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ASEAN seminar highlights growing links between trade, labour rights and competitiveness

ASEAN governments, workers and employers, supported by the ILO, examine how stronger implementation of fundamental labour rights can help the region respond to changing trade and supply-chain requirements and support sustainable competitiveness.

Employment promotion and South-South cooperation

Inclusive policies and social dialogue key to navigating AI transformation in Asian labour markets

Regional Policy Dialogue considers policy approaches to harness artificial intelligence while addressing inequality, digital divides and changing skills needs.

Social protection

Strengthening farmers’ access to social protection and sustainable livelihoods in Timor-Leste

A joint initiative in Timor-Leste strengthens farmers’ livelihoods and access to social protection while supporting better nutrition for children.

Op-ed

Beyond the unemployment rate: Timor-Leste's real jobs challenge

Tendy Gunawan, ILO Rural Development TVET Officer in Timor-Leste, looks beyond Timor-Leste’s low unemployment rate to reveal the deeper challenge of limited decent and productive job opportunities. This opinion editorial was published by Tatoli,...

Social protection

Timor-Leste strengthens capacity to extend social security coverage to informal economy workers

The ILO, in collaboration with its International Training Centre (ITC-Turin), supports Timor-Leste in strengthening institutional capacity to expand social security coverage and improve access to protection for informal economy workers.

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Growing skills, growing opportunities: Two trainers transforming cocoa cultivation in Timor-Leste

The ILO's Agroforestry Skills and Employment Resilience Project, funded by the European Union, is strengthening skills in cocoa cultivation, enabling participants to improve farming practices and create new opportunities for their communities.

Decent work

Tripartite constituents advance development of Timor-Leste's Decent Work Country Programme 2026–2030

Tripartite constituents in Timor-Leste reaffirm their commitment to promoting productive employment, strengthening worker protection and advancing inclusive labour market governance.

Government institutions strengthen collaboration to advance agroforestry value chains in Timor-Leste

The ILO, with support from the European Union, supports stronger government collaboration to develop sustainable agroforestry value chains and promote resilient livelihoods in Timor-Leste.

Social dialogue

Employers and workers discuss ASEAN readiness to shape Timor-Leste's Decent Work Country Programme

The ILO supported employers' and workers' organizations to strengthen their preparedness for ASEAN integration.

Domestic workers

15 stories for 15 years of the Domestic Workers Convention

This collection brings together stories from across Asia and the Pacific to highlight progress made and the ongoing importance of protecting domestic workers’ rights and advancing decent work in the care economy.

Op-ed

Is every child working on the street a victim of child labour?

Tendy Gunawan, ILO Rural Development TVET Officer in Timor-Leste, highlights a question that is often asked whenever people see children selling snacks, tissues or other items on the streets of Dili. This opinion editorial was published by Tatoli,...

Social protection

ILO supports capacity building and social dialogue to strengthen social protection in Timor-Leste

The ILO training programme brings together stakeholders in Timor-Leste to expand social security coverage and strengthen protection for workers in the informal economy.

ILO report highlights progress and gaps in maternity benefits across ASEAN

New analysis finds expanded maternity protection across the region, while calling for stronger efforts to close coverage gaps and improve benefit adequacy for all women.

News

EU Director visits Timor-Leste Agroforestry Programme, highlights growing opportunities for farmers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union (EU) are partnering to deliver agroforestry skills training for employment, climate resilience and economic diversification in Timor-Leste.

Workers' organization

Timor-Leste strengthens the voice and representation of informal economy workers

Workers in Timor-Leste’s informal economy, with support from the ILO, have taken a major step towards stronger representation and recognition with the establishment of the country’s first national association for informal economy workers.

News

Advancing dialogue on just transition and sustainable enterprise development in Timor-Leste: A joint initiative by CCI-TL and ILO

The Workshop provided a platform to discuss how Timorese enterprises can remain competitive amid climate change and regional economic integration, particularly as the country advances toward ASEAN accession.

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New teaching skills help a young teacher transform her classroom in Timor-Leste

Through hands-on training and new teaching methods, one young educator is helping students learn with greater confidence and understanding.

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Timorese women turn coconut waste into business opportunities

From discarded husks to marketable products, women in Timor-Leste are building greener livelihoods and new sources of income.

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Bringing knowledge to the fields: How mobile training is transforming vanilla farming in Timor-Leste

Farmers in remote communities are gaining skills, confidence, and new opportunities through mobile training delivered directly to their villages.

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Bridging the gap between training and work in Timor-Leste

Employment counsellors and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) trainers are gaining the skills to help job seekers navigate the country’s upgraded online job portal.