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Friday 3 March 2017
10th ILO Caribbean Minister of Labour Meeting adopts its Conclusions

ILO News ing Caribbean*, adopted employment;
KINGSTON - Following two their Conclusions for ac- 3. Harmonization of labour
days of deliberation on re- tion on key themes for the laws;
alizing decent work under Caribbean growth, devel- 4. Regional Initiative: Latin
the 2030 Sustainable Devel- opment and labour rights America and the Carib-
opment Agenda, the Min- challenges: bean Free of Child Labour;
isters of Labour and other 1. Elevating Decent Work 5. Skilled Workforce for Sus- role of the labour manage- meeting held, examining
high-level representatives to the national and region- tainable Growth and De- ment relations and transi- the global and Caribbean
of the Ministries and De- al policy level and the role velopment; tioning to formality; issues related to promot-
partments of Labour of the of social partnership; 6. Improving productivity 7. Labour cooperation in ing sustained, inclusive
English- and Dutch-speak- 2. Non-standard forms of and competitiveness: the the region. Delegates also and sustainable economic
recognized that successful growth, full and productive
implementation would de- employment and decent
pend on policy coherence work for all. She said “We
of economic and social must unite as a region to
policies aimed at sustained exploit opportunities.” She
and inclusive growth with stated it was imperative to
productive employment make progress for “People,
and decent work, which Planet and Prosperity to
requires an integrated and preserve our environment
coordinated approach at for ourselves and future
both the national and re- generations”. She thanked
gional levels. the ILO Director-General
ILO Director-General, Mr for having taken time out
Guy Ryder, delivered clos- to be here 3 days through-
ing remarks, congratulat- out and to share his vision
ing all the delegations. He of the Future of Work. She
said “The objectives have also lauded the work of
been realized. You have the ILO Decent Work Team
defined a clear set of prior- and Office for the Carib-
ities and we as ILO depart bean, led by Ms Claudia
with a much clearer under- Coenjaerts.
standing of the challenges, For further details please
how to address them and visit: www.ilo.org/cml2017
what your expectations or www.ilo.org/caribbean
are”. He was encouraged (* Anguilla, Antigua and
by the assets constituents Barbuda, Aruba, The Baha-
brought to the process and mas, Barbados, Belize, Brit-
the “strength of the deter- ish Virgin Islands, Dominica,
mination of Governments, Grenada, Guyana, Jamai-
Employers and Workers ca, Saint Kitts and Nevis,
to come together to deal Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten,
with the challenges. This is Saint Vincent and the
not a given in many parts Grenadines, Trinidad and
of the world.” He was com- Tobago, and Turks and Ca-
mitted to make sure the icos Islands.)q
distinctive nature of the
Caribbean constituency
forms part of the ILO global
community. He expressed
sincere appreciation to the
host country Jamaica and
all participants.
Honourable Shahine Rob-
inson, MP, Minister of La-
bour and Social Security
of Jamaica recognized
the fruitful and meaningful