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Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 1 - What is a Cooperative Enterprise

The purpose of Module 1 is to help the reader understand the history, evolution and continued relevance of the cooperative enterprise as a viable alternative to other forms of business enterprises.

ILO to hold Technical Training Workshop on Cooperatives in Guyana

Workshop to be opened by the Minister with responsibility for Labour within the Ministry of Social Protection, the Honourable Keith Scott.

Mapping of youth employment interventions in Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,...

Warning: this document is a draft. Notwithstanding the substantive amount of work and research carried out for its completion, it may still contain omissions or errors. It is made available solely for the purpose of verification and correction or...

The Green Jobs Assessment Model becoming part of the implementation of Guyana’s Green State Development Strategy (GSDS)

As one of the most recent addition to PAGE, the ILO and Guyana are exploring potential partnerships and national support, while collaborating with UN Environment. The preparatory mission for implementation of ILO’s Green Jobs Assessment Methodology...

Agenda

ILO/ACCU resilience-building workshop in Anguilla

Media Advisory: ILO hosts workshop on Guyana’s Green State Development Strategy

Informality and Economic Units in the Caribbean

This Study seeks to synthesize four national studies on Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Saint Lucia to determine the reasons for economic units to function informally and the frequency of informal economic units. It is intended to draw some general...

Child labour in Guyana: Key findings from the rapid assessment, 2016

This Rapid Assessment-Key Findings document is part of a South-South Cooperation initiative funded through the Brazil-ILO Cooperation Programme, within the context of the ILO’s Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child...

Final Report

The Future of Work in the Caribbean: What do we know? What do we need to know?

ILO launches EESE assessment and Action Plan in Guyana

Based on the findings of the EESE assessment, an EESE steering Committee was established to implement changes which would nurture a more conducive environment for business and investment, thereby triggering job creation.

Tripartite constituents sign Decent Work Country Programme for Guyana

On Friday 15 December, Guyana became the first Caribbean country to officially sign on to the second phase of its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP). The programme, which ran its first phase from 2012 to 2015, is propelled by the joint efforts of...

ILO launches Skills for Green Jobs Study- Guyana

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection of Guyana launched a comprehensive study report conducted titled “Skills for Green Jobs Study- Guyana”

Skills for Green Jobs Study – Guyana

Skills for green jobs in key sectors such as mining, forestry and agriculture have been prioritized due to environmental and climate change impacts they have. Moreover, Guyana is investing in skills for new green occupations, in priority areas...

The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Guyana

This report analyses how Guyana performs with respect to each pillar, assessing strengths and weaknesses. A national perceptions survey focusing on 9 of the 17 pillars enriched the findings. The report hopes to stimulate debate and provide an...

Market system analysis - Guyana

Towards high-value markets: finding export potential in the vegetable and fruit sector

Analysing vegetables and fruits value chains to uncover paths to export diversification in Guyana

Guyana on its way to high-value markets: finding export potential in the vegetable and fruit sector

What does it take to export to high-value markets? The Ministry of Business in Guyana identified that export diversification should be bolstered such that the economy is not so dependent on volatile commodity prices. This report fills a research...

Guyana - Decent Work Country Programme 2017 to 2021

Guyana on its way to high-value markets: finding export potential in the vegetable and fruit sector - Market Analysis Report

This report adopts a market systems approach to analysis by focussing on bottlenecks and constraints in the supporting functions and rules to target high growth, high potential value chains. By addressing constraints in these supporting functions...

ILO to launch two key reports in Guyana - Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE), along with an in-depth study on Skills...

The final report and an action plan for the implementation of recommendations will be presented at a high-level tripartite event on 15 December, 2017 at the Guyana Marriott Hotel in Georgetown.

Meeting Programme

The Future of Work in the Caribbean: What do we know? What do we need to know?