Climate changes poses increasing dangers to workers worldwide. Heat stress impact agriculture workers in greenhouses in Jalisco, Mexico.

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Climate changes poses increasing dangers to workers worldwide. Heat stress impact agriculture workers in greenhouses in Jalisco, Mexico. © Photo: Rafael Duarte / ILO.

The ILO in Latin America and the Caribbean supports 42 countries to promote rights at work, foster decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue on labour-related issues.

Together with governments, employers' and workers' organizations, we strive for a people-centered future of work based on social justice for all.

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Inclusion at work: ILO backs UN Caribbean HireAbility campaign for disability-inclusive workplaces
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Rights of person with disabilities

Inclusion at work: ILO backs UN Caribbean HireAbility campaign for disability-inclusive workplaces

EU-Funded PROSPER Project in Belize brings local economic development closer to action
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Community development

EU-Funded PROSPER Project in Belize brings local economic development closer to action

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Events

Worker power and wage bargaining in the context of algorithmic control

Research webinar

Worker power and wage bargaining in the context of algorithmic control

Labour Standards and Economic Resilience: A Tripartite Perspective

Informal Dialogue

Labour Standards and Economic Resilience: A Tripartite Perspective

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for more and better jobs: An ILO programme for members of the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion...

Three-part Zoom training series

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for more and better jobs: An ILO programme for members of the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion...

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Labour Market Trends 2026

Labour Market Trends 2026

Explore the latest employment trends in Latin America and the Caribbean and their relationship with informality and productivity.

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Publications and documents

Innovative care policies in Bolivia, Brazil and Mexico: Results of the RBSA intervention 2024–2026

Factsheet

Innovative care policies in Bolivia, Brazil and Mexico: Results of the RBSA intervention 2024–2026

Climate-Related Heat Stress and Occupational Mortality in Colombia

ILO Working Paper 178

Climate-Related Heat Stress and Occupational Mortality in Colombia

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Resources

Multitud en mercado de Santiago, Chile, durante la pandemia.

Perspectives on the world of work

Labour Overview

Multitud en mercado de Santiago, Chile, durante la pandemia.
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Labour statistics information dashboard with overlay of workers

Projects and programmes

Strengthening Occupational Safety and Health Systems in Guyana

OSH

Strengthening Occupational Safety and Health Systems in Guyana

Sustaining Green and Inclusive Agricultural Supply Chains in Guatemala (VER CRECER)

Sustaining Green and Inclusive Agricultural Supply Chains in Guatemala (VER CRECER)

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