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Skills development

ILO and EU continue to advance vanilla farming in Timor-Leste with practical training on curing, quality and markets

The Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project continues to support vanilla farming in Timor-Leste, aiming to build a more competitive and sustainable vanilla industry.

Creating Change, One Story at a Time

The school that built hope on an island

A remote school surrounded by the sea in Cox’s Bazar is now offering certified training in trades like masonry, plumbing and electrical work. This helps keep opportunities close to home, empowering young people to build careers and strengthen their...

Care economy

Four working groups established to strengthen Indonesia’s care economy programmes

Following their inauguration, the four Care Economy Working Groups initiated their coordination activities through a mapping-oriented Focus Group Discussion.

Skills and rural employment

Lao People’s Democratic Republic validates new soft skills curriculum to boost rural employability

ILO’s Rural Employment Promotion (REP) project supports efforts by the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to promote youth employability and workforce readiness through innovative and responsive training models.

Creating Change, One Story at a Time

From scorched fields to fair wages: National consultation sparks hope for Cox’s Bazar workers

Bangladesh’s salt farmers face scorching conditions and low pay. The ILO-ISEC project is aiming to improve the lives of salt workers by providing fair wages, safer working conditions and stronger rights.

Social protection reform

Towards comprehensive social protection in Indonesia

The ILO facilitates a consultation process in which Indonesia's tripartite partners discussed how the ILO’s Convention on Social Security can inform upcoming reforms in the country.

Our impact, Their story

Weaving dreams and dignity: My path from heritage to entrepreneurship

Suranjana Singha, a social science graduate from the Manipuri ethnic community in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh, turned a lifelong cultural tradition into a thriving social enterprise. After losing her job during the COVID-19 pandemic, she founded her own...

Skills and employability

New initiative to boost green and digital skills in ASEAN construction sector

Focused on the Philippines and Thailand, the new ILO initiative with the Government of the Republic of Korea, will deliver green and digital skills training to young people, supporting a sustainable transition in ASEAN’s construction sector.

Press release

Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection and ILO launch Care Economy Working Group to advance Indonesia’s care system

The Care Economy Working Group serves as a collaborative platform uniting ministries, academics, civil society, the business sector and development partners to formulate policies and strategic measures to strengthen Indonesia's care economy system.

ILO joins forces with EU, UNICEF, WFP and the Government of Timor-Leste to fight malnutrition and strengthen social protection

A signing ceremony marks the launch of a four-year initiative supporting the Government of Timor-Leste in strengthening social inclusion and nutrition in the country.

ILO Care Economy Brief

ILO brief highlights global five-month gender gap in paid parental leaves

ILO study, marking 25 years of the ILO Maternity Protection Convention, shows that more equitable, inclusive and sustainable parental leaves would require, on average, an additional annual investment of 0.13% of GDP.

Data for policy development

Kiribati launches household income and expenditure survey with ILO support

ILO plays a central role in supporting the labour statistics component of the HIES

Youth Employment Promotion Project (YEPP) in Mongolia

ILO’s SCORE Programme Launches in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

When hope becomes a way forward

When disaster strikes, recovery is about more than just rebuilding what was lost; it's also about sustaining livelihoods and building resilience. In the northern mountainous region of Viet Nam, decent work is paving the way forward for local...

Press Release

UN public service day highlights importance of inclusive dialogue in Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

A high-level panel discussion underscored the power of inclusive social dialogue in strengthening Sri Lanka’s public sector. Experts emphasized trust-building, dispute prevention, and strengthening institutions as keys to delivering better public...

Media advisory

ILO and Korea partner to advance digital, green skills for ASEAN youth

The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have partnered to launch a new project aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and enhancing the workforce skills of young people to meet the evolving demands the construction sector.

Malaysia plans new steps in fight against forced labour

Stakeholders meet in Kuala Lumpur to review progress and shape a stronger, more coordinated National Action Plan on Forced Labour.

Just transition

Pacific trade unions unite to tackle climate crisis and safeguard workers’ futures

Union leaders from across the Pacific meet to discuss stronger collaboration on climate action, green jobs and just transition policies to safeguard workers and vulnerable communities.

Decent work in supply chain

Khulna hosts first district-level initiative under ILO’s Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh Project

The ILO launched the first district-level initiative under its Advancing Decent Work in Bangladesh Project in Khulna during 16-19 June, linking government enforcement efforts with priority local supply chains such as frozen food, plastics, and...

Beneficiary story

Bangladesh’s employment injury compensation rebuilds Rahul Ruram’s hopes and dreams

Through an employment injury scheme (EIS) being piloted in Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector, Rahul Ruram was not only able to access treatment promptly after an accident at work but was also found eligible for injury compensation.