Timor-Leste resources

Timor-Leste continue to train local contractors for road rehabilitation

The training is part of the European Union funded programme “Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry Project ERA”.
Strengthening cooperatives towards socio-economic development in Timor-Leste

The ILO conducted a training workshop with members of a union-supported cooperative in Timor-Leste on how to establish cooperatives based on community needs and how to put cooperative principles into practice.
Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste – A Joint EU-UN Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls

1 January 2020 - 31 December 2023

The Spotlight Initiative is a global partnership to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, which is being funded by the EU and implemented through five UN agencies in Timor- Leste: ILO, UN Women, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF.

Employment and environmental sustainability in Timor-Leste

The Employment and Environmental Sustainability Fact sheet for Timor-Leste is part of a series providing a baseline for key indicators of employment and environmental sustainability performance in 36 countries across Asia and the Pacific. These indicators include: (i) employment in environmental sectors; (ii) skill levels; (iii) vulnerability of jobs; (iv) jobs in renewable energy; and (v) scoring on the Environmental Performance Index.

Timor-Leste moves forward to reach a future without child labour

26 April 2017

The Government of Timor-Leste has launched the first child labour survey and the series of labour force survey, supported by the ILO, to eradicate child labour in all its forms and promote decent work for all.
Summary - Timor-Leste labour force surveys 2010-2013-2016: Main trends based on harmonized data
Timor-Leste National Child Labour Survey 2016 - Executive Summary
Timor-Leste launches its first National Child Labour Survey Report and Mini Labour Force Survey Report 2016

26 April 2017

The Government of Timor-Leste has taken an important step in its effort to eradicate child labour in all its forms, particularly the worst forms of child labour .

ILO