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What works and what doesn’t in reducing migrant women workers’ vulnerability to forced labour and human trafficking?

An event held in Beirut, marking the completion of a 10-year ILO labour migration programme, presented lessons learned and findings that can guide future efforts to tackle challenges related to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers.

Strengthening bilateral labour migration agreements to protect the rights of women migrant workers

ILO, UN Women and IOM host a Symposium on women migrants workers’ rights under the GOALS programme.

Social protection

New report on the state of social protection in Nepal

ILO has published a new report that reviews Nepal’s social security system to understand existing protection gaps from the lens of national targets, and international standards and principles.

Occupational Safety and Health

ILO welcomes the development of National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Nepal

The Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Government of Nepal has taken initiative to develop the first ever National Occupational Safety and Health Programme for Nepal.

Numan Özcan is the Country Director of the ILO Office for Nepal since 1 April 2023

Joint press release

National Gender Equality Programme launched

"Empowered Women, Prosperous Nepal” (Shashakta Mahila, Sambridhha Nepal) will contribute to the full realization of human rights and agency of Nepalese women, girls and people of diverse genders.

International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023

Measuring SDG 10.7.1 on migrant recruitment costs: Recent advances and way forward

The Parallel Session F.4 at the International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023, organized by ILO with support from WB KNOMAD, showcased recent achievements to promote measurement of SDG 10.7.1 on migrant workers’ paid recruitment costs and...

Japan International Labour Foundation reaches out to hundreds of informal workers in South East Asia using ILO’s orientation and learning...

The ILO’s Our.COOP tools provide an opportunity to train informal workers on the values of collaboration through cooperatives.

ILO, IOM and UN Women Joint Press Statement

The Governance of Labour Migration in South and South-East Asia (GOALS) Programme Supports Sustainable and Inclusive Labour Migration...

On this International Migrants' Day, the world lauds the socio-cultural and economic contributions of the 169 million migrant workers around the world, who help boost economies and strengthen the social fabric of communities.

ILO, IOM and UN Women Joint Press Statement

The Governance of Labour Migration in South and South-East Asia (GOALS) Programme Supports Sustainable and Inclusive Labour Migration...

On this International Migrants' Day, the world lauds the socio-cultural and economic contributions of the 169 million migrant workers around the world, who help boost economies and strengthen the social fabric of communities.

National consultation workshop on promoting sustainable and responsible business practices in Nepal

On 17 June 2022, the ILO facilitated - at the request of the newly appointed national focal point for the promotion of the MNE Declaration in Nepal - a national consultation workshop on promoting sustainable and responsible business practices in...

ILO reflects on the Social and Solidarity Economy’s contribution to digital inclusion in Asia

The ILO participated in a webinar organized by the Asian Roundtable for Social Protection, to discuss the intersection of digital technology, social and solidarity economy, and social protection in Asia and the Pacific.

Paving the road to financial inclusion for rural workers in Nepal

In remote areas of Nepal, rural communities, and especially the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups, do not have access to formal financial services. However, the Strengthening National Rural Transport Programme took up the challenge of...

Nepal appoints a national focal point for the promotion of the MNE Declaration

Nepal is the second country in Asia to appoint a national focal point for the promotion of the MNE Declaration and the application of its principles.

Proper OSH mechanisms ensure all workers and employers benefit from safe and healthy workplaces

Opening remarks by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO/DWT-CO-New Delhi at the three country OSH training workshop for plantation sector and introduction and application of WIND and WISE training methodologies.

Joint Media Release - South Asia Member States working together to develop a regional qualifications reference framework

South Asian countries affirm need for a regional Qualifications Reference Framework for enabling the movement of skilled workers across...

Opening address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the First Technical Meeting - South Asia Qualifications Reference Framework.

Launch of ILO 's report on the “Impact of COVID-19 on nexus between climate change and labour migration in selected South Asian countries:...

On 25 January 2022, the ILO launched an exploratory study considering the impact of COVID-19 on the nexus between climate change and labour migration in selected South Asian countries, particularly India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The study aimed to...

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 5: SSE and formalisation of the informal economy

ILO contributes to an International Cooperative Week event on women cooperative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

On November 19, 2021, SEWA Cooperative Federation, WIEGO and International Cooperative Alliance - Asia-and-Pacific (ICA-AP) organized a global webinar titled ‘Rebuilding an Inclusive World in the Wake of the Pandemic: Women Cooperatives Lead the...