COVID-19 response to vulnerable population and frontline workers in Belize

Belize is one of the countries of the Caribbean chosen by the UN COVID-19 Response and Recovery Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) to receive support in times of COVID-19. Given the approval, the project’s (“COVID-19 response to vulnerable population and frontline workers in Belize“) objective is to stop transmission in rural areas and reduce the impact on human lives, by facilitating access to health services, ensuring essential medical care for pre-existing conditions and reducing the risk of contagion of frontline health workers and workers in the tourism sector. Within the context of this project, the ILO provides its tripartite constituents in Belize, the support to develop and implement promotional material on Occupational Safety and Health for COVID-19 to targeted groups; guidelines for a safe and healthy return to work by employers and workers in a social dialogue framework with the support of the Labour Department; and guidelines for the Labour Department to conduct inspections and address conciliation and arbitration of complaints arising from COVID-19.

Project symbol

BLZ/20/50/UND

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Port-of-Spain

Start date

29/05/2020

End date

31/12/2020

Total allocation

32100

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

32100

Development Partners

Multi Partner Trust Fund Office, UNDP

Country/Countries

Belize

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong tripartite constituents and influential and inclusive social dialogue