ILO CARIBBEAN NEWSLINK, FEBRUARY 2010
Decent work a priority for Belize; National Child Labour Policy for Belize also launched; Work advances on the development of Decent Work Country Programmes; OECS Directors of Statistics agree to implement harmonized labour force survey with ILO and UNECLAC support; ILO and UNDP issues first report on work and the family in Latin America and the Caribbean; HIV as a workplace issue in UWI Postgraduate Safety and Health programmes; Employers and trade unionists benefit from ILO/CARICOM trade negotiation training   Read more

Message from Dr. Ana Teresa Romero, Director, ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, ILO’s new Maritime Labour Convention good for seafarers, ILO Report Writing Workshop onInternational Labour Standards, Decent work for domestic workers, Employers’ organizations and trade unions benefit from trade negotiation training, The Bahamas launches training initiative for laid-off workers, Online Caribbean Jobs Crisis Observatory launched, ILO and YTEPP partner for youth entrepreneurial training, Guyana: ILO’s Second Longest Running HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Project takes stock, HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Project in Suriname comes to an end- ILO HIV/AIDS Workplace Material now available in Dutch, New Deputy Director appointed to ILo Caribbean Office, G20 commit to putting jobs at the heart of the recovery.  Read More

ILO adopts “Global Jobs Pact” aimed at creating jobs, protecting workers and stimulating economic recovery; Jamaica PM Bruce Golding addresses ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis; G8 support for ILO Global Jobs Pact; Highlights of the International Labour Conference 2009; Caribbean countries respond to global jobs crisis - measures adopted in line with Decent Work Agenda; Caribbean national employers’ organizations better equipped to service its members; Cross border collaboration in technical and vocational training: Jamaica’s Heart Trust/NTA and Colombia’s SENA host regional TVET conference   Read more

Global unemployment to increase dramatically due to global economic crisis - 50 million workers at risk; New projects on child labour launched in Jamaica and Guyana; ILO and YTEPP team up to produce small business manual for young entrepreneurs; Trinidad and Tobago Labour Ministry takes over HIV/AIDS workplace programme; Bahamas Labour Department at Career Day and Job Fair; Belize national tripartite workshop fine tunes Decent Work Country Programme; ILO introduces new social security training programme... Read more

ILO CARIBBEAN NEWSLINK, SEPTEMBER 2008

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States and the International Labour Organization sign Memorandum of Understanding. Barbados PM launches media campaign on child labour. ILO supports SME development in Saint Kitts and Nevis through training of trainers. Caribbean labour training institutions benefit from ILO training on globalization and international labour standards. Trade union leaders call for re-negotiation of EPA and greater participation in trade negotiating process. ILO adopts landmark Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization.  CEO - Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce earns certified Chamber Executive Certification. New on-line database on labour legislation, CARIBLEX.  Suriname initiates process of updating its labour law. ILO and UWI Centre for Gender and Development Studies launch report on reconciling work and family... Read more