Rural development

The rural economy: An untapped source of jobs, growth and development

13 March 2017

Decent work in the rural economy will be key to fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’ pledge to leave no one behind.

Stories from the field

Keeping them home: How improving public employment services helps people find jobs and stay with their families

16 August 2016

In Nepal, the Labour Market Information and Employment Services (LIfE) project, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), helps to improve access to basic information and services that can help job seekers, in particular youth, make well-informed choices about education, training, and employment.

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Article

Nepal: Rights, quake rehab plan are musts for peace and development

07 August 2015

On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, ILO News talked to Dr Mukta Singh Lama, an indigenous person from Nepal, about the post-earthquake situation and the impact of ILO Convention 169 on important rights of indigenous people.

A blog

Why framing the discourse on human trafficking is important - some thoughts

05 March 2015

Labour migration

SAARC commits to helping migrant workers

18 December 2014

By Yoshiteru Uramoto, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific of the International Labour Organization (ILO)

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Bonded labour

Fighting bonded labour in Nepal

02 August 2013

Though it is banned by the government and has all but disappeared from certain locations, bonded labour persists in some parts of the country.

Fighting forced labour

Question and answers on Work In Freedom programme

15 July 2013

The 5-year joint DFID/ILO programme aims to prevent over 100,000 girls and women from South Asia from falling victim to child and labour trafficking.