Mr Ariel Pino, a national from Argentina, joined the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean in April 2016, as a Social Protection and Occupational Safety and Health Specialist.

Previously, he was Regional Coordinator for the Americas at the International Social Security Association (ISSA) in Geneva. Mr Pino was also Social Security Specialist of the Decent Work Country Programme of the ILO Office for West Africa based in Dakar, Senegal, worked in the ISSA in the past as Coordinator of Technical Commissions and was Senior Analyst at the Secretariat for Social Security of the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Argentina. Mr Pino has been working in the area of Social Protection for the past 18 years.

In his new capacity, Mr Pino will assist governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations of ILO Caribbean member States and territories to strengthen Social Protection and occupational safety and health policies and practices.

Ariel Pino has a degree in Economics and postgraduate degrees in Public Economics and in Pension Plans and Funds.