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EU, ILO and TradeInvest Timor-Leste join forces supporting private sector development through export trade and business training for...

The European Union (EU), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and TradeInvest Timor-Leste have joined forces to support the growth and development of the private sector in Timor-Leste.

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Advancing Safety and Economic Integration for Waste Pickers in Istanbul, Türkiye: Key Impacts

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ILO Supports Green Jobs through Nature-Based Solutions in Türkiye

Ghana-EU Business Forum: Catalyzing Growth in Ghana's Textile and Garment Industry

The ILO's Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project played a key role in the Ghana-EU Business Forum's panel on textiles, highlighting opportunities for growth, the essential role of female entrepreneurs, and the industry's potential to drive...

"Implementation of social and labour standards are key for economic development" - ILO at high-level conference on European Social Charter...

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Uzbekistan: Better working conditions for cotton growers and local businesses

Changes to working conditions in the Uzbek cotton growing industry have improved the lives of farmers and ended child labour in the sector. At the same time labour law reforms have helped local businesses to grow.

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ISKUR carries out Rights-Based Job Counselling Training

Gaziantep is hosting the Workplace Adaptation Program with Updated Content

ILO and EUROSTAT host global conference on measuring new forms of employment

The ILO called for better and authoritative data to track the changing world of work at the conference, which discusses the development of reliable statistics to measure and understand new forms of employment, setting a common path for the coming...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Walter el Nagar, Executive Director of Fondazione MATER

“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)....

ILO COOP/SSE Unit holds a meeting with CICOPA on social, worker and industrial cooperatives

During the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the ILO COOP/SSE Unit held a meeting with CICOPA, the international organisation of industrial and service cooperatives, a sector organisation of the International Cooperative...

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New project to address child labour in the coffee industry launched by UN agencies and EU

The CLEAR Supply Chains Project seeks to address the root causes of child labour in coffee and cobalt supply chains. It is led by the ILO and jointly implemented with FAO, ITC and UNICEF, with funding from the European Union.

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Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh project launched to support labour sector reforms

The "Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh" project aims to enhance workers' rights, promote fundamental principles and rights at work, foster safe working environments, and support the government, workers’, and employers’ organizations in protecting...

#CoffeePeople documentary highlights hazards in coffee supply chain

Key stakeholders gathered in Brussels to watch the documentary, which stresses the importance of occupational safety and health in the coffee supply chain.

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"Micul Odoraș"--Meet Mariana Grigorenco, the force behind the first home-based day-care for small children in Moldova

Mariana Grigorenco is an educator with a master's degree in inclusive education. She has experience working with children with special needs, including autism and various disabilities. She loves being around children, and when she learned about the...

Innovative childcare at the workplace enables women to participate in the labour market in Moldova and Ukraine

Mothers often stay out of the labour market for lack of available, reliable and/or affordable childcare services. The ILO has been testing new models of childcare that can help them re-join the labour force. 

Promoting effective grievance mechanisms for workers in Serbia

The ILO has joined forces with GIZ to provide better access to enterprise-level grievance mechanisms for workers in Serbian enterprises in Serbia that are part of the supply chains of German companies with better access to enterprise-level...

Employment and Social Affairs Platform

What does it take to improve social dialogue and promote better-quality employment in the Western Balkans?

The recipe of sweet success: how Olga Bencheci opened her bakery in Saharna, Moldova

In the heart of Saharna village in the Rezina district of the Republic of Moldova, café "Nidea" has opened its doors. What made it all possible were the dreams and efforts of a young woman who embarked on a journey into the world of business with...

ILO, Kazakhstan sign roadmap to promote decent work