduce their economic vulnerability.

One hundred MSMEs in the agricultural and fisheries sectors complete training under ILO-Ministry formalization project in Jamaica

During the graduation ceremony, Mr Oral Shaw. Director, MSME Division, Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce expressed appreciation for the partnership with the ILO and the implementation the Project, “formality, is very important to national...

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Formalization in Jamaica

ILO Caribbean Office-CINTEFOR launch new course on Quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Participants from Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago representing Ministries of Labour, employers’ and workers’ organizations and technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutions are taking the course

ILO Jamaica Formalization Project

A UN Jamaica featured video

Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

2021 Labour Overview, Latin America and the Caribbean - Executive Summary

The 2021 Employment Outlook describes a mixed bag scenario for employment and suggests that pre-pandemic levels will be reached by 2023 or even 2024.

Profile on Expert Presenter, Meris Haughton

Ms. Meris Haughton is the Chief Corporate Communications Officer for the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ).

Profile on Expert Presenter, Marlon Mahon

Mr. Mahon possesses a of Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours, majoring in Chemistry, with minors in Biochemistry and Zoology as well as a Masters of Science Degree with Distinction, in Computer Based Management Information Systems from the...

ILO Convention for protecting domestic workers’ rights turns 10 yet inequalities persist

Decent work has not yet become a reality for many domestic workers but a new ILO Project in Jamaica seeks to assist them in enjoying the same legal rights as formally employed workers.