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Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

2021 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean

Nearly two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the third quarter of 2021, the employment rate and economic participation rate were still lower than the 2019 records, while the unemployment rate was higher than in that year. The 2021...

ILO Caribbean Office-CINTEFOR launch new course on Quality apprenticeships in the Caribbean

Participants from Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago representing Ministries of Labour, employers’ and workers’ organizations and technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutions are taking the course

ILO conducts sensitization workshop on international labour standards reporting for officials in Belize

The workshop aimed to support Belize in fulfilling its annual obligation to report on ratified ILO Conventions.

World Social Protection Report 2020-22: Regional companion report for Latin America and the Caribbean

This regional companion report is intended to complement the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2020–22.

ILO Caribbean Office participates at virtual launch of the CEC-CCL Joint Regional effort under the Spotlight Initiative

Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) unite on a collaborative approach to develop joint regional policies and advocacy strategies for the eradication of violence against women and girls at the workplace...

ILO in action

We promote responsible business conduct in Latin America and the Carribean

ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Olga Orozco, speaks from Peru about the Responsible Business Conduct project in Latin America and the Caribbean (RBCLAC), which aims to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in the EU and in Latin America and...

ILO participates in UN media sensitization session to improve SDG reporting in Trinidad and Tobago

UN Resident Coordinator’s Office organized a media sensitization session on 04 April 2022 to educate journalists and editors on the structure of the UN in Trinidad and Tobago, its scope of work, priority areas of work and major projects.

ILO teams up with Ministry of Labour, Guyana, to improve recording of OSH accidents and diseases

The project consisted of the development of software in line with the OSH regulation of Guyana and the procurement of IT equipment for the Department of Labour in all regions.

Amid COVID-19 crisis, ILO and ACS discuss renewed cooperation

Both the ILO and ACS renewed their commitment to the development of joint actions and projects that would generate broad-based benefits for the region and contribute to sustainable economic development and the promotion of employment and decent work...

Guide

The system of labour administration in Suriname (2nd revised edition)

This publication is meant to function as an evaluation tool and to be a useful guide for Government agencies, employers, workers, investors and key players in the labour and industrial relations environment.

ILO and the NTC conclude successful RBM training workshop in The Bahamas

Through presentations, discussions and working groups, participants engaged in creating the building blocks for a model that supports greater sectoral and stakeholder engagement for the successful implementation of the country’s 2nd generation...

Media Advisory: ILO and NTC conduct Results-based Management (RBM) and Work-planning workshop in The Bahamas

ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean to provide specialized advisory support in the development of a roadmap on the priority areas that are outlined in the DWCP 2021-2026.

International Women's Day

More than 4 million women have not been able to return to work in Latin America and the Caribbean

A high unemployment rate of 16.4 per cent, high informality, overload due to care tasks, are factors that contribute to increasing gender gaps in the labour market. A new ILO Technical Note looks at policies that can be applied to make up lost...

Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021

2021 Labour Overview, Latin America and the Caribbean - Executive Summary

The 2021 Employment Outlook describes a mixed bag scenario for employment and suggests that pre-pandemic levels will be reached by 2023 or even 2024.

2021 Labour Overview

ILO: After two years of the pandemic, labour market recovery has been insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean

With an unemployment rate of 9.6 per cent and one in two workers in informality, the region must face the prospect of a prolongation of the COVID-19 crisis in employment, says a new regional Labour Overview report by the ILO.

Decent Work Country Programme for The Bahamas: 2021-2026

Through the DWCP 2021-2026, the ILO will work in close partnership with the Government of The Bahamas and the Bahamian social partners to address decent work challenges. The ILO’s approach in The Bahamas reflects the development of a ‘new...

Supporting countries to move toward greener economies: Just Transition at COP26

COP26 counted with an active participation of tripartite constituents for the promotion of decent work and just transition

Building the Caribbean’s first COVID-era Decent Work Country Programme

ILO collaboration with tripartite partners in The Bahamas leads to important milestone

Revitalizing Belize’s efforts to eliminate child labour

ILO and UNICEF working with Government of Belize to advance new child labour policy

Reshaping skills and lifelong learning for a human-centred pandemic recovery and beyond

ILO supports Caribbean countries to articulate and address challenges through research and dialogue