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2023

  1. Strengthening of Business Development Services (BDS) in Belize, with a focus on youth and women

    25 May 2023

    The ILO is seeking to hire the services of a consultancy company, ideally with prior experience in the Caribbean. The team would include at least one member from Belize, with strong knowledge of local context, business development services, small scale enterprise services and formalization. New extended deadline for submissions: 29 May 2023

  2. Belize newest country to join Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

    24 May 2023

    The signing by Belize comes 19 days ahead of World Day Against Child Labour (12 June) and at a time when the estimated number of children participating in child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean stands at 1.1 million.

  3. ILO and Guyana Trade Unions hold consultations on development of next Decent Work Country Programme

    23 May 2023

    During the session, participants were asked to reflect on lessons learned during Guyana’s previous DWCP, which was implemented between 2017 and 2021,

  4. Tripartite efforts to achieving social justice will help solve Caribbean’s pressing challenges, says ILO Director-General

    23 May 2023

    A three-day meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers, organized in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO,) will outline priorities and actions for Caribbean development.

  5. National External Collaborator (Consultant) for the Integral National Support for Strengthening of Rural and Green Economic Development in Suriname

    18 May 2023

    The main objective of this assignment is to provide national logistical and technical services under three components: national support for studies on sector selection and value chain analysis; national support for realization of a ‘Do No Harm’ Study for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), and support for cooperative development. The deadline for submission of proposal has been extended to 05 June (Eastern Caribbean Time).

  6. Guyana to host the 12th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour

    16 May 2023

    Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO, will attend the opening ceremony virtually to deliver feature remarks. Media are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony.

  7. Innovation challenge: Energy access and social inclusion

    12 May 2023

    Acciona.org Panamá is one of the three winners of the ILO Just Energy Transition Innovation challenge. The proposal of acciona.org Panamá seeks to link sustainable energy to economic and social inclusion.

  8. Call for papers: “A new social contract: achieving social justice in an era of accelerating change”

    27 April 2023

    The Editorial Board of the International Journal of Labour Research (IJLR) is launching a call for papers for the 2023 edition on “A new social contract: achieving social justice in an era of accelerating change”. The deadline for submission of articles is 19 June 2023.

  9. © Adobe Stock, Debbie Ann Powell 2023
    Consultancy: Rapid assessment of just transition opportunities and green jobs in Jamaica

    26 April 2023

    The consultant will perform the activities under the supervision of the Green Jobs National Officer and the Technical Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, and in consultation with ILO and Government officials. New extended deadline date for submissions: 10 May 2023

  10. © Govt of Belize Press Office 2023
    Consultancy: Capacity building and coaching of municipal representatives and other local economic actors in local inclusive and sustainable tourism in Belize

    26 April 2023

    The main objective of this consultancy is to carry out capacity building of municipal representatives and other local economic actors in Belize on managing local inclusive and sustainable tourism development. New extended deadline for submissions: 5 June 2023