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Building Bridges: ILO’s EU-funded ENABLE Programme links Social Protection and Employment Activation in Lebanon

The new programme aims to empower individuals and enhance social protection measures by creating sustainable employment opportunities in Lebanon.

How to ensure decent work and job quality for essential workers

Whilst key workers generate considerable benefits and kept our societies and economies afloat during the pandemic, they lack decent working conditions. A joint Eurofound-ILO event discussed this.

Improving Labour Migration Statistics in Kenya

Strengthening the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection staff in generating robust statistics on International Labour Migration.

Pathways to Progress: Somalia's 2nd TWG on Migrant Workers

The 2nd National Technical Working Group (TWG) on 25th September 2023 in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Strengthening the Protection of Migrant Workers' Rights in Ethiopia & Somalia

Union-to-Union Agreement between the Confederation of Ethiopian Trade Union (CETU) and Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU)

ILO and WHO Guidance on mental health at work presented during the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

During the high-level event "Precariousness at work and mental health", the ILO's occupational safety and health department presented these Guidelines applicable at both policy and workplace level to prevent and address mental health at work.

ILO and WHO Guidance on mental health at work presented during the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union

During the high-level event "Precariousness at work and mental health", the ILO's occupational safety and health department presented these Guidelines applicable at both policy and workplace level to prevent and address mental health at work.

ILO and partners discuss progress made in promoting labour governance, inspection and working condition in Iraq

A closing event for the European-Union funded project highlighted activities, impact and lessons learnt in efforts to promote sustainable socio-economic development in Iraq.

The State of Kuwait, the European Union and the International Labour Organization join efforts to advance Just Transition ahead of COP-28

UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) holds its 45th virtual meeting

The meeting, that took place on September 5th, 2023, had 37 participants, including representatives from 6 member organizations and 13 observer organizations.

Sustainable supply chains

EU and UN agencies join forces to address root causes of child labour

A new EU-funded action will tackle the root causes of child labour in supply chains, focusing primarily on coffee and leveraging existing efforts on cobalt. Under the leadership of the ILO, the project will be jointly implemented with FAO and...

Human Rights Talk

OHCHR and ILO discuss adequate minimum income, a matter of human rights

At a Human Rights Talk, stakeholders supported a human rights based approach to social protection including minimum income, and the need for a more targeted outreach to those eligible for such benefits.

Local Employment Partnerships

Beneficiary story: With ILO assistance, two young Roma women "embroider" their way into the world of business in Moldova

Half a year ago, the twin sisters Ana and Anastasia Dohan from the town of Soroca, located in the northern part of Moldova, did not know how to handle the needle and the thread. Today, they create small tales on canvas and shape their future on the...

ILO highlights the link between inclusive growth and democracy and social dialogue

The ADG of the Governance, Rights and Social Dialogue cluster of the ILO, Manuela Tomei, participates in Spain in the European Tripartite High Level Conference: "Towards a new European social agenda from the perspective of social dialogue".

Belgium hosts Employment conference on labour market participation of women

The ILO discussed the situation of women in the world of work, and the initiatives which are being taken to support women’s participation in the labour market and reduce the gender pay gap.

Regional Competency Standards for Domestic Workers within the EAC

A virtual workshop with the aim of harmonising standards for domestic workers' competencies, allowing for the recognition of their skills and competencies across partner states.

The ILO contributes to the 2023 edition of the Cooperative Law Summer School

This year’s course took place between August 20-30, 2023 in Pula, Croatia and focused on cooperative law and its relationship to the co-operative identity and sustainable development.

Staff news

Retrospective on challenges and successes - Interview with Markus Pilgrim, Director of ILO Central and Eastern Europe stepping down

Markus Pilgrim retires after long and successful service at the ILO. During his tenure as Director, the ILO Central and Eastern Europe Office managed to further raise its profile as a specialised technical agency on world of work issues and to...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Orkun Doğan, Economist and Researcher/Partner at Yerkure Local Studies Cooperative and Dissensus Research

“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 Sustainable and Resilient Enterprises (SURE) Programme

Ukrainian companies invest in future, despite the war

The massive destruction caused by the war in Ukraine has not prevented employers from taking part in an ILO-supported training programme on business continuity and resilience.