This publication addresses several contemporary issues impacting Social Justice in the Caribbean, including challenges related to industrial relations, governance systems, social protection, social dialogue, cooperatives and community empowerment, the future of education, migration and security, presenting national and regional perspectives.

This publication is dedicated to the issues related to Social Justice in the Caribbean, and seeks to increase dialogue among practitioners, unions, labour activists, academics, policy-makers and other individuals from across the social sciences and humanities. It is purposely multi-disciplinary in orientation, intending to cover issues related to work, workers, labour, and related topics, as well as social, organizational and institutional aspects of work and industrial relations. It aims to set the tone for discourse on a wide range of issues related to the future of work and sustainable Caribbean development, Social Justice, industrial relations, governance systems, social protection, social dialogue, cooperatives and community empowerment, the future of education, migration and security, among others, nationally, and regionally. The publication will represent contemporary scholarly contributions from researchers presenting either original or innovative research that contribute to the theory, practice and public policy dimensions of work, migration, labour, industrial relations, and related issues.

Introduction

Chapter 1. Securing Social Justice in Digital Transformation in the Caribbean by André Vincent Henry

Chapter 2. The Role of Cooperatives in the Enhancement of People’s Empowerment: The Guyana Experience by R. Mark Kirton and Rawle Lucas

Chapter 3. The Impact of Venezuelan Migration on Trinidad and Tobago—Economic and Psychological Implications and Considerations by Marlon Anatol, Kerry-Anne Roberts, and Dylan de Gourville

Chapter 4. Re-Imagining the Integration of Indigenous Women in Icacos: A Strengths and Rights-Based Approach to Rural Development in Trinidad and Tobago by Hannah Katwaroo

Chapter 5. Assuming Caribbean Educational Leadership in the Face of a Just Transition by Ashaki L. Dore

Chapter 6. From Pandemic to Endemic: Charting the Path Ahead for Higher Education by Saadiqa Khan

Chapter 7. Human Rights Dimensions of Venezuelan Asylum Seekers in Trinidad and Tobago by Timothy Affonso

Chapter 8. Addressing Threats to Energy Security While Achieving Sustainable Development in the CARICOM/CSME Countries: Application of a Hexagon of Renewable Energy Industry Competitiveness by Kobina Wilson

Chapter 9. The State of Social Protection in Guyana: Findings from 2019/2020 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) by Clement Henry

Chapter 10. Uncertain Prospects after Retirement: An Examination of National Insurance Pensions in Barbados and Jamaica by Alana Griffith

Chapter 11: Energy Justice in an Era of Transition: A Necessary Component of the Clean Energy Transition by Julianna Vanessa Davis

About the Contributors