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ILO Caribbean Office building turns blue to mark the 70th anniversary of the UN

The ILO Office for the Caribbean was established in 1969 and is based in Trinidad and Tobago. It serves 13 member States and 9 non-metropolitan territories of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.

Member States:

Antigua and Barbuda; The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago

Non-metropolitan territories:

Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Montserrat, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands.

History of the Office:

Read a brief history of the ILO office in the Caribbean, from 1969 to present, including changes in structure, past directors and more.

Latest news and stories

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Capacity building

ILO concludes transformative 2025 capacity-building webinar series for Caribbean trade unions

Projects and programmes

Enhancing CARICOM Migration Governance: Technical Support for Consultation and Action Planning towards the CARICOM Migration Policy...

Labour migration

Enhancing CARICOM Migration Governance: Technical Support for Consultation and Action Planning towards the CARICOM Migration Policy...

Support to the cooperative movement in the artisanal fisheries subsector in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to promote decent work and...

ILO-FAO Project

Support to the cooperative movement in the artisanal fisheries subsector in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to promote decent work and...

Publications

Decent work in the platform economy in the Caribbean

Platform economy

Decent work in the platform economy in the Caribbean

Setting a minimum wage through evidence-based practices. A situation analysis and guide for Caribbean employers’ and business member...

Wage policies

Setting a minimum wage through evidence-based practices. A situation analysis and guide for Caribbean employers’ and business member...

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Contact

ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean

6 Stanmore Avenue 
P. O. Box 1201
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
 Tel: +1 868 625-0524, +1 868 623-7704
Fax: +868 627-8978
Email: [email protected]
 
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