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Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
Employment trends for youth in the Americas
This regional brief highlights the key findings of the 12th edition of the Global Employment Trends for Youth in the Americas.
Social protection expenditure review, Barbados
The Social Protection Expenditure Review (SPER) represents an opportunity to generate evidence and policy discussions based on the financial and economic performance of the different components of the Barbadian’s social protection sector. As such,...
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.
Illustration - Green Recovery: An opportunity for the Caribbean, The Bridgetown Declaration
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Infographic - The impact of COVID-19 on surveyed enterprises in Barbados
The Barbados Employers’ Confederation conducted a needs assessment survey to identify key challenges faced by businesses in Barbados from COVID-19. This survey was conducted with 121 enterprises in April 2020.
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.
Skills for Green Jobs in Barbados
Impact - ILO Caribbean Highlights Report 2017-2019
11th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Barbados, 14-15 May 2019
Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Step-by-Step guide to planning and starting a cooperative
This Manual is designed to help promoters and organizers eliminate mistakes and minimize risks that may occur during the formation stages of the cooperative and later on when it is fully operational.
Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 1 - What is a Cooperative Enterprise
The purpose of Module 1 is to help the reader understand the history, evolution and continued relevance of the cooperative enterprise as a viable alternative to other forms of business enterprises.
Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 3 - Cooperative Organization and Management
The purpose of this module is to help you understand the way a cooperative needs to be organized and managed. It follows from the Module 2: Starting a Cooperative Enterprise and is designed specifically for staff, committee and board members,...
Caribbean Cooperative Management Training Programmes: Module 2 - Starting a Cooperative Enterprise
The purpose of this module is to provide a step by step guide for those seeking to start a new cooperative. This module is designed specifically for entrepreneurs and individuals who have adopted the cooperative as the preferred form of business...
Mapping of youth employment interventions in Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica,...
Warning: this document is a draft. Notwithstanding the substantive amount of work and research carried out for its completion, it may still contain omissions or errors. It is made available solely for the purpose of verification and correction or...
Skills for Green Jobs Study – Barbados
This study provides an initial assessment of the status of green jobs in the small island developing state of Barbados.
Informality and Economic Units in the Caribbean
This Study seeks to synthesize four national studies on Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Saint Lucia to determine the reasons for economic units to function informally and the frequency of informal economic units. It is intended to draw some general...