Skills and employability resources

February 2019

  1. Green jobs: a sustainable path out of poverty for Bangladesh

    05 February 2019

    Despite economic growth, the pace of poverty reduction has slowed and the country still ranks 173 out of 180 countries in the Environmental Performance Index. According to the ILO’s research, millions of jobs could be created with the right policies to promote a greener economy.

  2. Papua New Guinea Decent Work Country Programme 2018-2022

    01 February 2019

    The Decent Work Country Programme 2018-2022 for Papua New Guinea serves as a framework to support the Government of PNG to achieve its National Development Strategy “Vision 2050”, its’ National Strategy for Responsible Sustainable Development, its’ Development Strategic Plan 2010-2030 and Medium-Term Development Plans, and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs).

  3. Samoa Decent Work Country Programme 2017-2020

    01 February 2019

    In the final review, Samoa's constituents prioritized the need for Samoa and ILO to place a greater emphasis on aligning the new DWCP with existing policies such as the Samoa National Action Plan on Youth Employment 2015-2020.

January 2019

  1. ILO team up with Vocational Center of BBPLK-Bekasi to increase women labour participation in STEM-related fields

    28 January 2019

    Indonesian female workers are more likely to be employed in an occupation at high risk of automation across all industries. The ILO has teamed up with National Vocational Training Development Centre to increase women participation at work fields related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

  2. Skills for care can generate jobs in future

    In Asia, due to the constantly increasing number of old people, there is and will continuously be an increasing demand for care workers. Simultaneously, there will be the need of developing capacities for growing the care sector.

  3. ILO/Korea Partnership Programme: A combination of ILO and Korean experiences

    01 January 2019

    The collaboration between ILO and Republic of Korea enters its 15th year with ongoing contributions to Decent Work outcomes in Asia and the Pacific since 2003.

December 2018

  1. Brochure of ILO/Korea Partnership Programme

    21 December 2018

    A combination of ILO and Korean experiences

  2. Breaking gender barriers in the World of Work

    18 December 2018

    The 15 women featured in this book illustrate the boundaries that have broken down and the massive difference that a basic skills-training programme can make.

  3. Regional Training Workshop on Quality Apprenticeships for Asia-Pacific

    An activity organized by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the International Training Centre of the ILO under the South-South Triangular Cooperation project on the Future of Work in Asia financed by the Chinese Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase Foundation and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.

  4. Seminar on Quality Work-Based Learning in Indonesia: Implementing the G20 Commitment to Skills Development

    The ILO will collaborate with the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and APINDO to hold a one-day workshop on Quality Work-based Learning Program in Indonesia. The workshop will focus on two main topics: policy framework and good practices and experiences of selected companies to implement work based learning programmes.