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Progress on Sustainable Development Goals will depend on promotion of sustainable rural livelihoods

Over 80 per cent of the poor in developing and emerging countries live in rural areas and nearly two-thirds of the working extreme poor are employed in agriculture. Rural livelihoods deserve particular attention since they play a major role in eradicating poverty and inequalities, and in meeting the Sustainable Developments Goals.

• Meeting of Experts to Adopt Policy Guidelines for the Promotion of Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Targeting the Agro-food Sectors

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Improved working conditions in the apparel industry make workers’ lives better and businesses stronger

An independent review of the Better Work programme shows significant gains in quality of life for workers in factories they advise, as well as enhanced productivity and profitability for those businesses involved.

• People skills make all the difference in Indonesia’s apparel factories

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Alliance 8.7: For a world without forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour

Building on the new momentum created by the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Alliance 8.7 brings together all interested parties to join forces in achieving Target 8.7 aiming at a world without forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour.

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"ILO needs to act as a catalyst to advance social and solidarity economy"

The new Director of the ILO’s Enterprises Department, Vic van Vuuren, answers questions on the role of sustainable enterprises and social economy for the future of work.

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