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Decent Work Country Programme

Republic of Moldova and ILO sign new agreement to advance decent work

The Government of Moldova, together with workers' and employers’ organizations, has partnered with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to launch a new Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for the period 2025-2027.

Occupational safety and health (OSH)

Transition to risk-oriented approach and new social protection model in Kazakhstan

Representatives from the Government, workers’ and employers’ organizations joined the ILO tripartite workshop in Astana to explore practical reforms to Kazakhstan’s occupational risk assessment system and social protection model, aiming to shift...

Better Work Programme

Uzbek delegation explores Cambodia’s garment sector reforms

Uzbekistan delegation studies Cambodia’s best practices in developing the textile industry, with a focus on tripartite governance and fruitful collaboration with workers and industry actors.

Press release

Towards a Renewed European Social Contract

Representative of Unions, employers, governments and academia across Central and Western Europe meet in Brussels, to discuss about challenges and opportunities in shaping a new social contract at national and regional level with specific focus on...

Making decent work a reality for domestic and home care workers in Europe

At an event in the European Parliament, the ILO underlined the need for formalizing care work, investing in quality care services, and ensuring a better protection for care workers to foster resilient and inclusive societies.

Tripartism and social dialogue

Azerbaijan moves toward strengthened social dialogue with ILO support

Through a focused seminar and institutional review, tripartite constituents laid the foundation for a strategic action plan to enhance social dialogue and the role of the Tripartite Commission.

Impact story

Knitting through uncertainty: How an ILO grant boosted a hosiery business from Eastern Ukraine

When the war forced the Rubizhne Hosiery Manufactory team to flee the Luhansk region in Ukraine, they lost everything: equipment, premises, and raw materials. Yet through support from partners, and through grant assistance from the ILO and others,...

Gender equality takes centre stage at Baku Conference

The ILO Conference highlighted the urgent need to close gender gaps in the workplace and accelerate gender-responsive reforms in the transition to a just and inclusive economy.

Safety + Health for All

OSH Week 2025 in Uzbekistan spotlights innovation, digitalization and a culture of prevention

A nationwide push for smarter, safer work environments driven by creating preventive culture through innovation, solidarity and remembrance.

Occupational safety and health

Employers in Uzbekistan lead national campaign to promote safer and more innovative workplaces

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan unveils major actions to curb informal economy and strengthen social protection

Launch of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions and the Multistakeholder Global Accelerator Joint Programme in Uzbekistan

Occupational safety and health

Kazakhstan employers take the lead on occupational safety and health: High-level event marks World Safety and Health Day at Work 2025

Rise for Impact

ILO project champions sustainable cotton cultivation through targeted farmer trainings in Uzbekistan

The ILO Rise for Impact project delivered practical workshops for farmers in Jizzakh and Syrdarya regions, promoting sustainable agriculture, stronger livelihoods and workers’ rights.

Occupational safety and health (OSH)

Tripartite discussion and validation of ILO reports on OSH, safety in mines and labour inspection in Kazakhstan

Tripartite seminar in Kazakhstan reviews key ILO reports on occupational safety and health, mine safety and labour inspection, paving the way for improved compliance and national policy development.

Global Government Summit

The ILO reaffirms the social and solidarity economy as a key driver of social innovation

The ILO participated in the Summit, reaffirming the role of the social and solidarity economy in advancing social innovation, consistent with its tripartite mandate and relevant international resolutions.

ILO launches new Local Employment Partnership project in Kyiv region, focusing on job creation for vulnerable groups

The project is the latest in a series of voluntary partnerships aimed at boosting job opportunities in Ukraine.

Tripartite Advisory Committee of ILO initiative holds inaugural meeting in Yerevan

The first meeting of the Advisory Committee brought together Government, employers’ and workers’ representatives to support Armenia’s response to informality in the context of a refugee crisis.

New incentives needed to make enterprise formalization more attractive

At an InfoPoint conference organized by the European Commission, the ILO discussed ways to make the transition of enterprises towards formality more attractive.

Charting Montenegro’s future: Employers launch Business Agenda 2025 for a competitive and sustainable economy

The new Business Agenda outlines the private sector’s vision for further reform and identifies key priorities for a more competitive, sustainable and future-ready economy. 

Skills and TVET

Sector-based approaches for a future-ready workforce: The case of the tourism sector in Serbia

The success of a sector-based skills joint initiative between the ILO and the Serbian Association of Employers shows how the private sector can be involved in skills and TVET development.