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2022

  1. © OIT/L. Moscoso 2022
    ILO: After two years of the pandemic, labour market recovery has been insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean

    01 February 2022

    With an unemployment rate of 9.6 per cent and one in two workers in informality, the region must face the prospect of a prolongation of the COVID-19 crisis in employment, says a new regional Labour Overview report by the ILO.

  2. Supporting countries to move toward greener economies: Just Transition at COP26

    13 January 2022

    COP26 counted with an active participation of tripartite constituents for the promotion of decent work and just transition

  3. Building the Caribbean’s first COVID-era Decent Work Country Programme

    03 January 2022

    ILO collaboration with tripartite partners in The Bahamas leads to important milestone

  4. Revitalizing Belize’s efforts to eliminate child labour

    03 January 2022

    ILO and UNICEF working with Government of Belize to advance new child labour policy

  5. Reshaping skills and lifelong learning for a human-centred pandemic recovery and beyond

    03 January 2022

    ILO supports Caribbean countries to articulate and address challenges through research and dialogue

2021

  1. Notice of Holiday Office Closure

    21 December 2021

  2. The Bahamas launches new Decent Work Country Programme

    07 December 2021

    Five-year Programme seeks to achieve tripartite solutions to comprehensive national labour issues

  3. Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines prepare to strengthen national OSH policy processes

    03 December 2021

    Constituents participate in national ILO-facilitated sessions to articulate priorities and next steps

  4. ECLAC and ILO call for urgent measures to support the labour reintegration of women and youth in Latin America

    30 November 2021

    In a new joint report, the two UN organizations indicate that in the medium term it will be necessary to rebuild more resilient labour markets and foster formalization.

  5. Caribbean Ministers of Labour decide on priority issues to address at upcoming International Labour Conference

    24 November 2021

    ILO-hosted virtual event provides platform to discuss world of work deficits faced by region