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The United States of America authorized to participate in the proceedings

Interview with Matthew Epperson, Business Director, Savvy Co-op

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

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.

ILO welcomes US-Brazil global initiative on decent work

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 Tripartite Members

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

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

The Changing Nature of work

Robert Chandis, Retired Human Resources Executive, Savannah, Georgia

A Super-Connector for successful futures

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

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

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

Elevating one’s humanity as we transition

Laura Lane McKinnon, Hospice Savannah – Savannah, Georgia

Revealing the beauty that surrounds us everyday.

Revealing the beauty that surrounds us everyday.

Katherine Arntzen, Photographer - Savannah, Georgia

Working hard for my sisters' future

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 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

I feel successful because I love what I do

Shams Ahmed, Arranger, Vocal Producer, Music Producer & Director, Citizen Queen and Acapop! – Los Angeles, California

Paul Hazen, the Executive Director of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council

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...

Poisoned by pollution, so I fight for climate justice
Portrait of Bryan Parras with scarf that reads "peace and dignity".

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

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

Women leaders collaborating for more just communities

Reverend Harriet Walden, Mothers for Police Accountability, and Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best – Seattle, Washington

5 ways governments can support agriculture insurance
Woman working in a tea plantation, Kenya

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...