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Barbados becomes the 2nd Caribbean country to ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention (C190)

The country deposited the instrument of ratification on 1 September 2022

Suriname’s new national midterm labour market policy (2022-2025) launched

The Policy is the result of a research and consultative process which started in October 2021, under the lead of the ILO.

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.

ILO and Suriname collaborate to support productivity growth with decent work

The ILO will support Suriname in the sustainable productivity growth of key economic sectors, and promote the economic inclusion for vulnerable groups.

Labour Overview Series 2022

Weak growth and the global crisis are holding back the recovery of the employment in Latin America and the Caribbean

In a context of partial recovery of labour indicators, the Russian aggression against Ukraine has made the outlook for labour markets in the region more complex. Slowdown in economic growth makes full employment recovery more difficult and increases...

Labour Overview 2022

Low growth and global crisis slow job recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

The regional unemployment rate reached 7.9 per cent and returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the labour outlook in the region, also affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine, may be complicated by greater informality and working poverty, says the...

The Caribbean to benefit from the expertise of newly ILO certified business coaches

The four week course provided participants with the opportunity to practice their coaching techniques in a safe environment, using real life case studies.

Youth labour market integration: the case for quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Blog by Gonzalo Graña, ILO/CINTERFOR Specialist on Quality Apprenticeships

ILO to conduct Actuarial Review of Belize’s Social Security Scheme and the cost assessment for the unemployment insurance

The review will also consider the avenues to enhance the SSB’s investment portfolio allocation strategy, governance and operative structures, to ensure alignment with the Scheme’s retirement benefit liability profile as well as to maximize...

Guyana

Skills development through quality apprenticeships: Addressing skills mismatch and youth unemployment

By Dennis Zulu, Director, International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and Yeşim Oruç, UN Resident Coordinator in Guyana

ILO to assist the Saint Lucia Employers’ Federation in developing membership strategy

The action plan will focus on the three primary areas: good governance, membership promotion and retention, and advocacy and lobbying.

Latin America and the Caribbean constituents envision workplaces free from violence and harassment

Participants explored how they could progress in ensuring that workplaces are free from violence and harassment.

The ILO bids farewell to Dr. Hassan Ndahi

Dr. Hassan Ndahi leaves the ILO after 14 plus years of service to the Caribbean region.

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...

Belize National Child Labour Policy and Strategy, 2022-2025

The development of the Belize National Child Labour Policy and Strategy 2022-2025 was an iterative process that commenced in August 2021. A literature review was undertaken accompanied by an extensive series of bilateral consultations with multiple...

New national child labour policy launched in Belize with support from ILO and UNICEF

The new policy document includes a consistent set of interventions and associated responsibilities and timeframe for implementation instrumental to the eradication of child labour.

ILO commences a comprehensive review of the Social Protection System of Suriname at the request of the Government

The support provided by the ILO to conduct a comprehensive review of the social protection system of Suriname sets the basis for future interventions that would lead to concrete reforms aimed at providing rights-based, universal, adequate,...

VII Regional Forum on Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean concludes

Over 2,000 governments’, employers’ and workers’ representatives from 54 countries gathered in Bogotá (Colombia) from 13-15 July to discuss Business and Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Construction of new facility to aid in vocational training for marginalized youth in Saint Lucia

The facility, will host a new state of the art hospitality and catering block for the vocational curriculum.

ILO lends technical support for the review / evaluation of Guyana National Apprenticeship Programme

Dr. Hassan Ndahi, ILO Senior Skills and Employability Specialist, presented his findings and stated that stakeholders are ready to see the review become a reality.