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Business continuity

Perspectives on business resilience in Trinidad and Tobago: A research report

The main objective of the project is to provide theoretical and practical training to organizational and business leaders in the use and application of business resilience tools and best practices.

Business resilience trends and evidence-based policy proposals in Trinidad and Tobago

The research involved an online survey of forty-eight ECA members, and ten follow-up, in-depth qualitative interviews with survey respondents and other key stakeholders that represent SMEs across the twin-island Republic. The research took place...

ILO donates digital devices to Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Labour for the modernization of its inspection system

The equipment will advance the digitization of the Government’s labour administration function, which is responsible for the prevention of child labour and the development of a labour market information system.

Suriname's Decent Work Monitoring Committee concludes successful training in Trinidad and Tobago

The workshop, which was conducted by the ILO Caribbean Office’s Senior Programme Officer, Ingerlyn Caines-Francis, had a primary focus of understanding the strategic responsibilities of a DWCP monitoring committee through an exploration of the...

Staff movement

ILO welcomes Kyana Bowen, National Project Coordinator, Trinidad and Tobago

Prior to joining the ILO, Kyana served as the Programme Officer – Humanitarian, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Resilience with the UN Women Multi Country Office – Caribbean for three years (2020 – 2022).

ILO participates at Just Transition Workshop, Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference

The objective of the workshop was to facilitate discussion on a Just Transition for Trinidad and Tobago ensuring that the benefits of transitioning to a green economy are shared by all stakeholders taking into account environmental considerations,...

Taking Action to meet SDG Target 8.7 to end Child Labour by 2025: Building capacity for action on the ground in Trinidad and Tobago and in...

As active members supported by the ILO Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname have pressed forward with the implementation of national plans to prevent and eliminate child labour,...

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...

Presentation: Interviewing Protocols, Children's Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

Presentation: Farouk Mohammed, Chief Labour Inspector Specialist, Ministry of Labour, Trinidad and Tobago

Presentation: The International and Regional Frameworks on Child Labour and its worst forms Resel Melville, ILO Project Coordinator,...

Remarks, Ms. Sharon Morris-Cummings, Director Ag., Children’s Authority

Presentation Child labour and the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago

Remarks, Ms. Kevar Williams, Permanent Secretary (Ag)/ Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour

Capacity building workshop on child labour

Provisional Agenda

Communication with children at risk of/ in situations of child labour

Trinidad and Tobago - Country baseline under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2021) - P029

The elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour - Protocol of 2014 P029 to the Forced Labour Convention

ILO participated in the Caribbean Climate Justice Forum 2022 hosted by the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-Operative Studies, Trinidad...

The Forum attracted representatives from businesses, academia and workers' organizations from across the Caribbean

Public Sector Unions learn about the strategic use of the ILO Supervisory Mechanisms

The participants agreed that the workshop provided a lot of practical information and tools as well as food for thought. It also gave an opportunity to share national experiences.

Five UN agencies collaborate to support the evolution of Trinidad and Tobago's National Statistical System

A donation of mobile equipment, provided by the ILO with financial support from the UN Joint SDG Fund, is intended to support the roll out of the new continuous sample of the population survey (CSSP) and will be used specifically to collect survey...

In remembrance

A tribute to Jacqui Maria Morris

She was taken in the bloom of her youth, but it is said that "blessed are they who leave good work behind", and she has certainly made an invaluable contribution to the ILO.