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ILO conducts site visit to assess construction of vocational training centre in Saint Lucia
New facility will provide marginalized youth with a pathway to Decent Work.
New ILO Caribbean report analyzes how EMBOs can benefit from digitalization that enhances data management
Publication examines opportunities and challenges related to use of digital tools.
ILO assists Caribbean EBMOs in harnessing CRM software to improve processes
The ILO assisted Antigua and Barbuda Employers’ Federation (ABEF), the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC), the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Grenada Employers’ Federation (GEF), the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF), and the Saint Lucia Employers’ Federation (SLEF) in the installation of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System.
ILO to assist the Saint Lucia Employers’ Federation in developing membership strategy
The action plan will focus on the three primary areas: good governance, membership promotion and retention, and advocacy and lobbying.
Construction of new facility to aid in vocational training for marginalized youth in Saint Lucia
The facility, will host a new state of the art hospitality and catering block for the vocational curriculum.
ILO participates in workshop on Social Protection for the Media in Saint Lucia
The workshop sought to build the capacity of media professionals in Saint Lucia thereby better enabling them to understand, report on and lead public dialogue on social protection issues and developments.
ILO launches business coaching for rural enterprises and farmers in the Caribbean
The course is part of the on-going efforts by the ILO to effectively support smallholder farmers and small agri-businesses in their development, particularly through business coaching. The joint programme seeks to integrally support sectors, which require the creation of a more business oriented agriculture sector that includes more resilient farmers and more opportunity for jobs and income generation.
Call for expressions of interest: Labour Inspection Needs Assessment - Barbados, The Bahamas, Guyana, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
The International Labour Organization is seeking to contract qualified international or national consultant(s) - firms or individuals - to undertake assessments of the labour inspection systems in Barbados, The Bahamas, Guyana, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. Interested candidates are invited to review the following Terms of Reference and to submit their proposals by the extended date of 25 October 2021.
Trade unions in Dominica, Guyana and Saint Lucia receive ILO funding to boost resilience to crises
Support will seek to strengthen communications, digitalization and education for improved adaptation
Occupational Safety and Health
Saint Lucia ratifies Convention No. 155 and its Protocol
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
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
Prioritizing TVET in COVID-19 recovery efforts for the Caribbean: How CARICOM Member States can address delivery, continuity and resilience
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
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
ILO: 34 million jobs lost in Latin America and the Caribbean due to crisis
COVID-19 leaves behind a drastic contraction in employment and income in the region. Signs of an early recovery suggest that millions could return to seek employment in the coming weeks, highlighted the ILO in a new edition of its Labour Overview.
Media Advisory: ILO to launch new Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean in times of COVID-19
The International Labour Organization (ILO) invites journalists to a virtual press conference on the latest employment data for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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.
Call for Expression of Interest Study: Assessment of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020) and of the Impacts on Trade Unions (TU) in Saint Lucia.
This exercise will entail the collection and analysis of data and information from target stakeholders in Saint Lucia, to develop an empirical basis for Trade Union participation in national policy and decision-making and implementation of national resilience interventions.
Call for proposals - Development of the OECS Labour Law Guide
The purpose of the consultancy is to develop a labour law guide for the OECS. The objective of the guide is to provide a single access point for all labour laws in the OECS