Mr. Ian Orton

Mr Ian Orton hails from the United Kingdom and joined the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean as a Specialist in Social Protection and Occupational Safety and Health in October 2024.

Previously, Ian worked for the Universal Social Protection Department of the ILO in Geneva for 5 years as a Social Protection Policy Officer. Prior to that, he worked in social protection for UNICEF, BRAC and the International Social Security Association. Before embarking on a career with international organizations, he taught political theory and sociology at Goldsmiths University, the University of Greenwich and La Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City.

Ian holds a PhD in Philosophy, a master's degree in Critical Theory and a postgraduate degree in Higher and Further Education.