The Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA) was formed with 21 firms in 1960 primarily to assist and support Employers in industrial relations matters and to give them an association that would speak on their behalf on matters of similar interest.    

Since then, the ECA has built a strong reputation for handling all issues concerning Employers in Trinidad and Tobago. Today, the ECA is still a not-for-profit enterprise whose membership grows yearly and includes companies who belong to a variety of sectors.

The ECA is a representative body whose board comprises professionals from its member organizations, Representation however is not confined to a voice on a board, as the ECA, unlike similar umbrella bodies, adopts a hands-on approach in dealing with its membership. As an advisor and consultant to members, the ECA’s focus is on collaboration with companies through the process of partnering with interest groups concerned - internally facilitating the cooperation of employers and employees, and externally through the tripartism of the main interest groups, i.e. employers, labour and government.

As an umbrella organization/social partner, representing “employers” in Trinidad and Tobago, the ECA has forged a prominent place for itself and is actively involved in developing and strengthening relationships at both the macro and micro levels.

Our intention is to serve the Employer in two major ways:

• To add value to our membership; and
• To provide quality representation as the leading national voice in public and legislative debates on Industrial Relations-related issues affecting the Employer community.