All resources: Guyana
Cooperatives
Better Together: Caribbean peer learning strengthens fisheries cooperatives
Within the framework of the ILO-FAO FISH4ACP Project, fisherfolk from Guyana participated in a study tour and learning exchange with peers in Barbados, strengthening cooperatives and regional collaboration.
Occupational Safety and Health
Guyana strengthens OSH capacity as ILO–NEBOSH project moves into implementation
Guyana is strengthening national capacity to prevent workplace risks through ILO–NEBOSH training, tripartite consultation and support for stronger occupational safety and health institutions.
Caribbean labour migration
CARICOM, ILO and IDB advance regional labour migration agenda
With support from the ILO and the IDB, the CARICOM Secretariat and regional tripartite partners are advancing practical steps to move labour migration policy from regional agreement to national implementation.
Economic development
Making employment a Macroeconomic Priority: Emerging Policy Discourse in the Caribbean
A regional ILO expert workshop examines how better integration and coherence between growth, jobs and resilience can sustain an inclusive development in the Caribbean.
Occupational safety and health
ILO and NEBOSH join forces to boost safety in Guyana
Occupational safety and health
Caribbean marks World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026
The Caribbean celebrated World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2026 under the ILO psychosocial theme with events, walks, and leadership urging mental well-being and shared safety responsibility.
Strengthening Guyana’s Seafood Value Chain through One UN Action
FAO, ILO, and ITC Partner to Enhance Linkages in Guyana’s Seafood Sector
A joint FAO–ILO–ITC workshop held in Guyana strengthens the country’s seafood value chain by improving market, finance, and business linkages for fisheries cooperatives and agrifood MSMEs. This is part of the FISH4ACP programme working to build a...
Cooperative development
Field notes from Guyana’s coastline: Strengthening cooperatives and securing livelihoods in Guyana’s fisheries sector
The ILO and FAO are working side-by-side with fishing communities across Guyana to strengthen cooperatives, improve livelihoods, and promote decent work in the artisanal fisheries sector. Field visits and targeted training are helping fisherfolk...
Information sheet
The ILO and the social and solidarity economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
This document provides an overview of the ILO’s recent and ongoing work on the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Child labour
Breaking the cycle: From child labour to labour rights advocate
From child domestic worker to labour rights advocate; Joy Marcus now leads efforts in Guyana to end exploitation and empower women through Red Thread. Her journey turns personal pain into a powerful call for change.
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.
Decent work
Guyana Decent Work Country Programme 2025-2030
This DWCP was developed through the close cooperation of the ILO’s Decent Work Team (DWT) for the Caribbean and a wide range of national stakeholders led by a specialist Sub-Committee of the National Tripartite Committee (NTC). This included...
Cooperative development
Guyana strengthens its fisheries cooperatives with ILO-FAO training initiative
This initiative forms part of the broader FISH4ACP effort, an OACPS-led programme implemented by the FAO, and funded by the European Union and the German BMZ, to improve value chains across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
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.
Employment in Focus series
Beyond tourism: A policy framework for economic diversification and job creation in the Caribbean
The Caribbean faces persistent employment and economic challenges, due to its overreliance on tourism and demographic challenges. ILO Employment and labour market specialist, Abdelmalik Muhummed explores how National Employment Policies can support...
13th Caribbean Labour Ministers Meeting
Caribbean Labour Ministers unite to shape the future of work
Caribbean Labour Ministers and social partners met in Guyana to advance decent work, tackle shared challenges, and shape a resilient future for regional labour amid global and digital transitions.
13th Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers
ILO Director-General concludes first official visit to Guyana
The visit reaffirmed the ILO’s strong partnership with the Caribbean and highlighted shared priorities such as climate change, labour migration, digital transformation, and the need for a just transition.
Decent work
Guyana signs third Decent Work Country Programme
This agreement aims to advance job creation, workers’ rights, social protection, and social dialogue, and is aligned with Guyana’s national development goals.
Cooperative development
Building a sustainable future for Guyana’s fisherfolk
This collaborative Project brings together the ILO and FAO through FISH4ACP to strengthen fishing cooperatives, enhance livelihoods, and promote better working conditions, with particular attention on the empowerment of women in the seafood value...
2024 Labour Overview
Progress in the labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean remains insufficient
Despite some progress, a new ILO report highlights that labour informality, gender gaps, and access to formal employment for the youth remain key barriers to a more equitable labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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