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Guyana joined the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 8th June 1966, marking a significant commitment to promoting decent work and labour rights. Over the years, the ILO has actively engaged in Guyana, providing technical assistance and interventions in various critical areas. These include improving the climate of industrial relations and social dialogue, offering support in the creation of a modern and responsive labour administration system, and promoting a coherent and integrated national social protection system. 

Additionally, the ILO has focused on capacity building for employers' and workers' organizations, fostering the creation of green jobs and promoting decent work, as well as enhancing technical and vocational education and training initiatives in the country.

Latest news and stories

Field notes from Guyana’s coastline: Strengthening cooperatives and securing livelihoods in Guyana’s fisheries sector

Cooperative development

Field notes from Guyana’s coastline: Strengthening cooperatives and securing livelihoods in Guyana’s fisheries sector

Breaking the cycle: From child labour to labour rights advocate
Two women, both wearing orange shirts and standing side by side, are positioned in front of a large banner advocating for the rights of domestic workers. The banner reads "DOMESTIC WORKERS MUST HAVE: DECENT WORK, DECENT CONDITIONS, DECENT PAY"

Child labour

Breaking the cycle: From child labour to labour rights advocate

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Labour statistics

Labour statistics

Guyana labour market statistics for the last year from ILOSTAT Database

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ILO Development cooperation dashboard

ILO Development cooperation dashboard

All Programmes and projects in Guyana

Projects and programmes

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...

ILO programme of targeted technical assistance to Guyana, Saint Lucia and Dominica for a just transition to environmentally sustainable...

Caribbean Resilience Project

ILO programme of targeted technical assistance to Guyana, Saint Lucia and Dominica for a just transition to environmentally sustainable...

Publications

The ILO and the social and solidarity economy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Information sheet

The ILO and the social and solidarity economy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Guyana Decent Work Country Programme 2025-2030

Decent work

Guyana Decent Work Country Programme 2025-2030

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All resources

All resources

Browse and filter all resources from or about Guyana on the ILO website

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