All resources: Caribbean

World Employment and Social Outlook: September 2024 Update

This brief provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest global labour market trends. It focuses on the evolving relationship between labour and capital income, challenges facing youth in the current job market, and progress towards key...

Media Advisory

ILO to release updated analysis of global labour market trends

ILO Working Paper 124

A study on the employment and wage outcomes of people with disabilities

This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities.

Workshop

ILO leads a knowledge network aimed at supporting a just transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

Participants from nine countries took part in the ILO initiative to strengthen technical tools to support policy processes and regional networks to help accelerate the just transition.

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024

Employment trends for youth in the Americas

This regional brief highlights the key findings of the 12th edition of the Global Employment Trends for Youth in the Americas.

Presentation: Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Presentation: Regular system of supervision - The Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations

Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean but digital divide poses challenges

Up to half of the jobs in the region for which GenAI could improve productivity – some 17 million – are hindered by gaps in digital access and infrastructure, according to a new ILO and World Bank study.

Belize launches new Decent Work Country Programme

Five-year initiative aligned with national development priorities of Plan Belize.

ILO in Action

New skills for business growth for Suriname’s agro-cooperatives

Agro-cooperatives help farmers to pool their resources and strengthen their bargaining position. But in Suriname, they face multiple barriers that make growing their business difficult. Thirty agro-cooperatives in the Caribbean country are now...

Brazil-Belize child labour meeting

Learn about our actions - Ministry of Development and Social Assistance, Family and Fight against Hunger, Brazil

Brazil-Belize technical knowledge exchange on strategic labour inspections and integration of social protection for proactive responses for the prevention and elimination of child labour. Presentation by the Minister.

Barbados constituents fulfil results-based management requirements ahead of new DWCP

Five-day workshop prepares participants for effective Programme development and delivery.

Benefits of productivity ecosystems highlighted by ILO at conferences in Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago

Both events explored how to address barriers to better jobs and economic growth.

Report

Barriers and opportunities for enterprise formalization in Suriname - Assessment of the wood and tourism sectors

To progress Surinamese economic development sustainably, enterprise formalization is vital. This report documents the main barriers to the formalization of enterprise in Suriname’s wood and tourism sectors. It presents insights gathered from 50...

SIDS4: ILO Caribbean calls for greater integration of decent work in resilience policies

Mission also included meetings with Antigua and Barbuda tripartite constituents to identify areas for support.

Resilient and sustainable supply chains need decent work, says ILO Caribbean at UNCTAD global forum

Discussions focused on labour standards, responsible business conduct, social dialogue and protection of seafarers.

Thirty-one students in Trinidad and Tobago become ambassadors against child labour

National campaign seeks to spot and stop children participating in harmful forms of work.

Caribbean and South African labour officials host knowledge exchange on dispute resolution

Event part of ongoing regional forum and south-south cooperation initiative of the ILO Caribbean Office.

ILO provides inputs to Trinidad and Tobago’s process to update its HIV and AIDS workplace legislation and policy

Officials emphasize importance of protecting workers’ rights and ending HIV related stigma and discrimination.

Caribbean employers ready to tackle minimum wage discussions