Timeline: ILO in the Caribbean by

Timeline: ILO in the Caribbean by https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69 A journey through the International Labour Organization's impact and milestones in the Caribbean region en-us 2024-10-16 16:43:37 UTC 2025-12-16 15:30:07 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/2900995907/657cf2753211dcbce137abcf89edddec/English_Logo_Organization_Horizontal_RGB_White_on_Blue.png 1967: The Gleaner article that started it all averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691977 Delegates of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago attending the ILC in 1967 expressed the view that they wanted greater identification of the Caribbean area with the functioning of the ILO.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691977 1969: ILO Caribbean Office established averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691978 Agreement signed to establish an ILO Office in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 14 March 1969.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691978 1969: Official ribbon cutting ceremony averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691979 It's ribbon cutting time! In its 50th year of existence, the ILO made 1969 even more memorable for the Caribbean by setting up a Regional Office in Trinidad, directed by a Guyanese, Mr. Cedric Matthews.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691979 1969: ILO Office for the Caribbean Area averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691981 The ILO established its Caribbean Office in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago at 19 Keate Street, Port of Spain. This marked a significant step in the organization's commitment to addressing labour issues specific to the Caribbean region.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691981 1969: Jamaica issues commemorative stamps averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691982 The Government of Jamaica issues a commemorative stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of the International Labour Organization.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691982 1970: The ILO and it's work in the Caribbean Area averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691984 Newspaper by ILO Director Cedric Matthews about the work of the ILO in the region March 1970, Trinidad Express.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691984 1973: Staff of the ILO Office for the Caribbean Area averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691985 Throwback to 1973: The dedicated team from the ILO Office for the Caribbean Area!

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691985 1974: Jamaica develops new handicraft products with ILO Expert's Aid averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691986 In 1974 Mrs. Ruth Hylton, head of the straw weaving section of "Things Jamaica" discusses with Sergio Dello Strologo (left) the possibility of using a design thought out by one of her workers. In centre, Mr. Fagan, who is chief straw buyer for the centre, advises on the availability of new materials.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691986 2002: ILO launches four workers’ education manuals averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691987 In December 2002 the ILO Caribbean Office launches four workers’ education manuals for use by trade unions throughout the Caribbean to help in the training of its members.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691987 2005: Long Service Awards averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691988 Ann Durham (left) and Kathleen Hinkson (right) receive Long Service Awards from Grace Strachan, Director ILO Caribbean Office.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691988 2007: ILO and OAS sign MOU averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691990 OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza (left) and ILO Director-General, Juan Somavia (right), sign a memorandum of understanding for further cooperation between the two organizations at the inaugural session of the IACML on 11 September 2007.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691990 2008: First Decent Work Country Programme in the Caribbean averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691991 The Bahamas signs the first Decent Work Country Programme in the Caribbean April 2008.

]]> 2024-10-16 16:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172691991 2008: Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development takes over the reins of the HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Programme averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172741423 On 26 November 2008 the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development officially took over the reins of the HIV/AIDS Workplace Education Programme for Trinidad and Tobago.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:16:14 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172741423 1968: Hon. A.C. Alexis averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172763103 The Hon. A.C. Alexis, M.P., Minister of Labour, Trinidad and Tobago, addressing the 52nd Session of the International Labour Conference June 1968, Palais de Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:30:29 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172763103 1968: Hon. L.J. Newland averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172769988 The Hon. L.J. Newland, Government delegate, Minister of Labour and National Insurance, Jamaica, adressing the 52nd Session of the International Labour Conference June 1968, Palais de Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:35:07 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172769988 1969: William Alexander Clarke Bustamante averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172773350 ILC 53rd Session - William Alexander Clarke Bustamante (Jamaica).

]]> 2024-10-16 17:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172773350 1971: Vocational Training Programme, Jamaica averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172776607 Girls training to be telephone operators in Jamaica under the National Industrial Vocational Training Programme developed through the United Nations Development Programme Special Fund (UNDP/SF), 1971.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172776607 1974: Handicrafts project in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172781417 Empowering local artisans in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines through the ILO-UNDP Handicrafts Project!

]]> 2024-10-16 17:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172781417 1974: National Industrial Vocational Training Programme, Jamaica averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172787295 Instructors at the Tivoli Gardens Industrial Training Centre are trained under the National Industrial Vocational Training Programme, which was initially helped by the ILO and the UNDP. These students, shown with the Director of the Centre, Mrs. Hurge, are in a telephone operating class.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:44:09 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172787295 1989: Staff of the ILO Office for the Caribbean averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172789774 Staff of the ILO Office for the Caribbean, October 1989, celebrating 20 years of service to the Caribbean region. Front row, 2nd from left: The late Ian Chambers, Director (1988-1991).

]]> 2024-10-16 17:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172789774 1990: Meeting of Heads of Vocational Training Institutions in the Caribbean averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172791945 9th Annual Meeting of Heads of Vocational Training Institutions in the Caribbean, 12-14 October 1990, Curacao.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172791945 1994: Staff of the ILO Caribbean Office and Multi-Disciplinary Team averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172793264 Staff of the ILO Caribbean Office and Multi-Disciplinary Team with the Director-General, Mr. Michel Hansenne (front, centre) 1994.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172793264 1994: Regional meeting to promote equality of opportunity and treatment of persons with disabilities averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172795115 In March 1994 ILO Caribbean Office and the Ministry of Social Development, Trinidad and Tobago held a ground breaking regional meeting to promote equality of opportunity and treatment of persons with disabilities in training and employment.

]]> 2024-10-16 17:49:47 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172795115 1996: Gender training course for trade unionists averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172868445 The ILO Caribbean Office commenced follow-up activities to the UN Conference for Women held in Beijing in 1995 by conducting a gender training course for trade unionists in Trinidad and Tobago.

]]> 2024-10-16 18:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172868445 1996: ILO Caribbean Office convenes historic Labour Ministers Meeting averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172880399 The historic first Sub-Regional Meeting of Labour Ministers of the English and Dutch-speaking states and territories of the ILO, in collaboration with the CARICOM Secretariat in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 18-19 April, 1996.

]]> 2024-10-16 18:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172880399 1999: ILO Caribbean Tripartite Meeting on the Worst Forms of Child Labour averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172883342 The Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller, Minister of Labour, Welfare and Sport, Jamaica addressing the opening of the ILO Caribbean Tripartite Meeting on the Worst Forms of Child Labour in December 1999.

]]> 2024-10-16 18:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172883342 2000: ILO Caribbean Office and the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operatives signs Cooperation Agreement averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172885504 In 2000, the ILO Caribbean Office and the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operatives entered into a Cooperation Agreement for the provision of library services. The Agreement was intended to strengthen the capacity of the College.

]]> 2024-10-16 18:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172885504 2002: ILO-NATUC Seminar averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172889320 Trade unions in Trinidad and Tobago learn how to negotiate and manage pension plans during ILO-NATUC workshop May 2002.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172889320 2003: International Labour Conference June averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172890731 Caribbean delegates meet at the 91st Session of the International Labour Conference June 2003.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172890731 2003: Child labour seminar in Suriname averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172892151 November 2003 the ILO Caribbean Office and the Suriname Labour College held a seminar on child labour which focused on trade union responses to child labour, research, building alliances and awareness raising.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172892151 2008: The Bahamas ratifies International Maritime Labour Convention averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172925319 The Bahamas ratifies International Maritime Labour Convention 2006 in a Ratification Ceremony on 11 February 2008 at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Goodman's Bay Corporate Centre, West Bay Street, Bahamas.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172925319 2009: ILO and EU_Commission launches tackle child labour through education (TACKLE) averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172929000 In February 2009 ILO and EU_Commission launched tackle child labour through education (TACKLE) project in Jamaica and Guyana. The project contributed to poverty reduction by providing equitable access to basic education and skills development.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172929000 2009: ILO HIV/AIDS project in Suriname concludes averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172931153 The first ILO HIV/AIDS project to be implemented in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean closed in Suriname in July 2009. The two year project was successful in building capacity and developing important tools and materials such as this billboard placed at Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat and the J.A. Pengelstraat one of the busiest crossing in Suriname.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:34:01 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172931153 2011: Barbados gender audited averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172942012 In October 2011 Barbados becomes the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to be gender audited by the ILO during a Participatory Gender Audit conducted by the ILO and the Organisation of American States.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172942012 2011: ILO launches OSHE Project averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172944736 Occupational Safety and Health and Environment (OSHE) Project launched to support governments as well as employers' and workers' organizations in their efforts to improve OSH at the enterprise and national levels and to contribute to environmental sustainability of Small Island Developing States in the Caribbean.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172944736 2012: Trinidad and Tobago presents Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General with a steelpan averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172948387 The Hon Errol Mcleod, Minister of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, Trinidad and Tobago presents Juan Somavia, ILO Director-General with a steelpan during 101st Session of the International Labour Conference, June 2012.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172948387 2013: Jamaica gives red card to child labour averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172949817 Children in Jamaica show support for World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June 2013.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:51:27 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172949817 2015: Suriname signs ILO Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172952443 Suriname signs its first ILO Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) on 05 January 2015. L to R: Director, Giovanni di Cola, Director of the ILO Decent Work Country Team and Office for the Caribbean, the Hon. Michael Miskin, Minister of Labour, Technological Development and Environment of the Republic of Suriname, signing the DWCP.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172952443 2015: ILO and CCLCS renew its Cooperation Agreement averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172954167 Claudia Coenjaerts, Director, ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean (right) and Dr Denise-Margaret Thompson, Director, Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies (CCLCS) (left) renew its Cooperation Agreement on 01 December 2015.

]]> 2024-10-16 19:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3172954167 2024: Belize launches new Decent Work Country Programme averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174596122 Tripartite partners in Belize have signed a new Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) and inaugurated a landmark initiative that will strengthen Rights and Governance; Inclusive Labour Markets; Productivity; as well as Enterprise and Rural Development.

]]> 2024-10-17 15:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174596122 2024: ILO provides inputs to Trinidad and Tobago’s process to update its HIV and AIDS workplace legislation and policy averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174607315 A series of consultations organized by the Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Labour to develop HIV and AIDS workplace legislation and guidelines for managing HIV and AIDS in the public sector featured guidance from ILO officials, based on the relevant international labour standards and good practices from around the world.

]]> 2024-10-17 15:34:39 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174607315 2024: Suriname officials validate National Social Protection Strategy averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174664696 Ongoing efforts by the Government of the Republic of Suriname to extend social protection for all with support from the ILO have culminated in a consensus to proceed with the development of a National Social Protection Strategy (NSPS) that will help to enforce greater social security coverage.

]]> 2024-10-17 16:11:01 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174664696 2024: ILO Caribbean and BCCI sign Wildey Green Business Support Pilot Agreement averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174683426 The ILO Caribbean Office and the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) have signed an agreement to implement an innovative Programme designed to achieve the “greening” and environmental sustainability of businesses within Wildey, a district in Barbados known for its industrial, commercial, and retail activities.

]]> 2024-10-17 16:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174683426 2023: Jamaica and Brazil strengthen their actions to achieve the first generation free of child labour averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174693044 Officials from Brazil and Jamaica, two of the founding countries of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour, recently gathered in Kingston to exchange best practices in labour inspection, use of data and integration of social protection.

]]> 2024-10-17 16:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174693044 2024: Brazil and Belize strengthen response to eradicate child labour averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174714980 A series of exchange sessions on labor inspection, data use and social protection for the Prevention and Eradication of Child Labor were held in the framework of the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Initiative on Child Labor.

]]> 2024-10-17 16:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174714980 2023: Belize strengthening MSME development through ILO GET Ahead Programme averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174718146 Gender and Entrepreneurship Together (GET Ahead), a gender-sensitive entrepreneurship training programme developed by the ILO continues to improve the micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) landscape in Belize.

]]> 2024-10-17 16:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174718146 2023: ILO leads discussions to support development of Grenada’s public employment services averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174730161 As Grenada continues to take steps to strengthen its social protection mechanisms, a recent mission coordinated by the ILO Caribbean Office provided an opportunity for policymakers to understand how to establish a Public Employment Service (PES) that will accelerate job opportunities, not only but also, for beneficiaries of unemployment insurance.

]]> 2024-10-17 16:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174730161 2023: Joni Musabayana appointed as Director of ILO Caribbean Office averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174736406 Mr. Musabayana, a Zimbabwean national, will lead the ILO’s efforts in promoting social justice, decent work, and inclusive economic growth across 13 Member States and nine non-metropolitan territories in the English-and Dutch-speaking Caribbean.

]]> 2024-10-17 17:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174736406 2023: Dominica farmers and fisherfolk gain skills for socio-economic resilience through ILO-led capacity building averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174742885 Under United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security (UNTFHS) Project, the ILO Caribbean Office is working with Dominica’s farming and fishing communities to provide training to boost their broader financial literacy and resilience.

]]> 2024-10-17 17:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174742885 2023: ILO facilitates stronger partnerships in Belize to improve national TVET and skills development systems averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174747281 The Government of Belize and the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean are working together to improve the quality of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and skills development across the country.

]]> 2024-10-17 17:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174747281 2023: ITCILO and ILO Caribbean partner with Cipriani College to advance digital transformation and enhance lifelong learning averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174755928 Collaborative efforts between the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO), the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies (CCLCS) will modernize education in decent work and social justice for learners in Trinidad and Tobago and across the region.

]]> 2024-10-17 17:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174755928 2023: FAO/SAMAP, in collaboration with ILO, launches new training for strengthening cooperatives in Suriname averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174760147 An innovative training and coaching programme designed to enhance the capabilities of over 30 cooperatives in Suriname is underway to further develop the agriculture sector and reduce key drivers of poverty in rural areas.

]]> 2024-10-17 17:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174760147 2023: Caribbean labour leaders join global discussions at ILC2023 to advance social justice for all averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174770966 Participating delegations included Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, as well as Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten

]]> 2024-10-17 17:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174770966 2023: Caribbean Labour Ministers agree that social justice is the foundation for regional transformation averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174858791 The three-day meeting, held in Guyana between 23 and 25 May 2023, culminated with the affirmation of three social justice priorities: labour migration and mobility, the just transition to sustainable and resilient Caribbean societies and economies, and fundamental principles and rights at work related to health and safety.

]]> 2024-10-17 18:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174858791 2023: Belize newest country to join Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174862112 The Government of Belize is now a member of the Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour, a tripartite network of countries working to accelerate actions that prevent and eradicate child labour and its worst forms.

]]> 2024-10-17 18:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174862112 2023: ILO donates digital devices to Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Labour for the modernization of its inspection system averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174894154 As part of ongoing technical assistance and support for the Ministry of Labour, Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean, Mr. Dennis Zulu, presented sixteen (16) digital devices to Minister of Labour, the Honourable Stephen Mc Clashie.

]]> 2024-10-17 19:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174894154 2023: Suriname signs Decent Work Country Programme III averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174906413 On Friday 10 February 2023, Suriname officially signed its third DWCP. DWCPs are the main vehicle for delivery of ILO support to countries and have two main objectives: to promote decent work and its normative framework as a key component of national development strategies; to organize ILO’s knowledge, instruments, advocacy and cooperation at the service of tripartite constituents in a results-based framework to advance the decent work agenda.

]]> 2024-10-17 19:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174906413 2022: Caribbean trainers successfully complete ILO Youth Entrepreneurship Academy averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174909295 The Academy, held from 30 November to 6 December 2022, was conceived to build the capacity in supporting youth entrepreneurship in the areas of business planning, general entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship for young women, digital innovation and inclusion and green business.

]]> 2024-10-17 19:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174909295 2022: The Employment Rights Tribunal of Barbados piloting the ILO Diagnostic Tool on Access to Labour Justice averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174912768 Recently, the ILO Labour Law and Reform Unit (GOVERNANCE Department) embarked on developing a Diagnostic Tool on the functioning of judicial and non-judicial institutions for dispute prevention and resolution, with a view to strengthen the delivery of technical assistance on access to labour justice. The modules of the Diagnostic Tool are constructed as questionnaires that incorporate a range of effectiveness principles as assessment criteria.

]]> 2024-10-17 19:23:43 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174912768 2022: New national child labour policy launched in Belize with support from ILO and UNICEF averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174917148 The Policy is the result of a research and consultative process which started in September 2021 under the lead of the ILO and with support of UNICEF. Under the aegis of the National Child Labour Committee and the guidance of the Ministry of Rural Transformation, Community Development, Labour and Local Government, national stakeholders discussed and agreed on a programmatic document providing the country with a new and much needed framework for dedicated action to combat child labour.

]]> 2024-10-17 19:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174917148 2022: ILO commences a comprehensive review of the Social Protection System of Suriname at the request of the Government averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174920784 The support provided by the ILO to conduct a comprehensive review of the social protection system of Suriname sets the basis for future interventions that would lead to concrete reforms aimed at providing rights-based, universal, adequate, sustainable, and responsive social protection coverage throughout the life cycle.

]]> 2024-10-17 19:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174920784 2022: ILO lends technical support for the review / evaluation of Guyana National Apprenticeship Programme averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174935655 Dr. Hassan Ndahi, ILO Senior Specialist, Skills and Employability, presented the findings of his review of Guyana’s National Apprenticeship Programme1 on Friday 1 July, to the Hon. Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton.

]]> 2024-10-17 19:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3174935655 2014: Training Programme on Anticipating Skills Needs: Occupational Trends and Emerging Demands averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177153497 The ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and the Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (ILO/CINTERFOR), with the support of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) and the National Industrial Training Service (SENAI), Brazil, organized a Workshop on Anticipating Skills Requirements in the Tourism Sector, looking at occupational trend and emerging demands in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 6-7 May 2014.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177153497 2014: ILO Supports formation of a Caribbean Network of Cooperative Regulators averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177153950 Under the theme, “Emerging Risks and Effective Supervision of the Cooperative Sector in the Caribbean - Revitalization of CASROC 1 to Meet New Challenges and Entrepreneurship”, representatives from ten Caribbean countries gathered in the Bahamas from 19-20 June 2014 to regulate cooperatives for sustainable enterprise development and job creation in the English speaking Caribbean.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177153950 2014: Promoting closer economic integration for full employment and decent work in Caribbean SIDS averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177154730 The ILO Caribbean Office hosted a side event at the United Nations Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Apia, Samoa on 1 September 2014, to discuss the future of economic integration in the Caribbean, its likely impact on the labour market, and how improved partnerships between government, private sector and the labour movement can contribute to better labour market outcomes for the region.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177154730 2014: ILO introduces MNE Declaration to multinational hotel chains in Jamaica averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177155191 The ILO undertook a series of activities in conjunction with the Jamaica Employers’ Federation (JEF) from 1-5 September 2014 in Jamaica, to raise awareness of the MNE principles among tripartite constituents, as well as to engage hotel chains in discussions to see whether there were any links and synergies between young people as well as SMEs.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177155191 2014: ILO’s Programme on formalization of the informal economy in Jamaica averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177156863 In July 2014, the ILO approved a Project on “Formalization of the Informal Economy” in Jamaica. The issue of formalization of economies is one of the eight Areas of Critical Importance (ACIs) identified by the ILO’s tripartite constituents.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177156863 2015: Caribbean Court of Justice discusses International Labour Standards averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177158617 A Symposium on the promotion of regionalism and indigenous jurisprudence was held on 21 January 2015, Faculty of Law, University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago. The event was organized by the High Commission of Canada to Trinidad and Tobago and the Faculty of Law, with the support of the ILO, Organization of American States (OAS), Commonwealth Secretariat, and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

]]> 2024-10-19 13:34:15 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177158617 2015: ILO-EU Programme with CEC and CCL launched averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177159920 An €2m Programme, signed by the ILO with funding of €1.7m from the European Union, was formally launched with the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) on 4 March 2015 during the 9th ILO Meeting of

Caribbean Ministers in Nassau, Bahamas.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177159920 2015: Trinidad and Tobago signs Social Dialogue Agreement averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177160310 The Government of Trinidad and Tobago, together with Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations, gathered for the Signing of the Social Dialogue Agreement on 24 March 2015 at the Hyatt Regency, Port of Spain.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177160310 2015: Employer representatives visit BRANA in Haiti averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177160797 During their time in Haiti for the National Bipartite Workshops under the EU-funded project (Anne Knowles, ILO Senior Specialist Employers’ Activities, Wayne Chen, President Caribbean Employers’ Confederation, Marie-Louise Russo, Executive Director of Haiti Association of Industries and Gabrielle Johnson CEC National Project Officer) visited the national brewery, the Brasserie Nationale d’Haiti SA (BRANA)

]]> 2024-10-19 13:37:20 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177160797 2015: CRM database for Employers’ Organizations averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177161374 A software programme to assist Employers’ Organisations manage relations with their members, developed as a global tool by ACT/EMP Turin in conjunction with a French software developing company SYNOLIA, was been implemented at the Barbados Employers’ Confederation (BEC) and the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).

]]> 2024-10-19 13:38:01 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177161374 2015: ILO and UNAIDS support Trinidad and Tobago with launch of VCT@Work initiative averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177162066 A joint initiative supported by the ILO and UNAIDS to reach five million workers world-wide with voluntary and confidential HIV counselling and testing (VCT@WORK), was been launched in Trinidad and Tobago on 25 August 2015.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177162066 2016: ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder meets with staff of the Caribbean Office 18-19 April 2016 averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177164073 During his visit to Trinidad and Tobago (18-19 April 2016), the ILO Director-General met with the staff of the Caribbean Office to discuss the future of work of the ILO in the region, among other things. He gave staff an update on the ongoing ILO reform and stressed the importance of finding new approaches to work that would ensure that the ILO delivers appropriate and superior support to its constituents.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:41:01 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177164073 2016: ILO Director-General meets the Hon. Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of the Republic, Trinidad and Tobago averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177164522 Mr. Ryder expressed his gratitude for the longstanding and excellent relationship between the ILO and Trinidad and Tobago, which is a current Governing Body member. He reiterated the ILO’s commitment to working with its tripartite constituents in ensuring decent work for all.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177164522 2016: ILO holds Workshop on green economy and green jobs pathways for Barbados averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177165131 The Green Economy was the focus of a Workshop which was hosted by the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Human Resource Development of Barbados and the ILO. The Workshop, which took place from 17-19 February 2016, was themed

“Pathways to a Job-Rich and Inclusive Green Economy in Barbados.”

]]> 2024-10-19 13:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177165131 2016: Regional Tripartite Consultation on Formalization in the Caribbean averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177165830 The Director, Claudia Coenjaerts (in photo, left), and several members of the ILO Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean participated in a regional tripartite consultation on Formalization, hosted by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Georgetown, Guyana on 20 September 2016.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177165830 2016: ILO supports Improve Your Business Training of the Trainers Programme in the Bahamas averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177166292 From 28 November to 3 December 2016, the ILO supported a Training of the Trainers (ToT) Programme where 16 local trainers (13 women and 3 men) were trained on delivering the Improve Your Business (IYB) training programme.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177166292 2017: Partnership for Action on Green Economy kicks-off in Barbados averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177167038 The ILO participated in an extensive Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) inception mission in Barbados in February 2017. The ILO will lead on Skills for Green Jobs, Green Jobs Measurement and a National IGE Academy to enhance knowledge for policy development and monitoring with the view to a just transition to an inclusive green economy in Barbados within the context of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and National Determined Contributions (NDC) to the Paris Agreement on climate change, implementation.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177167038 2017: ILO provides support for Suriname’s Best Young Entrepreneur campaign averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177167460 On Saturday 25 March 2017, Mr Raveen Ramtahalsingh, Director of Tuinbouwbedrijf Sporits Grun2 NV -- an SME involved in vegetable production -- was named best young entrepreneur. He was selected from among 13 finalists. The best young

entrepreneur was judged based on rules established by the ILO and the winner was selected by a panel of judges from Suriname.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177167460 2017: ILO hosts workshop to help countries fulfil reporting requirements on ILS averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177168282 The ILO hosted a workshop in Guyana from 13-15 September 2017 to boost the capacity of Government officials to effectively plan, prepare and write national reports on International Labour Standards.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177168282 2017: EESE Assessment Report and Action Plan launched in Guyan averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177168916 The Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) assessment launched by the ILO on Friday 15 December 2017 at the Guyana Marriot Hotel. The EESE assessment is an important diagnostic informing the Guyana Decent Work Country Programme.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:47:59 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177168916 2017: ILO launches Skills for Green Jobs Study for Guyana averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177169243 The ‘Skills for Green Jobs Study-Guyana’ highlights policies, programmes and emerging opportunities in the green economy as Guyana sets it eyes on transitioning into a green economy. The creation of more jobs, better jobs and green jobs is a target for Guyana as laid out in its Green State Development Strategy.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177169243 2017: Tripartite constituents sign Decent Work Country Programme for Guyana averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177170109 On Friday 15 December 2017, Guyana became the first Caribbean country to officially sign on to the second phase of its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP). The programme, which ran its first phase from 2012 to 2015, is propelled by the joint efforts of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Social Protection of Guyana.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177170109 2018: ILO Directors meet in the Caribbean averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177170958 The Meeting of ILO Directors took place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad from 19 to 20 February, 2018. Directors of Offices in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Cuba, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and the Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development on Vocational

Training (CINTERFOR) in Uruguay gathered in Trinidad and Tobago for the first time.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177170958 2018: ILO facilitates a Social Dialogue workshop in Haiti averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177172145 The Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC), the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) together with the Haiti an Association of Industry known as l’Association des Industries d’Haiti (ADIH) hosted a workshop on social dialogue on 27 February 2018 at

El Rancho Hotel in Port-au-Prince.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177172145 2018: ILO supports the National Insurance Scheme of Guyana in long-term sustainability and coverage extension averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177172579 The ILO is providing technical support to the reform process and has launched two major studies: i) 9th Actuarial Review of the NIS, and ii) Improving social security coverage to the self-employed. The ILO will support the NIS in identifying policies and practices that could increase the coverage rate and compliance.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177172579 2018: ILO Launches the 2018 Women in Business and Management Report for Antigua and Barbuda averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177172958 The ILO, in partnership with Antigua and Barbuda Employers’ Federation, launched the 2018 Women in Business and Management Report at the Hospitality Institute on 31 August 2018.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177172958 2018: ILO and STATIN launch Child Labour Survey in Jamaica averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177174060 The launch of the Jamaica Youth Activity Survey 2016 was held at the Mona Visitors’ Lodge, St. Andrew on 25 April 2018. The Jamaica Youth Activity Survey 2016 was a joint undertaking of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) and the ILO. It is the first stand-alone national survey of children’s activities to be conducted in the country.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177174060 2018: ILO lends technical assistance in the development of a new National TVET Policy for Barbados averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177174486 Representatives of organizations from the education and training sector, government and the private sector attended a Workshop from 15-16 November 2018 to take part in the discussions and presentations on the drafting of the new National TVET Policy for Barbados.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177174486 2018: Equal pay for work of equal value: ILO pay equity pilot in Barbados averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177175145 On 5-9 November 2018, the ILO Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), in collaboration with the Public Services International (PSI), held a Workshop for trade unions in Barbados on the application of gender-neutral pay systems in the workplace with particular focus on the health and social services sector.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177175145 2019: ILO leads participatory approach to sustainable enterprise assessment in Suriname averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177175661 To advance both areas, the ILO is undertaking an Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprise (EESE) assessment that focuses on external factors impacting business productivity.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177175661 2019: Advancing pension reform to strengthen social security in the Caribbean averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177176020 To help Caribbean countries develop pension reform strategies to address some of these issues, the ILO Office for the Caribbean and the International Training Centre (ITC) of the ILO held a three-day capacity building programme for national social security institutions in the region in Port of Spain from 10 to 12 December 2019.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177176020 2019: Youth celebrate ILO Centenary though essay and poster competition averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177176480 A national school contest organized by the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development (MOLSED) of Trinidad and Tobago encouraged primary and secondary students to commemorate the ILO’s 100th anniversary by envisioning their future of work.

]]> 2024-10-19 13:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177176480 2024: 2024: Validation workshop Guyana Decent Work Country Programme averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177180464 Government, trade unions & employers continue to collaborate towards their next Decent Work Country Programme!

]]> 2024-10-19 14:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177180464 2024: Subregional symposium on labour dispute prevention and resolution in the Caribbean averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177183973 The Symposium aims to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the prevention and resolution of labour disputes.

]]> 2024-10-19 14:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177183973 2024: Fostering a Just Transition in Jamaica: Collaborative approaches for sustainable development averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177186431 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to support the Government of Jamaica in creating a pathway for a Just Transition under the Climate Promise Initiative.

]]> 2024-10-19 14:10:31 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177186431 1996: Caribbean Workers Educators Meet averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472306 The 8th Meeting of Caribbean Educators was convened by Senior Specialist, Workers' Activities, George De Peana during the period 29 April to 2 May 1996. It was hosted by St. Kitts and Nevis Trades and Labour Union had as its theme "The Importance of Workers' Education to the Future of Trade Unions in the Region".

]]> 2024-10-19 23:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472306 1996: ILO/AT&LU Worker Education Course on Gender issues in the world of work averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472476 Workers in Antigua agree that a new approach is needed by both men and women in terms of how they relate to each other in the workplace.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:18:14 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472476 2001: First Caribbean Enterprise Forum averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472592 The Enterprise Forum was the first major activity under a two-year ILO Caribbean-wide project geared towards engendering labour/management cooperation, improving the condition for decent employment for Caribbean people, and increasing the competitiveness, profitability and productivity of regional firms.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472592 2006: ILO implements HIV/Aids Workplace Education Programme averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472787 Mr. Carl Francis, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, and Dr Ana Teresa Romero, Director ILO, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, signs the Memorandum of Understanding to implement the programme ILO/USDOL HIV/Aids Workplace Education Programme on 08 August 2006.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472787 2006: Tripartite Caribbean Employment Forum averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472924 The Forum brought together high-level representatives of governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations, other national and regional stakeholders and also bilateral and multilateral development partners under the theme “Responding to globalization: A decent work agenda for the Caribbean in the context of regional integration.” It was held from 10-12 October 2006 in Barbados.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177472924 2007: ILO and CARICOM team up to promote rights at work within the CSME averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473125 The ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean and the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) Unit (Barbados) have jointly produced two informational booklets for workers and employers moving within the CSME.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:20:43 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473125 2007: Signing of the 'Golden Book' by the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473273 Visit of The Most Hon. Ms. Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister of Jamaica, to the 96th Session International Labour Conference.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:21:26 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473273 2008: Labour Ministry Conciliators and Mediators better equipped to handle labour disputes through ILO training averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473449 2024-10-19 23:22:09 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473449 2008: ILO-Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) Round Table averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473717 Hosted jointly by the ILO Bureau or Workers’ Activities, the ILO Subregional Office for the Caribbean and the Caribbean Congress of Labour, the Round Table provided an opportunity for trade unions to discuss the provisions and implications of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and the EPA (23-25 June 2008).

]]> 2024-10-19 23:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473717 2008: ILO and UWI Centre for Gender and Development Studies launch report on reconciling work and family averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473902 Reconciling work and family in Trinidad and Tobago was the focus of an ILOsponsored study which was launched on 22 July 2008 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Learning Resource Centre, St. Augustine Campus.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177473902 2008: ILO introduces new social security training programme averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474048 A four-day training workshop on Actuarial Methods and Social Security Financing for nonspecialists was held at the Mona School of Business, University of the

West Indies in December 2008.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474048 2009: ILO launches CARIBLEX averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474173 The International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean has launched CARIBLEX, a new database of labour legislation of ILO member States of the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean

]]> 2024-10-19 23:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474173 2009: Jamaica PM Bruce Golding addresses ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474345 Presidents and delegates gathered in Geneva during the International Labour Conference to discuss the global jobs crisis at the largest global gathering of leaders from the world of work.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474345 2009: ILO and YTEPP partner for youth entrepreneurial training averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474495 The International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean and the Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme (YTEPP) Ltd. have partnered to introduce for the first time in the Caribbean, the ILO’s “Know About Business (KAB)” training of trainers programme. The training programme was held over the period 7-18 September 2009 at YTEPP’s Training Centre in Trincity.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474495 2009: Employers’ organizations and trade unions benefit from trade negotiation training averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474648 2024-10-19 23:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474648 2010: OECS Directors of Statistics agree to implement harmonized labour force survey with ILO and UNECLAC support averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474866 Directors of Statistics of the countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States have committed to implementing a harmonized Labour Force Survey by 2012. This was the decision taken at the meeting of OECS Directors of Statistics held from 3-4 February 2010.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474866 2010: Maritime and labour inspectors trained on ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474961 Thirty-five maritime and labour inspectors from across the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean have been trained on how to apply the provisions of the ILO’s Maritime Labour Convention, (MLC) 2006, ahead of its expected entry into force in 2011.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177474961 2010: ILO Social Security Seminar for the National Insurance Board of Trinidad and Tobago averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475044 The seminar held on 4 and 5 November 2010 addressed social security policy issues, social security financing, the role of social security, social assistance and social protection schemes in the construction of a “Social Protection Floor” for all, and the new trends in social security development.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475044 2011: Suriname labour officials sharpen skills in labour administration averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475391 Staff of the Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and the Environment, Suriname, recently received ILO training to strengthen their knowledge and skills in labour administration. The workshop was held on 15-18 November 2011 in Paramaribo, Suriname.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:29:43 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475391 2012: Trinidad and Tobago commits to greening its economy averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475542 In an effort to support its plans, a Workshop on “Developing Policies and Programmes to promote green jobs and green enterprises” was held from 7-9 May 2012. The Workshop, hosted by the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development, with the technical support of the ILO, addressed ways to assess the current and potential number and type of green jobs, including specific sectors with potential for going green, such as waste management, manufacturing, agriculture, health, education and tourism.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475542 2013: Saint Kitts and Nevis launches national workplace policy averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475674 Dr. Denzil Douglas, Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on 14 March 2013, simultaneously launched the National Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS and Other Chronic Diseases, and a pilot workplace programme to commence the implementation of the Policy.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:30:59 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475674 2017: Caribbean Future of Work Forum concludes averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475894 This Forum took place in the context of the “Future of Work Initiative”, launched by the ILO in 2015. It invites all ILO member States to undertake “Future of Work”

dialogues based around four conversations on work and society, decent jobs for all, the organiza􀆟 on of work and production, and the governance of work.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177475894 2017: First official visit of an ILO Director-General to Jamaica averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476039 Guy Ryder, Director-General of the ILO, called on The Most Hon. Andrew Holness, ON, MP, Prime Minister of Jamaica, who was accompanied by his team, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the Hon. Shahine Robinson, MP, Minister of Labour and Social Security, and Ms Colette Roberts Risden, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Social Security on 22 February 2017.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476039 2017: Jamaica renews commitment towards International Labour Standards averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476262 On 13 June 2017, Jamaica deposited with the Director-General of the ILO, the instruments of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) as well as of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 1930.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:33:49 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476262 2019: ILO Director-General meets with Barbados’ Prime Minister and social partners averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476529 During his two-day visit to Barbados in May 2019 to attend the 11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, ILO Director-General Mr Guy Ryder also met with the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476529 2019: ILO’s work celebrated in The Bahamas averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476658 Recognizing the ILO Centenary and the Organization’s contributions to The Bahamas was the main theme for a symposium held on 27 and 28 May 2019.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476658 2023: ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo meets H.E. Ms Mia Amor Mottley averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476865 Visit of H.E. Ms Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister, Barbados to the World of Work Summit: Social justice for all. 111th Session of the International Labour Conference. Geneva, 15 June 2023.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476865 2024: ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo visits Barbados averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476995 Mr Houngbo attended the UNCTAD Global Supply Chain Forum on 24 May 2024 to deliver the keynote address during the high-level closing panel session “Charting a new path: Gender Equality in Supply Chains - Challenges and Opportunities”.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:37:07 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177476995 2024: Barbados ratifies ILO Convention 189 averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177477406 The the instruments of ratification were initialed by Minister of Labour and Third Sector the Honourable Colin Jordan and ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo.

]]> 2024-10-19 23:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177477406 2024: Today marks one year since Dr. Joni Musabayana became Director of the ILO Caribbean Office averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177501060 He is committed to strengthening partnerships with governments, employers, and workers' organizations, driving the ILO’s mission forward.

]]> 2024-10-20 01:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177501060 2015: ILO Caribbean Office turns blue averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177894502 To mark the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, the ILO Caribbean Office building turned 'blue'.

]]> 2024-10-20 14:16:58 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3177894502 Five UN agencies collaborate to support the evolution of Trinidad and Tobago's National Statistical System averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179576841 A donation of mobile equipment, provided by the ILO with financial support from the UN Joint SDG Fund, is intended to support the roll out of the new continuous sample of the population survey (CSSP) and will be used specifically to collect survey questions' results within individual households and then proceed to advanced analysis of the microdata by a dedicated CSO team.

]]> 2024-10-21 14:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179576841 Suriname officially launches Report on National Child Labour Survey averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179687649 On 25 January 2019, following months of survey analysis conducted by the Institute for Social Science Research (IMWO) of the Anton de Kom University in Paramaribo, the

ILO officially launched Suriname’s Report on the National Child Labour Survey.

]]> 2024-10-21 15:04:49 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179687649 ILO lends technical assistance to Suriname in the review of its TVET Programmes covered by the Foundation for Labour Mobilization and Development (SAO) averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179723719 Aligning TVET with Suriname's Decent Work Country Programme Action Plan 2022, includes the review of the vocational training programmes to support active labour market policies, economic diversification, and entrepreneurship. As a result of the visit, SAO will consider the introduction of the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) level 1. This will involve an adjustment of the curriculum of the various vocational training courses.

]]> 2024-10-21 15:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179723719 Caribbean Ministers of Labour meet with ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, at 110th session of the ILC averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179727744 The meeting focused on continued assistance to Caribbean member States. Additionally, the Ministers unanimously expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude to Mr Ryder for advancing the work of the ILO in the Caribbean region over the last ten years.

]]> 2024-10-21 15:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179727744 Dominica moves closer to launching new cooperatives policy with support from ILO and Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179750353 A landmark partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Team and Office for the Caribbean and Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies is providing technical guidance to revitalize the mechanisms behind Commonwealth of Dominica’s cooperatives policy for the benefit of the country.

]]> 2024-10-21 15:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179750353 2020: ILO Caribbean launches Virtual Photography Exhibition averlont https://padlet.com/averlont/9tthg9xpv765at69/wish/3179794884 The exhibition provides a whole new perspective for the viewer that couldn't ordinarily be seen in reality. It contains photographs, video and audio clips that capture some of the most important historical milestones of the ILO’s work in the Caribbean region.

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