Timor-Leste resources

September 2023

  1. Timor-Leste strengthens its reporting mechanism on ratified ILO Conventions

    The ILO organized a workshop to strengthen the capacity of the Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEFOPE) in fulfilling the reporting procedures and mechanisms for the six fundamental conventions ratified by Timor-Leste.

  2. Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience in Timor-Leste

    1 September 2023 - 31 August 2027

    The European Union (EU) “Agroforestry-Skills” programme seeks to promote green and sustainable economic diversification and resilience in Timor-Leste through private sector development, technical and vocational education training (TVET) for youth integration in the labour market.

August 2023

  1. Timor-Leste to extend its social security coverage to informal workers

    The ILO supports the government of Timor-Leste strengthen its social security policies and programmes focusing on informal sector.

July 2023

  1. © Khem Sovannara/ILO 2024
    ILO research highlights gaps and potential in use of technology to help youth find work

    Technological transformation in public employment services can support youth in Asia-Pacific to navigate labour market transitions and enter decent work.

June 2023

  1. Timor-Leste develops various programmes to reach a future without child labour

    In conjunction with the commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour (WDCAL), the Government of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO and UNICEF, take actions to eradicate child labour in the country.

  2. ILO & UNICEF call for urgent measures to stop the worst forms of child labour

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have renewed their call for the prioritization of social safety nets and provision of quality social services to help protect children against the worst forms of child labour in Timor-Leste.

May 2023

  1. Asia-Pacific governments look to technology for employment services to support youth

    Government officials from across the region exchange and learn about how technology can help young people access decent employment.

  2. Timor-Leste commemorates Labour Day with a long march to promote decent work and the ratification of ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment

    A long march in Timor-Leste on Labour Day was not only to promote decent work but also to create a world of work free from violence and harassment through the ratification of ILO Convention No. 190.

February 2023

  1. High-Level Tripartite Regional Seminar on Industrial Relations in Southeast Asian Countries

    22 - 24 February 2023

    Review current approach to labour relations, build shared understanding on way forward for collaborative industrial relations and promote follow up initiatives at country level for working together for growth, productivity and decent work.

  2. Terms of Reference: Consulting company to develop a web-based digital platform for social security in Timor-Leste

    13 February 2023