Press releases

March 2023

  1. ILO and Viet Nam collaboration

    ILO Director-General meets Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister

    02 March 2023

    The ILO Director-General and the Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister held talks about cooperation on key work issues, including decent work, social protection, and the transition from the informal economy to the formal economy.

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    Joint ILO-UNICEF report

    Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally

    01 March 2023

    Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.

February 2023

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    Director-General's mission to Côte d'Ivoire

    ILO Director-General welcomes Côte d'Ivoire's action on social protection

    27 February 2023

    During his visit to Abidjan, ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, stressed the need to promote decent work in the cocoa sector.

  2. Media Advisory

    ILO/UNICEF to release report assessing levels of social protection for children

    24 February 2023

  3. Press release

    Ethiopia to host the Second Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration

    23 February 2023

  4. Development cooperation

    ILO Director-General launches new project to boost productivity and working conditions in Ghana

    22 February 2023

    The project, funded by Switzerland and Norway, aims to address the country’s main economic challenges in the textiles & garments and shea sectors.

  5. Bipartite cooperation

    Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues

    16 February 2023

    The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil industry for sustainability.

  6. Response to the earthquake in Syria and Türkiye

    ILO visits Aleppo’s damaged neighbourhoods in preparation for emergency employment scheme

    16 February 2023

    With parts of the Syrian city severely hit by the February 6 earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, the ILO is preparing to help restore livelihoods in affected communities.

  7. Press release

    Training and employment services for EIIP beneficiaries in Jordan

    09 February 2023

  8. Press release

    ILO extends short-term income generation support to the most vulnerable to navigate ongoing economic challenges

    09 February 2023

    Prioritizes assistance to youth, persons with disabilities, and women heads of households in Sri Lanka’s Northern province through numerous targeted responses