All events: rural employment + rural workers
Signing of Agreement between National Rural Roads Development Agency and ILO (Phase II)
Agreement towards carrying out consultancy services to provide technical support to improving maintenance practices for rural roads under the PMGSY Rural Roads Project.
Academy on Rural Development: Towards Decent Work for Youth in the Rural Economy
The ILO in partnership with FAO and UNIDO join forces in promoting decent work for youth in the Academy on Rural Development.
BRICS ministerial meeting on Labour and Employment
A two-day BRICS ministerial meeting took place in New Delhi on employment, inclusive development and social security.
Meeting of Experts to Adopt Policy Guidelines for the Promotion of Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Targeting the Agro-food Sectors
National Level Advocacy Workshop on Rural Roads Maintenance Policy
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), was launched as a special intervention of the Government of India with the broad objective of achieving poverty reduction. The ILO partnered with the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) in...
Forum on “A model for reconciliation through local economic empowerment and sustainable employment generation
The Ministry of Labour & Trade Union Relations of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will host a National Forum in Colombo on 30th August 2016. The forum will further...
Dissemination Workshop: Improving Linkages between Employment Promotion, Social Protection, Business and Skills Development in Rural Areas
The workshop is jointly organized by the ILO MAPS project and the Ministry of Labour in Ulaanbaatar with focus on disseminating experiences of the pilot Rural programmes to promote decent work and social protection.
Government of India's Housing for All - Rural flagship programme launched by the Ministry of Rural Development
Training materials, prepared by ILO, for rural masons prepared for the Ministry of Rural Development were launched on 13 April 2016.
Webinar – Fostering investments in African agricultural value chains
This webinar recording features the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF), an innovative public-private partnership initiated by KfW on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and managed...
Local Economic Development Dialogue
ILO launches Local Economic Development Dialogue in North Lebanon to support communities affected by the Syrian refugee crisis
With a focus on agriculture, the workshop aims to select a sub-sector to develop as part of the ILO’s wider local economic development (LED) strategy to support rural host communities in North Lebanon affected by the Syrian refugee crisis.
Better Data to Better Monitor the Status of Women in Informal Employment, Unpaid Work and Work in Rural Areas and Agriculture
Climate Change, Decent Work and the Rural Sector
Jordan and the ILO tailor career guidance manuals for employment services in Syrian refugee host communities
Representatives from international agencies and Jordan’s Ministry of Labour discuss methods to integrate tools from existing career guidance manuals in order to strengthen the capacity of employment services in communities Syrian refugees.
8 March 2012
ILO celebrates International Women's Day
The theme for International Women’s Day 2012 – Empower Rural Women, end poverty and hunger – highlights the need to tackle gender inequalities in the rural sector.
The importance of decent work for indigenous women in rural areas: Joint NORWAY-ILO side event at 56th Session of the CSW
On 2 March 2012, over 70 delegates from governments, UN entities, employers, workers and NGOs attended the side event on the importance of decent work for indigenous women in rural areas during the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of...
Joint ILO/IFAD/FAO side event at 56th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
During this side event, three powerful speakers ─ Ms Ronnie Goldberg (Vice-President of the US Council for International Business), Ms Rehana Riyalawala (Secretary of the Indian Self-Employed Women's Association/SEWA) and Ms Shireen Lateef (Senior...