All resources: Caribbean
Best practices
Compendium of promising practices for the promotion of jobs and skills for a green economy
This Compendium presents practical examples of interventions promoting green jobs and skills for green jobs, that were supported by development partners from the G7 and the European Union (EU). Each case, demonstrating proof of impact and responding...
Climate change
Jamaican trade union leaders step up for climate justice
The session kicks off a series of activities that will run through 2026, all aimed at strengthening trade union engagement in climate policy.
Community development
PROSPER Project kicks off with strong governance and clear goals
The Project will directly engage 40 communities, support 500 households, and positively impact over 2,500 individuals, laying the foundation for resilient, community-driven development.
Green economy
A green economic growth model for Jamaica: Scenarios for fostering green growth
Results from the model scenarios show that an accelerated transition towards a green and climate resilient economy is highly positive for job creation, social development and economic growth.
Regional initiative
Business sector unites to eradicate child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean
At a key moment for accelerating the eradication of child labour in the region, representatives of the business sector participated in a webinar organized by the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour (RILAC) and...
Training tools
Think.CareCoop and Start.CareCoop
ILO capacity-building tools for quality care services through cooperatives.
Op-Ed
Domestic work is care work: Settling the historical debt to millions of women domestic workers
Decent work
Guyana Decent Work Country Programme 2025-2030
This DWCP was developed through the close cooperation of the ILO’s Decent Work Team (DWT) for the Caribbean and a wide range of national stakeholders led by a specialist Sub-Committee of the National Tripartite Committee (NTC). This included...
A gender-responsive sectoral employment analysis in Jamaica – Renewable energy sector
International Labour Standards
Saint Lucia ratifies all fundamental ILO Conventions
All countries in the Caribbean have now ratified Convention No. 138.
International Labour Standards
Barbados ratifies 3 key occupational safety and health standards
Barbados has now ratified all ten fundamental Conventions.
Cooperative development
Guyana strengthens its fisheries cooperatives with ILO-FAO training initiative
This initiative forms part of the broader FISH4ACP effort, an OACPS-led programme implemented by the FAO, and funded by the European Union and the German BMZ, to improve value chains across Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific.
ILO labour market policy report for Grenada highlights strategies to boost job creation
Through a week of strategic meetings with Government bodies and stakeholders, the ILO reinforced its commitment to supporting Grenada’s labour market reforms with inclusive, evidence-based policy solutions.
ILO urges inclusive social protection for climate resilience at regional seminar
The ILO urged Caribbean governments to integrate climate risk into social protection systems to better protect vulnerable rural workers affected by climate change.
ILO champions just transition at Jamaica’s Workers’ Week 2025
The ILO joined Jamaica’s Workers’ Week 2025 to promote climate justice, green jobs, and decent work through its Jamaica Just Transition Project. Activities included community outreach and collaboration with cultural institutions to support a fair,...
The Bahamas charts a new course for safer workplaces
Tripartite partners and the ILO join forces to strengthen legal protections for workers.
Mapping active labour market policies in Grenada
The Government of Grenada has been pursuing comprehensive labour market reforms aimed at improving employment outcome, enhancing workforce skills, and strengthening social protection mechanism. These reforms include, among others, the establishment...
ILO showcases PROSPER at two Belizean events
The ILO’s participation at EU in the Park and the Cacao Festival brought the PROSPER project directly to Belizean communities, sparking meaningful conversations about opportunity, empowerment, and sustainable growth.
Employment in Focus series
Beyond tourism: A policy framework for economic diversification and job creation in the Caribbean
The Caribbean faces persistent employment and economic challenges, due to its overreliance on tourism and demographic challenges. ILO Employment and labour market specialist, Abdelmalik Muhummed explores how National Employment Policies can support...
ILO brief
Gender snapshot at Work in the Caribbean
The brief highlights ongoing gender gaps in labour force participation, limited legal protections for maternity and paternity leave, and the disproportionate impact of climate disasters and unpaid care work on women’s economic opportunities
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