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BVI launches “Secure Your Tomorrow” to encourage greater participation in social security system
Initiative targets most vulnerable with support from ILO Caribbean under Joint SDG Fund Programme.
BVI officials validate action plan to boost inclusion of informal workers and economic units
Next steps include implementation of incentives to increase contributions, compliance and efficiency.
ILO Caribbean NewsLink September 2022
In this issue: The development of Suriname's Third Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) is in motion; Suriname’s new national midterm labour market policy (2022-2025) launched and more.
ILO conducts training targeting 3 Caribbean countries on the extension of social coverage to the informal economy
Participants from Anguilla, Grenada and The BVI prepared a national action plan for their respective countries to extend coverage to workers and businesses in the informal sector.
Labour Overview series for Latin America and the Caribbean 2021
2021 Labour Overview, Latin America and the Caribbean - Executive Summary
The 2021 Employment Outlook describes a mixed bag scenario for employment and suggests that pre-pandemic levels will be reached by 2023 or even 2024.
Business resilience is a key driver of economic prosperity in the Caribbean
Made up of mostly Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Caribbean faces multiple vulnerabilities to climate hazards such as hurricanes, flooding, landslides, heatwaves, drought and sea level rise
List of ILO Caribbean Newslink
Newsletter of the ILO DWT and Office for the Caribbean
Pivoting social dialogue to enhance the role of unions in COVID-19 recovery
Greater inclusion can encourage more human-centred approaches to labour solutions in the Caribbean
Occupational safety and health is at the heart of COVID-19 recovery: Mainstreaming policies on infection prevention and control, psychosocial risks and ergonomics is key to effective crisis response
Prioritizing TVET in COVID-19 recovery efforts for the Caribbean: How CARICOM Member States can address delivery, continuity and resilience
ILO Working Paper 26
Hurricanes and their implications for unemployment: Evidence from the Caribbean
Although extreme climate events pose significant challenges to labour markets, there is a paucity of empirical literature studying their impacts. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of hurricane strikes on unemployment across a sample of Caribbean countries. In breaking down the unemployment data, our findings demonstrate that there is very little difference in the impact for adult males and females as well as male youth, however female youth may be slightly more disadvantaged. Finally, labour legislation appears to provide some mitigating impact from hurricane strikes.
51st Anniversary of the ILO Caribbean Office
Message from Dennis Zulu, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean on the Anniversary of the ILO Caribbean Office
As we observe the 51st anniversary of the opening of the Office, we look forward to a better tomorrow working together as ILO tripartite constituents, the UN family and other partners towards a more resilient and sustainable recovery, which will lead to the achievement of decent work for all in the Caribbean region
Mr Dennis Zulu appointed as the New Director of the ILO Caribbean Office
Mr Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), has appointed Mr Dennis Zulu, a Zambian national, as the new Director of ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean with effect from 01 September 2020.
COVID-19 and the world of work
Tourism sector in the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. An overview and the impact of COVID-19 on growth and employment
The tourism sector is the major source of revenue and jobs in the Caribbean region, and the key or one of the main sustainability oriented pillars for virtually all mid- and long-term national development strategies. The COVID-19 induced collapse of this sector is therefore an important factor behind projections of negative economic growth for the region for 2020. This report seeks to assess and, where possible, quantify this impact of COVID-19 on employment in the tourism industries in the region.
Download pdf version of Call for expression of interest - Social Security Reform in the Caribbean
Final Report
The Future of Work in the Caribbean: What do we know? What do we need to know?
Meeting Programme
The Future of Work in the Caribbean: What do we know? What do we need to know?
Presentations
Workshop Extension of social protection in the context of formalization policies
British Virgin Islands Country Presentation
HIV and AIDS: ILO’s Framework for Workplace Action: ILO Recommendation No. 200
PowerPoint Presentation