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Industry-led skills training

Changing lives, breaking glass ceilings

A construction firm's leader shares her career journey in the male-dominated industry.

International Women's Day

My ticket to decent work

I would like to encourage women not to be hesitant to take up construction-related courses, just like me, even though they are male-dominated.

Our impact, their voices

Overcoming adversity, embracing innovation: Filipino entrepreneur “flips” her businesses

ILO’s Flip Your Biz programme taught Cathy Turvill to look beyond her passion and evaluate the financial viability of her business, which she nearly lost during the pandemic.

Message of support at the TVET graduation and awarding ceremony in the construction industry

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Message of support at the TVET graduation and awarding ceremony in the construction industry, 1 March 2023, Manila, Philippines

Opening address at the regional training on strengthening labour migration programmes and services in Western Visayas

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer, delivered on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the regional training on strengthening labour migration programmes and services in Western Visayas,...

Labour market information

Maximizing Philippine labour market intelligence for local skills needs

ILO-UK programme’s pilots in Visayas regions assist various TVET actors’ efforts to reduce jobs-skills mismatches in the Philippines and link skills systems to local economic development

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...

Opening address at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning, 6 February 2023, Manila, Philippines

Future of work

Keynote address at the 2023 Talent summit: The impact of the future of work

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2023 Talent summit: The impact of the future of work of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (AmCham), 2 February 2023, Manila, Philippines

Opening address at the Validation workshop on the Code of Conduct for private recruitment agencies and its monitoring

By Mr Rex Marlo Varona, Project Coordinator of the Safe and Fair Programme, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Validation workshop on the Code of Conduct for private recruitment agencies and its monitoring, 26 January 2023, Manila,...

Emerging Insight: Selecting a digital payment platform

Opening address at the Knowledge-building and advocacy webinar on the application of extended reality (XR) technologies in TVET and skills...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Knowledge-building and advocacy webinar on the application of extended reality (XR) technologies in TVET and skills development, 16 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Opening address at the Strategic planning for gender mainstreaming in the promotion of compliance to labour standards and OSH in the rural...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Strategic planning for gender mainstreaming in the promotion of compliance to labour standards and OSH in the rural sectors, 14 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Labour Agenda

Message at the launch of the 15-point Labour Agenda by trade unions

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the 15-point Labour agenda by Philippine trade unions and workers’ organizations, 13 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Social security

Training Workshop on Strengthening Regional Capacity on Employment Injury Insurance (EII) and Employment Insurance (EI)

ILO/Korea Partnership Programme and the Korean partner intuitions brought together the tripartite representatives from seven countries in South-East Asia to discuss and enhance their knowledge and understanding in relation to strengthening EII and...

Solidarity message at the Multi-stakeholder consultation on full-cycle national reintegration programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Multi-stakeholder consultation on full-cycle national reintegration programme, 8 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Opening address at the National knowledge sharing pilot completion workshop on analyzing skilled workforce demand and enhancing TVET...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National knowledge sharing pilot completion workshop on analyzing skilled workforce demand and enhancing TVET delivery (Visayas Regions VI, VII and VIII), 5 December 2022,...

ILO and DTI accelerate digital entrepreneurship trainings for 2023

The ILO and DTI will accelerate digital entrepreneurship training for increased productivity, improved safety of small and informal enterprises across the Philippines under the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project funded by the Government of Japan.

Solidarity message at the Philippine Trade and General Workers’ Organization (PTGWO) 21st National Convention

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Philippine Trade and General Workers’ Organization (PTGWO) 21st National Convention, 4 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Persons with Disabilities

A person with a disability pleads for help with skills development

The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity programme joined hands with national partners to help persons with disabilities enjoy equal access to high-quality, relevant skills development opportunities.