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Fostering entrepreneurship for Timor-Leste’s women and other vulnerable groups

The ILO, under a joint EU-UN Spotlight Partnership, works hand in hand with its social partners to provide entrepreneurship skills and opportunities to be economically independent for women and other vulnerable groups in Timor-Leste.

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of Timor-Leste agree to establish a National Bipartite Forum for Social Dialogue

Representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO, sign an agreement to establish a National Bipartite Forum for Social Dialogue, aimed to strengthen the collaboration of both parties for decent work...

Key labour actors of Timor-Leste sign Decent Work Country Programme 2022-2025

The ILO and its tripartite constituents sign the Timor-Leste Decent Work Country (DWCP) Programme 2022-2025 as an affirmed commitment to strengthened collaboration and coordination for improved employment promotion, workers’ protection and labour...

ILO highlights the need for TVET’s transformation to address skills gap, future of work and human-centred agenda in Timor-Leste

The ILO participates in the panel discussion addressing the challenges faced by and new directions needed by Timor-Leste’s technical vocational education and training (TVET) at the 2nd Timor-Leste International Skills Conference.

Timor-Leste strengthens its workplace cooperation with socialization of grievance policy and procedure

To improve bipartite conflict management services, the ILO and key labour actors of Timor-Leste socialize the grievance policy and procedure at municipality level.

World Day Against Child Labour

A greater access to social protection is needed to prevent children from child labour in Timor-Leste

The commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour in Timor-Leste is marked with the launch of the joint ILO and UNICEF research on key driver of child labour and the urgent call for the adoption of the Child Labour National Action Plan.

ILO and Portugal sign cooperation agreement on Social Protection

On Tuesday 14 June in the framework of a High-Level Conference organized by the ILO Office in Lisbon and the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security of Portugal, the International Labour Organization has signed a cooperation agreement...

Employers’ and workers’ organizations of Timor-Leste sign a joint declaration for equality and inclusivity

Workers’ and employers’ organizations, with support from the ILO, signed a joint Declaration to recognize the diversity of individuals in the workplace and to promote equal employment opportunities as well as ensure workplace inclusivity.

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Improved rural roads in Timor-Leste lead to better livelihoods and inclusiveness

An ILO initiative to involve local contractors and communities in the rehabilitation of rural roads is helping provide jobs, improve livelihoods and promote inclusiveness in Timor-Leste.

Timor-Leste to strengthen its dispute resolution system

Key labour actors of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO, organized a National Tripartite Dialogue to review and improve the effectiveness of the dispute resolution mechanism in the country.

Timor-Leste develops a National Strategy for Social Protection

The government of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO, continues to strengthen its social protection by developing a National Strategy for Social Protection to reduce poverty and social vulnerability.

ILO continues to promote the ratification of the Tripartism Convention by Timor-Leste

The ILO promotes the ratification of ILO Convention No. 114 on Tripartite Consultation in Timor-Leste to strengthen the tripartite collaboration and cooperation.

Interview

10 years on from the ILO Domestic Workers Convention: What has changed?

Over half of the world’s domestic workers are in Asia and the Pacific. 10 years on from the adoption of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), Anna Olsen, Technical Specialist at the International Labour Organization’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN...

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Local communities benefiting from market linkages to agro-forestry areas in Timor-Leste

The rural road project has benefited local communities, providing better access to markets, farms, public health, education and community services.

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Additional incomes help rural communities of Timor-Leste during the pandemic

To assist the economic recovery, the ILO with support from its social partners in Timor-Leste support rural communities to survive the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct employment opportunities.

Better road access for improved local economic and social development in Timor-Leste

The recently inaugurated 3.6 km road rehabilitation under Roads for Development (R4D) programme has improved living conditions and economic empowerment of local community of Betano-Loro in Manufahi Municipality, Timor-Leste.

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The road to employment and livelihoods in Timor-Leste

Lack of access to schools, marketplaces and hospitals is a challenge for communities in Timor-Leste, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. An ILO initiative to rehabilitate rural roads is helping break their isolation, provide jobs and improve...

The ERA Agro-Forestry Project closes 3rd Batch training programme and launches new trial contracts in Timor-Leste

The training of contractors, engineers and supervisors is critical in facilitating access and market linkages within rural agroforestry communities in Timor-Leste. The ILO in partnership with the Ministry of Public Works has implemented this with...

ILO and 10 contractors sign agreements for COVID-19 response in Timor-Leste

The ILO in collaboration with Directorate for Roads, Bridges and Flood Control (DRBFC) signed contracts with 10 local contractors as part of implementation of US$ 550,000 ILO Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) COVID-19 Response funding.

The European Union and National Authorising Officer visit Lariguto-Builale road linking agro-forestry communities of Timor-Leste

The European Union (EU) supports ERA Agro-Forestry Project which provides sustainable livelihoods and access to markets to Timor-Leste’s rural agro-forestry communities through road access.