
Jamaica
Jamaica became a member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 26 December 1962, just four months after gaining independence. Since then, the country has continuously demonstrated a commitment to the promotion of decent work and social justice.
Through its membership, the Jamaican Government, employers, and workers have engaged in tripartite social dialogue and collaboration to find solutions to labour market challenges. Over the years, the country has benefited from ILO technical assistance and capacity building aimed at establishing policies and programmes to address job creation, fair wages, gender equality, child labour, formalization, social protection and a just transition to an environmentally sustainable economy and society.
Latest news and stories

Jamaica Household Workers' Union strengthening expertise in industrial relations

Jamaica launches Just Transition Project, a landmark initiative to build more inclusive and climate-resilient labour markets

Labour market indicators

National figures on labour market for the last available year from the 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
Jamaica Just Transition: embedding climate justice in regional policy frameworks
National Green Job Assessment Model for Jamaica
Publications
Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024
Employment trends for youth in the Americas
Employers’ guidelines for the implementation of the Jamaica Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021
Tripartite partners
