10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour underway in Jamaica

The 10th International labour Organisation (ILO) Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour got underway in Kingston, Jamaica yesterday morning. This year, the Meeting will present an opportunity to have an exchange on the continuing challenge to promote a more inclusive and sustainable growth process with more and better jobs. The forum will also allow the Ministers to articulate and share their perspectives around the Future of Work, drawing from the national level dialogues that have occurred in the past year.

The 10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour has four objectives:

1. To review progress being made by the countries and the region since the last Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour in 2015 in promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable development with productive employment and decent work  in line with Goal 8 of the SDGs;
2. To consider the Future of Work Initiative, which is an important part of the ILO’s Centenary Initiative, and to discuss the main challenges and opportunities to advance towards a better Future of Work in the Caribbean

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