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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.

Green business case study — Dominica, Guyana and Saint Lucia

This report presents hopeful findings, as well as significant challenges, to the promotion and advancement of green economies. It also explores the requirements for the continued development of sustainable green businesses and green jobs in the Caribbean countries of the Commonwealth of Dominica (Dominica), the Co-operative Republic of Guyana (Guyana) and Saint Lucia.

Labour Law Guide for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

This Guide provides a single access point for labour laws in the OECS, covering all significant areas in the sub-region. It is derived from various labour laws, regulations and international labour law standards that have been ratified by Member States of the OECS and their Constitutions.

Illustration - Impact of situations of crisis or disaster on TUs and their membership in Saint Lucia: preparedness, response, recovery

Illustration - Green Recovery: An opportunity for the Caribbean, The Bridgetown Declaration

Illustration - Green Business: Case study Dominica, Guyana, Saint Lucia

Illustration - Jobs in a net-zero emissions future in Latin America and the Caribbean

Assessment of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on trade unions in Saint Lucia. National preparedness, response and recovery actions in situations of disaster and crisis (2017-2020)

This Assessment Report focused on the collection and analysis of data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the trade union movement in Saint Lucia.

Booklet: Climate disasters and employment - Mainstreaming decent work for effective recovery

Discussion points from ILO-funded Research Paper “Hurricanes and their implications for unemployment: Evidence from the Caribbean.”

Booklet: Labour Market Information for disaster resilience - Empirical evidence for strengthening Caribbean labour markets in times of crisis

Discussion points from ILO-funded Research Paper “Non-standard forms of employment in Guyana.”

Booklet: Extreme weather and worker absenteeism - Mitigating productivity and economic losses

Discussion points from ILO-funded Research Paper “The impact of extreme weather on temporary work absence.”

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.

National productivity organizations: repositioning for relevance and impact

This report looks at productivity organizations that are active in the Caribbean and abroad with attention being given to what they focus on, how they work, what they have learned over time and possible recommendations for countries wishing to establish similar institutions.

COVID-19 and the world of work

COVID-19 and the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean labour market. A rapid assessment of the impact on policy responses at the end of Q3, 2020

The report aims to take stock of the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the labour market in the region and provide a systematic review of the main policy measures implemented by governments and social partners of the region. The information contained herein is actualized to the month of October 2020. By the very nature of the COVID-19 crisis and of the areas under investigation, changes may be fast paced as well as there may be availability of new data. The reader is advised to be mindful of those developments.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of TVET in CARICOM Member States

The capacity of technical and vocation education instructors to design, deliver, and assess student learning during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to maintaining continuity of skills development. The objective of the survey was to understand the extent of the use of ICT in the delivery of TVET programmes in CARICOM Member States.

Caribbean vocational qualification transition to employment in CARICOM Member States

The study looks at the effectiveness of the NVQ / CVQ as it relates to the transition to decent employment and employer satisfaction in CARICOM Member States

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.

Mapping of Youth Employment Interventions in Saint Lucia

The present paper was developed as part of the project "Upgrading Saint Lucia’s capacity to provide impactful vocational training for marginalized youth" financed by the India-UN Development Partnership Fund.

Graphic - COVID-19 Social Protection Measures

This graphic provides an overview of social protection measures that countries in the region can implement to effectively protect workers and businesses against the adverse effects of COVID-19.

ILO Caribbean NewsLink October-December 2019 (Anniversary Edition)

In this issue: Suriname adopts new Decent Work Country Programme; The CCL and CEC announce joint programme of action on key labour and employment issues in the Caribbean; Regional meeting explores developments in Child Labour Risk Identification Model; ILO leads participatory approach to sustainable enterprise assessment in Suriname; Advancing pension reform to strengthen social security in the Caribbean; Barbados trade unions and government join forces to promote equal pay for work of equal value; Jamaica employers’ survey report identifies challenges and opportunities to achieve gender equality; Caribbean Resilience Project builds tripartite capacity in disaster management; Youth celebrate ILO Centenary though essay and poster competition; Celebrating 50 Years of the ILO Office for the Caribbean; and more