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GENEVA (ILO News) – The Centenary Conference of the International Labour Organization  (ILO) ended on Friday with the adoption of an unprecedented Convention and accompanying Recommendation  to combat violence and harassment in the world of work, as well as a Declaration charting the way towards a human-centred future of work. The…

    Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley addresses the International Labour Organization Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

Today, June 12th 2019, Barbados and the international community observes World Day Against Child Labour under the theme ‘Children shouldn’t work in fields, but on dreams!’ The International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines child labour as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is…

The Labour Department will be hosting Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Week from July 13 – 19, 2019. During July 15 – 16 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. daily, there will be a number of free seminars at the Accra Beach Hotel and Spa, Rockley, Christ Church under the…

Government of Barbados Ministry of Labour and Social Partnership Relations Request for Proposals (RFP) Consultancy to Evaluate the Implementation and Impact of the Barbados Human Resource Development Strategy 2011-2016 and To Develop Lessons Learnt, Case Studies and a Sustainability Programme The Government of Barbados (GOB) through the Ministry of Labour…

As part of the Economic Recovery and Transformation Programme the Government of Barbados will be seeking to retrain and retool public sector workers that will be displaced, and to provide you with opportunities to gain alternative employment, or to be self-employed.  To assist in this effort an option form has…

Minister of Labour and Social Partnership Relations, Colin Jordan, has committed to continuous engagement and dialogue with employees’ and employers’ representatives as he seeks to strengthen the industrial relations climate in Barbados. Speaking during a courtesy call on Wednesday with General Secretary of the Barbados Workers’ Union, Senator Toni Moore,…