A FUTURE IN GREEN JOBS: CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN BARBADOS UNDER THE GLOBAL GREEN ECONOMY
Global and National Perspectives The Green Economy is an emerging global marketplace model that seeks to respond to the world's major environmental problems by optimizing social, economic and environmental value. This is most commonly referred to as the "triple bottom line." A Green Economy is one that is considered to be environmentally sustainable, socially just and locally rooted.  (Read More)

Published: Thursday, 15th May, 2008

Barbados Plays Host to the 2006 Annual Review Meeting- Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme
Under the Canada/Caribbean Farm Labour Programme, now called the Canada/Caribbean Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme, Barbadian workers are given the opportunity to seek overseas employment to fill the labour shortages that Canada experiences in its agricultural industry.  (Read More)

Published: Monday, 15th May, 2006

Barbados: An International Example of Social Dialogue in Action
A key element of the ILO's decent work concept is social dialogue, i.e. the collaboration between representatives of government, employers and workers on labour related issues as well as issues of general economic and social policy. Social dialogue has been a defining feature of Barbados' industrial relations environment for many years. From as early as the 70s, informal, ad hoc tripartite consultations were conducted to address prevailing economic issues. However, it was not until 1993 that social dialogue became formalized into a social partnership as workers and employers' organizations collaborated with Government to find joint resolutions to the economic problems, and to reverse the eroding competitive edge of the country in that period.  (Read More)

Published: Monday, 15th May, 2006

CAREER SHOWCASE

Interior, Commercial and Fashion Designers plan, direct and undertake the creation of designs for interior and commercial products and new clothing and fashion accessories, combining aesthetic and utilitarian features.

CAREER SHOWCASE: APPRAISERS, VALUERS AND AUCTIONEERS
In this feature, we will look at unique and interesting careers and occupations that exist in the Barbados labour market. In this issue, the Career Showcase highlights:  (Read More)

Published: Monday, 15th May, 2006

CAREER SHOWCASE: GLAZIERS
In this feature, we will look at unique and interesting careers and occupations that exist in the Barbados labour market. In this issue, the Career Showcase highlights: In this feature, we will look at unique and interesting careers and occupations that exist in the Barbados labour market. In this issue, the Career Showcase highlights:  (Read More)

Published: Thursday, 15th May, 2008

Changing Attitudes One Step at a Time
There has been an identifiable decline in workers' attitudes and work ethics in Barbados, which has translated into poor service quality in both the public and private sector. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security recognizes that in the globalized world of business, low standards in service quality would be unacceptable and hinder the country's economic growth and development.  (Read More)

Published: Sunday, 14th May, 2006

Child Labour in Barbados- A Hidden Problem
When many of us think of child labour, we imagine children slaving away in sweat shops or on farms, "working the streets" and child prostitution. However, child labour is a much wider concept. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), what we consider child labour is actually the "worst forms of child labour" (WFCL) which refers to the use of children in prostitution, pornography, illicit activities, slavery, trafficking, debt bondage and forced recruitment for use in armed conflict.  (Read More)

Published: Sunday, 14th May, 2006

Code of Practice on HIV/AIDS and Other Life Threatening Illnesses for the Public Sector

This Code of Practice is intended as a guide for Public Sector Managers in helping them to promote the development of a supportive, ethical and human rights work environment that protects the fundamental rights and freedoms of workers living with HIV and other life threatening illnesses.

Decent Work: Its Relevance to the Barbados Workforce
In 1999, the newly appointed Director General of the International Labour Organization (I.L.O), Mr. Juan Somavia, introduced ILO's newest objective, coined the Decent Work Concept. This objective focused ILO's activities on promoting "opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity". Against the backdrop of the rising popularity of the decent work concept, the question may be asked as to "what exactly is decent work?"  (Read More)

Published: Sunday, 14th May, 2006

Latest Snapshot of the Barbados Labour Market