ILO in the Caribbean

News

  1. Strengthening of Business Development Services (BDS) in Belize, with a focus on youth and women

    25 May 2023

    The ILO is seeking to hire the services of a consultancy company, ideally with prior experience in the Caribbean. The team would include at least one member from Belize, with strong knowledge of local context, business development services, small scale enterprise services and formalization. New extended deadline for submissions: 29 May 2023

  2. Belize newest country to join Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

    24 May 2023

    The signing by Belize comes 19 days ahead of World Day Against Child Labour (12 June) and at a time when the estimated number of children participating in child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean stands at 1.1 million.

  3. ILO and Guyana Trade Unions hold consultations on development of next Decent Work Country Programme

    23 May 2023

    During the session, participants were asked to reflect on lessons learned during Guyana’s previous DWCP, which was implemented between 2017 and 2021,

Events

  1. Social justice - the foundation for sustainable Caribbean transformation

    23 - 25 May 2023

    The Meeting will address global, regional, and national actions required to accelerate the mainstreaming of social justice for transformative socio-economic development in the current multi-crisis context.

  2. Training workshop on labour inspection strategies: Innovations in planning and implementation for modernization and sustainability

    13 - 15 December 2022

  3. Communication with children at risk of/ in situations of child labour

    29 November - 1 December 2022

    The workshop will cater for up to 35 officials from the Mol Labour Inspectorate Unit, OSHA, Counter Trafficking Unit (CTU) and Children’s Authority.