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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines became a member of the ILO on 31 May 1995. As an ILO member state, the country has ratified 27 Conventions to date, including all 8 of the fundamental Conventions covering core labour rights and principles. These include the Forced Labour, Freedom of Association, Right to Organize, Equal Remuneration, Abolition of Forced Labour, Non-Discrimination, Minimum Age, and Worst Forms of Child Labour Conventions.
The ILO has provided technical assistance to build capacity, offer policy advice, and help advance the Decent Work Agenda in alignment with the country's development goals. Promoting fundamental labour rights and principles remains an area of focus through this collaboration.
Latest news and stories

Employment in Focus series
Beyond tourism: A policy framework for economic diversification and job creation in the Caribbean

Press release
ILO unveils key data on web-based platform work in Latin America and the Caribbean

Labour statistics
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines labour market statistics for the last year from ILOSTAT Database

Development Cooperation Dashboard
The Dashboard offers customizable views of ILO development cooperation projects funded by voluntary contributions around the world. It shows the budget and expenditure of voluntary contributions for the past 10 years.
Projects and programmes
Youth Employment
Caribbean Virtual Policy Network on Youth Education and Employment (VPNYEE) Initiative
Social Dialogue
EU Support to facilitate participation of CARIFORUM Civil Society in the Regional Development and Integration Process: Challenges to...
Publications
Latin America and the Caribbean
Survey on workers on web-based digital platforms
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
Employment trends for youth in the Americas

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