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Trade unions strengthen cross-border cooperation to promote decent work for Indian migrant care workers

Workers’ organizations call for active trade union participation in labour migration governance across the India–Germany corridor.

Institutional capacity building

Indonesian employers prepare to shape major policy reforms

Indonesia's employers' organisation, APINDO, is preparing to help shape the labour, skills and business-conduct reforms expected as Indonesia moves toward OECD accession, with ILO support.

Japanese parliamentarians see Japan-supported International Labour Organization initiatives in action in India

Study visit highlights efforts to promote formalization, protect children, improve occupational safety and health, and extend social protection in a changing world of work.

Building Information Modeling

Digital construction skills training opens pathways for Filipino youth

As Building Information Modeling (BIM) reshapes construction and the skills it demands, a new free training will equip young people in the Philippines with skills for emerging digital construction opportunities.

Joint statement by trade unions on decent work for Indian health and care workers migrating to Germany

Indian trade unions and workers' organizations adopted a joint statement calling for fair recruitment, decent work, social protection, and stronger bilateral cooperation to protect the rights of Indian health and care workers migrating to Germany.

ILO partners strengthen local action on labour rights in India’s cotton communities

Discussions identify pathways to sustain fundamental principles and rights at work, strengthen services for cotton farmers and explore community-based cooperative solutions.

Alliance 8.7

Philippines sets roadmap against forced labour, child labour and exploitation

The Philippines crafts a national roadmap to accelerate action against forced labour, child labour, human trafficking and modern slavery as it seeks to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country.

Press release

Indonesia, ILO and Switzerland launch e-Seaweed initiative to advance financial inclusion for seaweed farmers

The digital initiative aims to strengthen the resilience of smallholder seaweed farmers in South Sulawesi by improving cooperative governance and supply-chain transparency while expanding access to formal financial services.

ILO highlights skills, decent work and social dialogue at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026

The International Labour Organization is bringing its expertise on skills, decent work and social dialogue to WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, supporting global efforts to build inclusive, responsive skills systems that prepare people and enterprises for...

AI and the world of work

AI adoption in Chinese enterprises boosts productivity but raises concerns about jobs and skills

A new ILO study finds that across the enterprises studied, AI is mainly being integrated into hybrid workflows, where people continue to play an important role in how the technology is used.

Japan-supported ILO initiatives strengthen protections for workers and children in South Asia

Initiatives strengthen pathways to formal employment and social protection for workers, while reinforcing efforts to prevent and eliminate child labour.

Inclusive transition

Cambodia looks to responsible business and skills as LDC graduation approaches

High-level dialogue highlights support for SMEs, skills development and responsible business practices as key to a smooth and inclusive transition.

Youth employment

Youth employment takes centre stage in Viet Nam’s future of work

As Viet Nam’s world of work undergoes profound transformation, ensuring young people can access productive and decent work requires looking beyond unemployment figures to job quality, informality and school-to-work transitions.

Occupational safety and health

Workers in Thailand’s rubber sector strengthen their role in workplace safety and health

ILO training equips worker representatives in Thailand’s rubber sector with practical skills to actively participate in workplace OSH management and strengthen prevention.

Green jobs

Small businesses embrace greener practices to grow and create new opportunities in Indonesia

From turning aloe vera into a low-waste business to giving traditional herbal drinks a modern appeal, small businesses in Indonesia are discovering how greener practices can help them use resources more responsibly, strengthen their businesses and...

Learning from the ILO: How I am preparing my students for a just energy future

Inspired by an ILO workshop, a Sriwijaya University lecturer sees how teaching can spark change and help prepare students to contribute to a just and greener future.

Press release

RPOA-IUU and ILO promote decent working conditions to prevent IUU fishing

Regional workshop promotes decent working conditions as an important measure to prevent IUU fishing and strengthen responsible fisheries.

Partnership for development

ILO and Canada advance action against forced labour in the Philippines

The ILO and Canada have launched a new initiative to tackle forced labour in the Philippines to help build stronger institutions, policies and partnerships, provide better protection and access to justice for workers, and promote responsible...

New study charts a path forward for Timor-Leste’s vanilla industry

A new study by the ILO’s EU-funded Agroforestry Skills and Employment Resilience Project highlights opportunities to develop Timor-Leste’s vanilla industry, create decent work and strengthen rural livelihoods.

ASEAN seminar highlights growing links between trade, labour rights and competitiveness

ASEAN governments, workers and employers, supported by the ILO, examine how stronger implementation of fundamental labour rights can help the region respond to changing trade and supply-chain requirements and support sustainable competitiveness.