ILO forum for Kingston

The ILO, in a statement issued on Friday, said the forum “will bring together Ministers with responsibility for Labour, Permanent Secretaries and high-level officials of the English-speaking and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, as well as representatives from the Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) and the Caribbean Employers’ Confederation (CEC), civil society, academia, development partners and the United Nations.” Under the Future of Work Centenary Initiative, which the ILO launched in 2013, this forum will examine the drivers of change as they affect the world of work in the Caribbean and identify the proactive action needed to shape the future of work that we want.

Three themes will frame an engaging discussions with panellists, including the ILO Regional Director, Mr Jose Manuel Salazar Xirinachs, and the audience: • Decent Jobs for All; • Governance of Work; and • Organization of Work and Production.