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Skills for Green Jobs Study – Guyana

Skills for green jobs in key sectors such as mining, forestry and agriculture have been prioritized due to environmental and climate change impacts they have. Moreover, Guyana is investing in skills for new green occupations, in priority areas...

2017 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean- Executive Summary

The 2017 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean summarises economic trends in the countries of the region in 2017 and analyses the impact on labour markets observed this year, as well as expected results for 2018. This year’s Feature...

The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in Guyana

This report analyses how Guyana performs with respect to each pillar, assessing strengths and weaknesses. A national perceptions survey focusing on 9 of the 17 pillars enriched the findings. The report hopes to stimulate debate and provide an...

Guyana on its way to high-value markets: finding export potential in the vegetable and fruit sector - Market Analysis Report

This report adopts a market systems approach to analysis by focussing on bottlenecks and constraints in the supporting functions and rules to target high growth, high potential value chains. By addressing constraints in these supporting functions...

Barbados joins Regional Initiative - Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

Migration, Diasporas and the Future of Work in the Caribbean: Dr Keith Nurse, Senior Fellow, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and...

Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean

A new joint ECLAC-ILO Report which indicates that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth, although some signs of recovery exist

Sector selection - Guyana

Finding Export and Value Add Opportunities in Thin Markets

The weight of mango and hot pepper value chains to enhance productive employment in Guyana.

Rapid assessment of child labour in Guyana

This Rapid Assessment is part of a South-South Cooperation initiative funded through the Brazil-ILO Cooperation Programme, within the context of the ILO’s Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RI). The assessment...

Rapid assessment of child labour in Saint Lucia

This Rapid Assessment is part of a South-South Cooperation initiative funded through the Brazil-ILO Cooperation Programme, within the context of the ILO’s Regional Initiative: Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RI). The assessment...

Formalization of the informal economy - Garlands and Granville, St. James: A qualitative needs analysis

This Report is a qualitative needs analysis of the pilot communities and examines a lot of the social conditions which existed at the time of the ILO’s intervention. It was produced during phase 1 of the Project.

A skilled workforce for sustainable growth and development by Senator, Dr. the Hon Esther Byer-Sookoo, Minister of Labour, Barbados - 24...

10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Session 5, Introductory Presentation

Video on the Formalization of the informal economy in Jamaica: Granville, Garlands/Horse Guard Project

Duration: 8.52 minutes

Rural employment and rural development in the Caribbean

The primary objective of this Study is to describe the qualitative characterization of rural employment, provide an understanding of the quantitative phenomena of rural employment in the Caribbean where data exists describing trends in the 2005-2014...

IOA instrumenten voor de rechten van het kind | ILO instruments concerning the rights of the child

This Booklet contains a compilation of ILO instruments in both the Dutch and English languages, to be used by governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, civil society, and all those who wish to join the fight to end the exploitation of...

Formalization of the informal economy in Jamaica: Granville, Garlands/Horse Guard

A 40 page brochure highlighting the findings, activities and achievements, as well as the recommendations coming out of the ILO 1-year Programme

End of year message from the Director, ILO Office for the Caribbean and closure of the Office during the Christmas break

Ms. Coenjaerts speaks of building and even stronger programme for the Caribbean in 2016, focused is on implementation and action.

Practical guidelines for developing and implementing workplace policies and programmes on HIV and AIDS

Based on ILO experiences in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean Countries

Brochure on the ILO-EU Project 2015-2018

Caribbean Employers’ Organizations hold Forum to develop policy positions

Prior to the Forum a survey had been completed by each Employers’ Organisation to have them prioritise issues of key importance at national and enterprise levels.