What's new

2023

  1. Video

    Celebrating green jobs and decent work in Jordan on International Labour Day

    01 May 2023

    ILO project in Jordan celebrates "cocoon" method for sustainable & affordable tree planting in National Afforestation Plan

  2. News in Brief May 2023

    Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) in Afghanistan

    01 May 2023

    The Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) Afghanistan News Brief is to share news and information on EIIP Afghanistan project's activities.

  3. © M. Crozet / ILO 2024

    ILOSTAT Blog

    ILO data highlights need for disability disaggregated labour force surveys and investment in data systems

    21 April 2023

    Data on labour market disparities between persons with and without disabilities are essential to inform transformative policymaking and programming. Yet, analysis of ILOSTAT datasets reveal that many countries do not collect population-level data on disability status, hampering efforts to disaggregate labour market indicators.

  4. Our impact, their voices

    “Having my own business makes me feel like a queen”

    05 April 2023

    Training on entrepreneurship and access to seed funding has helped Al Batool, a Sudanese refugee in Egypt, to start her own business and gain some financial independence.

  5. Social protection

    Indonesia shares progress of its social protection system reform at a global forum

    29 March 2023

    Indonesia together with other ILO Member States shares their progress and challenges in increasing social protection while calling for urgent global financing and partnership to accelerate the expansion of coverage to billions of people.

  6. National Workshop in Egypt

    ILO facilitates discussions on promotion of decent work for refugees in Egypt

    29 March 2023

    At a national level workshop, main findings of the ILO's recent baseline study on the access of refugees and asylum seekers to the labour market were discussed with key influencers.

  7. Press release

    Inclusive Green Economic Growth for Jordan's Refugee and Host Communities

    28 March 2023

    A new ILO project funded by the Government of Italy aims to build a sustainable and inclusive green labor market for Jordan's refugee and host communities.

  8. Employment Working Group

    Inclusive labour markets

    02 March 2023

    This presentation held at the 1st meeting of the Employment Working Group under the presidency of Japan provides comprehensive strategies for disadvantaged groups' enhanced access to employment.

  9. Our impact, their voices

    “It was my dream to have a family business and I am happy to have fulfilled it”

    09 February 2023

    A Syrian refugee in Egypt credits ILO’s business development programmes for providing her with courage to come over challenges and restart her business.

  10. © Francisco Castillo / ILO 2024

    Voices

    I'm ripping up the myths about disability

    06 February 2023

    Alfredo Carrasco lost the use of his legs after a biking accident. Determined to return to his love of farming, he found ways to make his family’s farm in Chile more accessible, while also helping other farmers working with a disability.