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Rural development

"Money finds us!" - Enriching the vegetable harvest in Timor-Leste

How an ILO supported project helped a local community to improve their farming practices, develop their market access, create jobs and support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Rural development

Timor-Leste: When a short road makes a huge difference

In a country where 75 per cent of the population live in rural areas and 40 per cent are below the poverty line, improving a short stretch of road can mean more jobs and a better quality of life for rural workers and their families.

New Zealand supports Secretary of State of Timor-Leste for the Support and Promotion of the Private Sector through the ILO’s Business...

The Ambassador of New Zealand H.E. Tony Fautua and the Secretary of State for the Support and Promotion of the Private Sector H.E. Veneranda Lemos, and Ms. Michiko Miyamoto, Deputy Director of the International labour Organisation (ILO) Country...

Australia and ILO announce new programme of training support to Secretariat of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEPFOPE) of...

Australian Ambassador to Timor-Leste Miles Armitage, and Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment Policy, Ilidio Ximenes, today (16/7) formally launched a new program of support to the skills and training sector.

ILO BOSS Project’s Super Trainer movies win award at film festival in Hanoi

The ILO’s Business Opportunities and Support Services (BOSS) Project developed the Super Trainer campaign to present desirable characteristics of entrepreneurs and promoting entrepreneurship in Timor-Leste.

ILO signs US$1,140,000 partnership with Korean Government

The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have signed an agreement that will provide US$1,140,000, as well as technical expertise, to support the development of decent work in more than 15 Asian countries.

Key results of council of ministers meeting in Dili, Timor-Leste

The Council of Ministers met this Wednesday on 2 May 2012 in the Council of Ministers Meeting to discuss key issues, including plan for professional technical education training.

News

ILO and Australian government strengthen technical cooperation with US$31 million Timor-Leste project

The ILO and the Governments of Australia and Timor-Leste have announced a new US$31 million project to significantly improve road transport in Timor-Leste.

Young Timorese beautician is a cut above the rest

Eugenia de Jesus Cardoso now runs a successful beauty salon in her hometown, in Maliana, her hometown in Timore-Leste. She gained the business and specialist skills she needed during a training programme run by the Timore-Leste Government and the...

Irish Aid and Ministry of Economy and Development: a new partnership for private sector development in Timor-Leste

The Timorese Government attaches great importance to developing a vibrant private sector. In particular, the Ministry of Economy and Development (MED) acknowledges that Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) are the engine for sustainable development...

Timor-Leste to receive funding for social security development from Brazil: South-South cooperation project worth more than $500,000

The agreement was signed at a ceremony held during the International Labour Conference (ILC), in Geneva. The ILC is the annual meeting of the 183 member states of the International Labour Organization (ILO) the UN agency dealing with work and...

Timor-Leste Delegates Meet Director-General of the ILO at the 98th Session of the ILC

The Timor-Leste delegates, headed by the Vice Prime Minister H.E. Mr. José Luis Guterres met the ILO Director-General Mr Juan Somavia on 18 June at the 98th Session of the ILC in Geneva.

Vice Prime Minister of Timor Leste deposits Instruments of Ratification of the ILO Conventions

The Vice-Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, H.E. Mr. José Luis Guterres, presented the official Certificate of Deposit of the four ratified ILO core conventions.

International Labour Conference, June 2008 - Tools for success: skills training in Timor-Leste

Ranked as one of the 10 poorest countries in the world, Timor-Leste faces a daunting development challenge. But it also provides a practical example of the ‘virtuous circle’ fostered by skills development in terms of higher productivity, more...

Australia provides support for youth employment in Timor-Leste

The press release focuses on The YEP Programme which will provide job opportunities for up to 70,000 in-school and out-of-school young women and men across all districts through career guidance, self-employment promotion, and short-term employment...

Skills training providing blacksmiths with tools for success

By Gita F. Lingga, Communications Officer of ILO-Jakarta. (Baucau, Timor-Leste): Two years ago, Manuel Gaspar, a third generation blacksmith, in Baucau Kota, Baucau, Timor-Leste, together with one to three employees, was only able to produce seven...

Peace, security and work in Timor-Leste

By Jose Assalino, Chief Technical Advisor, Timor-Leste. As a newly independent country with a fledgling economy, Timor-Leste faces many social and economic challenges. To help the Timorese people find decent work the ILO started three new...

Timor-Leste: Setting the STAGE for a brighter future

Despite a significant boost in national income last year from oil revenues, Timor-Leste is amongst the world’s poorest nations. While unemployment in rural areas is at least 20 per cent, it reaches 43 per cent among urban youth. ILO Online reports...