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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Matthew Epperson, Business Director, Savvy Co-op
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....
Twelve private employment agencies in Guatemala present their Action Plan and new recruitment agencies commit to their Code of Conduct
The ILO provided technical assistance in developing both strategies with the aim of promoting fair recruitment principles in labour migration.
Global initiative on decent work
ILO welcomes US-Brazil global initiative on decent work
The U.S Brazil Partnership for Workers’ Rights aims to ensure safe and fair working conditions, promote a worker-centric transition to clean energy, ensure new technologies benefit workers, and eliminate workplace discrimination.
International Labour Organization and United States Department of Labor delegation meet key stakeholders to discuss labour standards in...
All Hands in Kenya together with a visiting United States Department of Labour Delegation held a tripartite meetings where social partners pledged support towards acceptable conditions of work in the tea and apparel sectors.
Making a difference for a more sustainable future
Colleen McSwiggin, Executive Director and Recycler in Chief, Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub, Cincinnati, Ohio
The Changing Nature of work
Robert Chandis, Retired Human Resources Executive, Savannah, Georgia
A Super-Connector for successful futures
Michael Bevis, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, City and County of Denver, Denver, Colorado
Talent is everywhere but requires an opportunity to be revealed
Jose de Aramateia da Cruz, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Georgia Southern University – Savannah, Georgia
ILO joins Expert Dialogue on Dignified Work for all at the 61st Session of the Committee on Social Development
The Expert Dialogue on Dignified Work for all, as organized by ATD Fourth World, took place on Tuesday February the 7th evening.
Elevating one’s humanity as we transition
Laura Lane McKinnon, Hospice Savannah – Savannah, Georgia
Revealing the beauty that surrounds us everyday.
Katherine Arntzen, Photographer - Savannah, Georgia
Working hard for my sisters' future
Maria Fierro Trejo- Manager Meat and Seafood Department, Piggly Wiggly Grocery Store, Coligny Plaza, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
The United States joins the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative
The United States is joining the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative, which brings to 48 the coalition of countries that have committed to support a just ecological transition by formulating a national plan for a just transition, creating decent and...
I feel successful because I love what I do
Shams Ahmed, Arranger, Vocal Producer, Music Producer & Director, Citizen Queen and Acapop! – Los Angeles, California
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Paul Hazen, the Executive Director of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperative and wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy makers, researchers and practitioners from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during...
ILO Voices | Environment
Poisoned by pollution, so I fight for climate justice
It wasn’t until he was an adult that Bryan Parras made the connection between his asthma and the polluted air in Houston Texas, where he grew up. This realization has shaped his work today as an environmental justice advocate.
Workforce training for dynamic new careers
Mike White – Program Manager for Manufacturing, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)–Cleveland, OH
Women leaders collaborating for more just communities
Reverend Harriet Walden, Mothers for Police Accountability, and Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best – Seattle, Washington
ILO Voices | Agriculture
5 ways governments can support agriculture insurance
Agriculture provides jobs to 1.3 billion people, which is close to 40 per cent of global employment, most of them working poor. Agricultural insurance can play an important role in securing farmers’ livelihoods and boosting the efficiency of the...