All news: Switzerland
New ILO tool helps Moldovan companies identify gender pay gaps
Digital tool puts the principle of equal pay for work of equal value into practice in the Republic of Moldova.
Moldova strengthens employment services to reach more jobseekers
A new chapter in Switzerland–Moldova cooperation will strengthen the National Employment Agency’s capacity to deliver more inclusive, responsive and evidence-based employment services, complementing ongoing Swiss-funded ILO support to the country's...
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Advancing the social and solidarity economy in Switzerland: Support networks, needs and prospects
Constance André-Aigret, Coordinator of the APRÈS-VD Chamber of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), discusses how SSE support networks strengthen SSE entities, the key challenges they face, and the opportunities for advancing the SSE in...
ILO and Switzerland launch initiative to boost productivity and decent work in Ukraine
Enterprises in Ukraine will receive support to improve productivity, working conditions and competitiveness, contributing to the country’s reconstruction.
The ILO, Switzerland and Moldova launch a major employment programme to help advance inclusive economic development in Moldova
This latest initiative is the second phase of an ongoing project that aims to expand productive employment opportunities and strengthen labour market institutions in the Eastern European country.
12th Mont Blanc Meeting explores pathways to a sustainable and sovereign future through the social and solidarity economy
The 12th edition of the Mont Blanc Meetings, as organized by the SSE International Forum, positioned the social and solidarity economy at the heart of global efforts to build a sustainable and sovereign future. Convening representatives from the ILO...
Beneficiary story
From unskilled to skilled: how an ILO training gave Victoria Zghibarta a second chance in life in the Republic of Moldova
An initiative launched by the Hincesti disctrict Local Employment Partnership (LEP), with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) provided a free vocational training for Victoria Zghibarta, along with 14 other unemployed persons...
Enterprise development
New programme to close digital gap for 15,000 small businesses
The United Nations in the Philippines launched a new joint programme to bridge the digital divide and boost the competitiveness of enterprises through improved connectivity and support from UN agencies, including the ILO and government partners.
STRENGTHEN2
The STRENGTHEN2 team talks about Employment Impact Assessments at ILC 2024
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Ekaterina Dimitrova, Project Manager, Monnaie Léman, Geneva, Switzerland
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and soli-darity economy (SSE)....
Occupational Safety and Health
Switzerland ratifies the Chemicals Convention and the Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents Convention
Switzerland's ratification of Conventions Nos. 170 and 174 was marked by a ceremony attended by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
ILO COOP and ICA Brussels teams exchange on priority work areas and potential collaboration
On 16 March 2022, staff members from the Cooperatives Unit of the ILO (ILO COOP) and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) Headquarters in Brussels held a meeting in Geneva to exchange on priority areas of work and potential collaboration.
ILO Voices | Social protection
Artists need social protection benefits adapted to their occupations
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on performing artists, who feel that they haven’t received adequate support. Antonio Perujo, a flamenco dancer from Geneva, Switzerland tells how he’s coped over the past year while unable to work.
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Liz Green, Executive Vice President, ICMIF
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....
Social Summit in Porto
ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto
Europe must seize its opportunity to increase investment in training, social protection, social dialogue and the jobs of the future, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, told EU leaders at their Social Summit in Porto, Portugal.
Switzerland and the ILO sign a new framework agreement
The ILO also welcomes the announcement of Switzerland’s membership in Alliance 8.7
Global Compact on Migration
UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
ILO COOP/SSE Chiefs across time
This page provides bibliographies of the chiefs and heads of the ILO's Cooperative, social and solidarity economy Unit (COOP/SSE)since its establishment in 1920.
The story of a friendship: Juan Somavia and Ivano Barberini
ILO COOP 100 Interview
Ramin Behzad, Labour Statistician and former Labour Counselor of Iran at the ILO
Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...