ILO SOCIAL SECURITY  SEMINAR FOR THE NATIONAL INSURANCE BOARD OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
PORT OF SPAIN (ILO News) - An International Labour Organization seminar on social security for professional staff of the National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago (NIBTT) was held on 4 and 5  November 2010,  in Port of Spain.  The seminar was attended by professionals from all units of the NIBTT as well as by its top management. (12 November 2010)

World economic crisis has spurred a record increase in youth unemployment says ILO
GENEVA (ILO News) -- Global youth unemployment has reached its highest level on record, and is expected to increase through 2010, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report issued to coincide with the launch of the UN International Youth Year on 12 August.  The report ILO Global Employment Trends for Youth 2010 - [pdf 3300 KB]  says that of some 620 million economically active youth aged 15 to 24 years, 81 million were unemployed at the end of 2009 -- the highest number ever. This is 7.8 million more than the global number in 2007. The youth unemployment rate increased from 11.9 percent in 2007 to 13.0 percent in 2009. (11 August 2010)

ILO to launch new report on the impact of the economic crisis on youth employment
GENEVA (ILO News) - The International Labour Office (ILO) is to launch a new study on youth employment trends to coincide with International Youth Day and the launch of the International Year of Youth on 12 August. The new report, entitled “Global Employment Trends for Youth August 2010: Special issue on the impact of the global economic crisis on youth” provides a broad assessment of global and regional employment for those aged 15 to 24, with a specific focus on how the economic crisis has affected the youth labour market. (12 August 2010)

Senator the Hon. Lt. Col. David Burch, Minister of Labour, Home Affairs and Housing,  paid a courtesy visit to the International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, based in Trinidad and Tobago on 27 July 2010. The visit presented an opportunity to meet with Dr. Ana Teresa Romero, Director, and Mr. Rainer Pritzer, Senior Specialist, Social Dialogue and Labour Administration of the ILO, to discuss technical support for his Ministry. (3 August 2010)