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  • Photo of Harmonised approach to Labour policies crucial to free movement within CARICOM

    Harmonised approach to Labour policies crucial to free movement within CARICOM

    CARICOM Ministers of Labour have agreed to a harmonised and sustained approach to matters related to labour that impact the free movement of people within the Community. This was the consensus at the Thirty-fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Labour held on 8 April in Georgetown, Guyana, under the chairmanship of Sen. the Hon.…

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  • Photo of CARICOM labour ministers agree to unified position ahead of International Labour Conference

    CARICOM labour ministers agree to unified position ahead of International Labour Conference

    Biological hazards within the workplace, the emerging platform economy1 and the informal economy2 were among the critical issues discussed by CARICOM ministers responsible for labour at the Thirty-fourth Special Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) Labour held on 8 April in Georgetown, Guyana. Sen. the Hon. Claudette Joseph, Attorney General and Minister for Legal Affairs, Labour…

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  • Photo of On Dominica’s Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence, CARICOM SG recognises Dominica’s valuable contributions to the Region and its pursuit of sustainable development goals

    On Dominica’s Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence, CARICOM SG recognises Dominica’s valuable contributions to the Region and its pursuit of sustainable development goals

    As the Commonwealth of Dominica celebrates the country’s Forty-Sixth Anniversary of Independence today, 3 November 2024, CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett has recognised the country’s unwavering commitment to harness its resources in pursuit of sustainable development. According to Dr Barnett, the leadership of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Roosevelt Skerrit, in the CARICOM Quasi-Cabinet, and his efforts in the area…

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  • CARICOM Kicks Off LMIS Training in Trinidad and Tobago

    The region is set to benefit from a major effort by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat to establish a labour market information system (LMIS) as a vital element of the smooth functioning of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). As part of this effort, the Secretariat is undertaking a series of LMIS training workshops in Member States. The first…

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  • Photo of CARICOM and ILO Sign Significant MOU

    CARICOM and ILO Sign Significant MOU

    The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is closer to setting up a labour market information system for the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME). Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRoque, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on behalf of the CARICOM Secretariat with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in June. The MOU allows CARICOM Member States to utilise ‘.Stat’, a software tool, for the…

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  • Photo of Labour, employers, government in Guyana commend CSME Free Movement regimes

    Labour, employers, government in Guyana commend CSME Free Movement regimes

    Representatives of Guyana’s trade unions, employers and government are commending the Free Movement regimes within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) as important contributors to the region’s development. The groups are part of a two day Free Movement sensitization workshop, which began Wednesday. “It is about people and peoples’ development, which is central to the Region’s development”, said  General…

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  • Photo of Guyana’s Labour and Employers organisations sit together on regional free movement

    Guyana’s Labour and Employers organisations sit together on regional free movement

    Representatives of Guyana’s private sector, employers organisations and trade unions came together Wednesday for a two day sensitisation workshop on Free Movement within the CARICOM Single Market and Economy CSME. The workshop is expected to build awareness among the participants about the provisions of some key CSME regimes, including free movement of skills/labour and the facilitation of travel generally; the…

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  • Photo of ILO holds National Bipartite Meetings for social partners in Saint Lucia and Grenada

    ILO holds National Bipartite Meetings for social partners in Saint Lucia and Grenada

    The first Meeting in Saint Lucia will be held at the Bay Gardens Hotel on Tuesday, 7 July; and the Meeting in Grenada will be held at the Public Workers' Union on Thursday, 9 July. Under the EU-funded Programme to strengthen the capacity of the Caribbean Employers' Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) to enable them to…

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  • Photo of Regional forum to focus on policy making

    Regional forum to focus on policy making

    BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jun. 17, CMC – Representatives from 19 Employers’ Organizations from the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean will participate in a regional forum entitled “Facilitating Participation of CARIFORUM Civil Society in Regional Development and Integration Processes”. The June 22-24 meeting is part of an EU-funded Project1, implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to strengthen the capacity of the Caribbean…

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  • Photo of Bringing Caricom labour closer

    Bringing Caricom labour closer

    On May 26, the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC) and the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to identify areas where common legislative and regulatory principles having regional application are essential, and formulate in legislation principles facilitating the establishment and operation of business and the free movement of labour within Caricom common space.…

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