May 17, 2013 -- While other pieces of legislation, such as the Shops Act, Holiday with Pay Act and the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, address employment in Barbados, the Employment Rights Act 2012 signals a new era for employment rights.

Jan. 21, 2011 -- Latin America and the Caribbean experienced rapid employment recovery in 2010 to pre-crisis levels, but the challenge of improving the working conditions of millions of workers still remains, according to data provided by the ILO.

Feb. 26, 2009 -- On the French West Indian island of Guadeloupe, a deal to end the month-long strike has been reached in principle.
Interview with Alan Salzado, Tourism Consultant on the future of tourism in Guadeloupe.
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Feb. 12, 2009 -- France is struggling to quell revolts on its Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, amid fears that strikes and street protests could spread to other French overseas departments.

Nov. 21, 2012 - The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that 18,000 new persons were employed as at July this year, to bring the total number (of persons employed) to 1,094,700, an increase of 11,100 persons, relative to the similar period last year.

Bridgetown - Sept. 25, 2012 - In less than 100 days the Barbadian workforce will be protected by the Safety and Health at Work (SHaW) Act.

May 4, 2012 - The Executive Council at its meeting of 19 April 2012 agreed that a temporary moratorium should be imposed on the issue of new work permits for the following categories of work permits during the period 1st May to 31st December, 2012:- Babysitter, Cook, Mason, Office Receptionist, Carpenter, Labourer, Plumber, Photographer, Electrician, Landscaper, Housekeeper, Bartender, Domestic Helper, Waiter/Waitress, Maintenance, Tiler, Painter, Store Clerk, Videographer, Cashier and Spa Therapist

Bridgetown - April 5, 2012 - This island has been praised for accepting 15 of the 21 recommendations of the Universal Periodic Review of Barbados.

Basseterre - March 1, 2012 - The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis has deposited with the International Labour Office the instrument of ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006), thus becoming the 23rd member State to ratify the landmark Convention, which seeks to promote decent working and living conditions for seafarers and also create conditions of fair competition for ship owners.

Port-of-Spain - Feb. 15, 2012 - The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) served an official strike notice on Petrotrin yesterday morning and in a surprising twist, it was Government Senator David Abdulah who signed the notice, heralding “90 days of  war.”

Dec. 6, 2011 - The joint trade union movement is mobilising workers for what is expected to be a massive protest on Friday to continue the fight for better salaries and outstanding negotiations.

Nov. 23, 2011 - (suntic.com): --  Hundreds of angry Civil Servants in the Turks and Caicos Islands went on strike early Tuesday morning, disconnecting the power to Government’s administrative building in the island-capital of Grand Turk and marching to the Governor’s office where they chained doors to a building in which a meeting of UK-advisors was being held.

Bridgetown -- Jan. 6, 2011 -- Legislation which is expected to better regulate relations between employers and employees is expected to be laid in Parliament by month-end.

April 21, 2010 -- The Nineteenth Meeting of the Caribbean Community Council for Human and Social Development (COHSODIX)-Labour, in conjunction with ILO Seventh Meeting of Caribbean Labour Ministers was convened under the theme: Coherence for Human and Social Development in the Caribbean Community: the Contribution of Labour Ministries and the Decent Work Agenda, in Guyana on 14-16 April 2010.

Georgetown -- April 14, 2010 -- Achieving Human and Social Development through Policy Coherence is the theme of the feature address that will be delivered by Mr. Robert Kyloh, Senior Economist, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Headquarters, Geneva, when CARICOM Labour Ministers meet on Wednesday in Georgetown, Guyana for the 19th Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD).