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ILO Caribbean Resilience Project

Video: Introduction to the ILO Caribbean Resilience Project

The Caribbean continues to struggle with vulnerabilities associated with hurricanes, flooding, drought, sea level rise and other climate hazards. It now faces the devastation caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

Prioritizing TVET in COVID-19 recovery efforts for the Caribbean: How CARICOM Member States can address delivery, continuity and resilience

Gender equal business essential for women’s economic empowerment in Jamaica

EU-funded ILO-UWI assessment aimed at improving country’s standing in the promotion of women’s entrepreneurship development

ILO Working Paper 26

Hurricanes and their implications for unemployment: Evidence from the Caribbean

Although extreme climate events pose significant challenges to labour markets, there is a paucity of empirical literature studying their impacts. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of hurricane strikes on unemployment across a sample...

UNDP and ILO to present integration strategy for migrants and refugees from Venezuela

Regional Directors of both organizations will present the joint initiative "Migration from Venezuela: Opportunities for Latin America and the Caribbean" and its first pilot projects

Women's entrepreneurship development assessment: Jamaica

The Assessment Report acknowledges that Jamaica has a solid legal and regulatory framework on which to build, but recognizes that much needs to be done in making these regulations gender-sensitive and translating them into gendered actions that...

13 million women in Latin America and the Caribbean saw their jobs disappear due to the COVID-19 pandemic

An unprecedented decline in the labour participation rate and the increase in unemployment make it urgent to apply policies for greater gender equality at work, as a key component of COVID-19 recovery strategies.

Digital economy

Digital platforms: a future of work with opportunities and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

In the last decade, digital work platforms in the region have increased 14 fold, and COVID-19 is accelerating the transformation. Now there is a need to improve taking advantage of employment and business opportunities in a sector where algorithmic...

Caribbean employers’ and workers’ organizations reaffirm joint action plan for transforming world of work in the region

Addressing social protection, skills mismatches, digital economy and gender-based violence among top priorities

Jamaica and the ILO sign grant agreement to support formalization in the Agriculture and Fisheries sectors

New project to support technical training and entrepreneurial coaching for micro and small operators in agriculture and fisheries sectors.

Labour administration application 2.0 user guide

This user guide is for the data entry software, developed by the ILO Office for the Caribbean, under the supervision of Mr Diego Rei, ILO Employment and Labour Market Policies Specialist, and with the programming input of Mr Kerwyn Roach, over the...

Greater labour force resilience and stronger partnerships among key successes of Barbados Employability Project

ILO-supported initiative prepares workers affected by pandemic to re-enter job market

ILO: Timid improvement for employment in the Caribbean during Q4 2020

The latest projections for 2021 presented in the ILO Monitor report show that most countries will experience a relatively strong recovery in the second half of the year.

Campaign

Belize launches bipartite COVID-19 workplace safety and health awareness campaign

National initiative made possible with support from the ILO under the UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund

Pamphlet - A safe and healthy workplace is a better workplace

Infographic - Protect yourself work healthy and safe

Infographic - Protect your business put health and safety first

Infographic - A safe and healthy workplace protects everyone

Campaign

Belize COVID-19 OSH Campaign

Launched in December 2020, this national promotional programme seeks to develop knowledge and create awareness on how to create and maintain safe and healthy workplaces in the context of pandemic.

ECA and NATUC join Spotlight Initiative to end workplace gender-based violence in Trinidad and Tobago

Partnership facilitated by ILO and UNFPA