All resources: Caribbean
Migration
ILO supports Suriname in strengthening labour migration governance
The two-day visit to Suriname advanced labour migration governance by promoting fair recruitment, strengthening institutional capacity, including on labour migration information systems, and deepening social dialogue in the context of incoming and...
Three Stann Creek communities sign on to PROSPER Partnership
The first three of 15 partner communities formalize commitment as the EU-funded ILO PROSPER project moves from planning to implementation.
Decent work
Grenada signs its first Decent Work Country Programme
Government, employers and trade unions commit to a five-year tripartite roadmap built around three Strategic Priorities and eleven Outcomes, backed by full Cabinet endorsement.
Caribbean workers' delegates to 114 session of the ILC
Caribbean unions prepare for decisive role at 114th session of the ILC
The Caribbean Congress of Labour and the ILO convened regional trade union leaders on 18 May to align priorities and prepare a coordinated Caribbean voice for the 114th International Labour Conference, which opens in Geneva on 1 June.
Haiti and ILO sign two-year country programme to advance decent work and social dialogue
New agreement sets four national priorities for technical support on employment, social protection and labour reform
ILO Working Paper 171
The role of national social dialogue institutions in shaping investment policies
This paper examines how national social dialogue institutions can help align foreign direct investment with decent work and sustainable development. Drawing on eleven case studies, it highlights emerging practices, institutional challenges and...
EU-funded ILO PROSPER Project initiative
PROSPER Project holds community consultation in San Miguel
The EU-funded PROSPER project engaged San Miguel village leaders and community members in a consultation to discuss proposed activities in cacao, tourism, and local economic development, while gathering feedback to shape community-led planning and...
Article
Latin America and the Caribbean face the challenge of expanding pension coverage
Latin America and the Caribbean face a double pressure: high levels of labour informality and rapid population ageing. Expanding pension coverage is no longer only a social policy aspiration, but an urgent necessity to protect older persons and...
Quality apprenticeship webinar
From data to decent work: a new push for apprenticeships in the Caribbean
ILO-facilitated webinar brings Caribbean and Latin American experts together to share evidence-based approaches to designing quality apprenticeship systems that respond to real labour market needs.
Technical Report
The Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes on Youth
This joint ILO and World Bank report synthesizes over three decades of impact evaluation evidence across 62 countries to assess the impact of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) on young people's employment and earnings outcomes.
C144 ratified
Saint Lucia ratifies Tripartite Consultation Convention
In a landmark Labour Week, Saint Lucia ratified ILO Convention No. 144 on tripartite consultation and formally installed a new national tripartite advisory body, the strongest commitment to social dialogue in the country's recent history.
Workers activities - skills training
Saint Lucia trade unions build skills for collective bargaining
Trade union leaders in Saint Lucia have completed a two-day ILO training to sharpen their collective bargaining and negotiation skills, a timely investment as the country formalizes its first national tripartite advisory committee.
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.
Psychosocial risk
When work weighs on the mind: A Caribbean wake-up call
According the ILO’s findings, globally, psychosocial risk factors are linked to more than 840,000 deaths each year and nearly 45 million years of healthy life lost. The economic damage is equally stark: the combined burden is estimated to cost 1.37...
Decent work
ILO renews engagement with Saint Kitts and Nevis on decent work priorities
A four-day ILO mission to Basseterre sets the stage for renewed cooperation on the country’s wide-ranging decent work agenda including social security reform, tripartite dialogue, and skills development.
Sustainable development
Haiti: Participatory planning lays the foundations for peace and livelihoods in Artibonite
Communities in Haiti’s Artibonite department come together for a three-day participatory planning process to shape a new ILO and WFP initiative, supported by the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund, which links livelihoods, decent work and...
Q&A
Informality, productivity and digital platforms: understanding a persistent challenge
Labour informality remains one of the main challenges in the world of work in Latin America and the Caribbean. This interview explores why it is a multi-causal and multidimensional phenomenon, what responses have proven most effective, and how...
Social security reform
Saint Kitts and Nevis steps up on social security: Tripartite national dialogue on reform gains momentum
A landmark stakeholder conference hosted by the St. Christopher and Nevis Social Security Board signals a turning point for the Federation's pension system.
ILO News
Trade unions shape the conversation on Jamaica’s National Employment Policy
The workshop brought together the ILO and Jamaican trade unions to strengthen workers’ input into the country’s National Employment Policy.
Social security reform
Haiti targets stronger social protection: ILO workshop assesses social security system against Convention No. 102
An ILO-led workshop reviewed Haiti’s social security legislation against international minimum standards, identifying strengths and critical reform priorities.
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