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November 2012

  1. Video coverage

    The World Bank's World Development Report 2013, presented at the ILO

    02 November 2012

    The ILO welcomed the World Bank's World Development Report 2013, entitled "Jobs", a timely publication in the midst of the economic crisis.

March 2012

  1. News

    ILO and Australian government strengthen technical cooperation with US$31 million Timor-Leste project

    29 March 2012

    The ILO and the Governments of Australia and Timor-Leste have announced a new US$31 million project to significantly improve road transport in Timor-Leste.

August 2011

  1. Article

    Public-private partnerships in Asia Pacific – the best of two systems

    26 August 2011

    Public-private partnerships are gaining increasing traction in international development cooperation and are being used more and more by the International Labour Organization (ILO). By Wolfgang Schiefer, Chief, Regional Partnerships, Resource Mobilization and UN Reform, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

March 2011

September 2010

  1. Video

    Lebanon's First Woman Electrician

    23 September 2010

    In 2006 war devastated areas of Southern Lebanon. In recent years, the pace of reconstruction has been enhanced by a new program that trains young people at risk for long term unemployment in job skills in the building and construction industries. One of the brightest prospects from the new program is also one of the most unlikely; she’s on track to become southern Lebanon’s first woman electrician.

May 2010

  1. Video

    Signing Ceremony with the Alliance of Civilizations and the ILO

    25 May 2010

    ILO Director-General Juan Somavia and Alliance of Civilizations High representative, and former President of Portugal, Jorge Sampaio signed a joint declaration of cooperation. The agreement is designed to promote inter-cultural dialogue in areas of common interest such as improving the situation of young people, addressing the particular situation of migrants, eliminating inequalities and combating all forms of discrimination.

  2. Partnership

    ILO and Alliance of Civilizations join forces to promote social cohesion through cultural diversity

    24 May 2010

    The Alliance of Civilizations and the International Labour Organization have agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a new effort to promote social cohesion and foster dialogue between cultures.

March 2009

  1. South-South cooperation

    The ILO/Brazil Multi-annual Partnership Agreement 2009-2011 signed

    24 March 2009

    Government of Brazil signs new Partnership Agreement with the ILO for the promotion of South-South cooperation in Latin America and Caribbean and African countries.

September 2008

  1. Technical cooperation

    Norway expands partnership agreement with the International Labour Organization

    05 September 2008

    Projects to promote fundamental rights at work, gender equality, social dialogue, coherent economic and social policies, and labour inspection

June 2008

  1. News

    Denmark significantly expands partnership agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) with new US$12.5 million grant

    16 June 2008

    The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has significantly expanded its partnership agreement with the International Labour Organization (ILO) with a new grant of DKK 60 million (approximately US$ 12,5 million) for 2008-09. Projects are to promote tripartism and decent work, improve job quality in Africa and explore flexibile labour market policies in Viet Nam.

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