Leading Labour Market Research and Management Consulting firm, Dunn Pierre Barnett & Company Canada Ltd (DPBA), wins another consultancy contract to conduct a labour market study in the Caribbean. DPBA, a Black-owned firm with Caribbean roots, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Science, Technology and Vocational Training of […]
KINGSTOWN, SAINT VINCENT & THE GRENADINES — The chief executive of a leading recruitment firm is commending the Government of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines (SVG) for showing its commitment to improving the lives of workers by considering another minimum wage increase, a longer maternity leave period and other adjustments that will help to make […]
GENEVA (ILO News) – Labour markets have shown surprising resilience despite deteriorating economic conditions, but recovery from the pandemic remains uneven as new vulnerabilities and multiple crises are eroding prospects for greater social justice, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report. The ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends: 2024 (WESO Trends) finds that both the […]
Climate change, its detrimental effects and the potential to wipe out the region completely have received an increasing amount of attention over the past few years as major world powers move to cut back on fossil fuel use and adopt clean energies. However, one of the more indirect ways climate change can devastate Caribbean populations […]
A leading Ontario-based research and consultancy firm, Dunn, Pierre, Barnett & Company Canada Ltd., is set to begin a major Labour Market Project in Guyana in early 2024, commissioned by the country’s Ministry of Education. This study aims to analyse the national workforce, identify skills gaps, and prepare for emerging economic sectors, including oil and […]
ST. GEORGE, GRENADA: The Statistics Department in the Ministry of Economic Development, Planning, Tourism, ICT, Creative Economy, Agriculture and Lands, Fisheries & Cooperatives has released the results of a labour force survey that was undertaken for the quarter ended 30th June 2023. The results reveal that the unemployment rate was twelve percent (12%), which represents […]
By Laurel Theresa Bain An examination of the trends in social indicators is important for assessing the impact of public policies which are aimed at Enhancing the welfare of the population. The rates of unemployment and poverty are important indicators that should be monitored over time if public policies are to be targeted at correcting […]
NASSAU, 15 November, 2022 — As the government of The Bahamas prepares to host its Labour on the Blocks 2.0 on Grand Bahama this Saturday, a regional recruitment specialist is commending its labour efforts. “Not only was the last Labour on the Blocks extremely successful, but the Department of Labour has shown that its Online […]
BRIDGETOWN, 4 August, 2022 — Opportunities to work abroad continue to increase for Caribbean jobseekers, as a trend of foreign workers looking to this region to recruit continues. According to Caribbean Employment Services Inc. CEO Joseph Boll, this trend will continue for the foreseeable future and it’s up to Caribbean businesses to make their best […]
