KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT — “Vaccinated only need apply” might be the notice affixed to job advertisements in some Caribbean jurisdictions moving forward as regional employers and governments weigh mandatory vaccination policies for certain workers.
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Global institutions urge developing economies to address informal job sector
LACAC — Major international organizations are highlighting the urgent need for developing countries to address the informal employment sector and focus on increasing the amount of formalized workers, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic remains unpredictable worldwide.
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Working women in LAC region disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 pandemic
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN — The fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has uniquely impacted working women in the Caribbean, where they are commonly heads of their households or raising single-parent families, simultaneously being the primary “breadwinner” as well as filling traditional unpaid caretaking roles. In a recently released report, the United Nations Economic Commission…
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Caribbean labour market improvement hinged upon pandemic response
Caribbean labour market improvement hinged upon pandemic response
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