All resources: Caribbean

EU-funded ILO PROSPER Project

Belize communities validate regional value chain study

Community leaders and stakeholders in Toledo, Belize validated the findings of a regional value chain study, confirming tourism and agroforestry, particularly cacao, as priority sectors for inclusive, community-driven economic development.

Transnational Company Agreements in 2025 focused on fundamental rights, safety at work, and due diligence

The recently updated section of the ILO Repository on Cross-Border Social Dialogue identified environmental issues and technological changes as priorities.

Strengthening skills for the future

ILO–NIHERST collaboration for evidence-based workforce development in Trinidad and Tobago

A collaboration between the ILO and National Institute of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (NIHERST) in Trinidad and Tobago has produced five sectoral skills studies, offering robust, sector-specific labour market evidence, that is...

Building peace from the ground up

Green skills and new economic opportunities for youth in Haiti

In Jérémie, Haiti, with the support of the ILO and the UN Peacebuilding Fund, youth are transforming bamboo into sustainable livelihoods through skills and entrepreneurship training.

Brochure

Suriname's pathway to a double transition

This booklet covers work done in Suriname related to double transition, which leads to initial changes at the national, district and local levels, with concrete potential for green and formal livelihoods to decent work.

EU-funded ILO PROSPER Project

Community-led economic planning takes shape in Southern Belize

The pilot of a Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage (PACA) in Hopkins and Seine Bight demonstrated how community-led planning can generate practical, locally owned priorities for inclusive and sustainable economic development in Southern...

Productivity exchange

Accelerating Caribbean productivity: A South-South exchange blueprint

The ILO Caribbean Productivity Exchange is helping Caribbean countries build modern, inclusive, and evidence-based productivity systems.

ILO constituents and partners strengthen knowledge on the social and solidarity economy to advance social justice

The ILO convened a technical knowledge-sharing event in Turin, bringing together constituents and partners from countries where it has been actively supporting the promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) for social justice. Participants...

Labour Overview 2025

Employment holds steady in Latin America and the Caribbean, but informality and inequality persist

In its newly released Labour Overview 2025, the ILO finds that despite gains, structural gaps and informality persist as changes in the world of work demand attention.

2025 Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean

In its Labour Overview 2025, the ILO finds that despite gains, structural gaps and informality persist as changes in the world of work demand attention.

Social Protection

World Social Protection Report 2024–26: Regional companion report for Latin America and the Caribbean

This Regional companion report for Latin America and the Caribbean complements the World Social Protection Report 2024–26: Universal Social Protection for Climate Action and a Just Transition.

Quality apprenticeships

ILO champions quality apprenticeships at the SAGE Apprenticeship Summit in Saint Lucia

The ILO’s participation in the SAGE Apprenticeship Summit in Saint Lucia highlighted how Quality Apprenticeships, guided by Recommendation No. 208, can strengthen inclusive skills development, social dialogue, and pathways to decent and green jobs.

Decent work

Grenada charts path to decent work: Tripartite partners unite in landmark workshop

Tripartite stakeholders from Grenada's government, employers, workers' unions, in addition to civil society united in a landmark workshop to validate the Decent Work Country Diagnostic for the nation's first Decent Work Country Programme.

Child labour

Trinidad and Tobago advances child labour policy with ILO support

The ILO participated in Trinidad and Tobago’s National Multipartite Stakeholder Consultation on 3 December 2025, supporting government, employers, and civil society in finalizing the national Child Labour Policy.

Social dialogue

ILO leads critical dialogue at 22nd CCL Triennial Delegates Conference

The ILO played a key role at the CCL 22nd Triennial Delegates Conference, offering evidence-based insights and technical guidance to advance workers’ rights, strengthen regional solidarity, and shape Caribbean labour priorities beyond 2026.

Local economic development

EU-funded ILO PROSPER project workshop strengthens local development efforts in Belize

The PROSPER Project’s second virtual LED System Workshop convened stakeholders across Belize to validate findings, strengthen coordination, and advance inclusive, community-driven local economic development in Southern Belize.

Capacity building

ILO concludes transformative 2025 capacity-building webinar series for Caribbean trade unions

The ILO Caribbean Office concludes a series of capacity building webinars that equipped trade unionists with practical tools to strengthen social protection, promote decent work, and advance workers’ rights across the region.

Social and solidarity economy

ILO advances dialogue on SSE and decent work at regional cooperatives seminar in Dominica

The ILO advanced regional dialogue on the Social and Solidarity Economy at the 26–27 November 2025 Dominica cooperatives seminar, contributing technical expertise, strategic guidance, and a shared commitment to strengthening cooperativism and decent...

Partnering for Development

Advancing digital education and opportunities for Colombia’s youth

SENATIC, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies (MinTIC), the National Training Service (SENA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), is one of Colombia’s most ambitious efforts in Digital...

Minimum wage

ILO launches new evidence-based minimum wage report to support Caribbean employers

The new evidence-based minimum wage guide offers practical guidance for transparent, data-driven wage-setting across 14 territories, underscoring the need for strong tripartite engagement, reliable labour market data, and predictable review systems...