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Skills

National Apprenticeship Policy takes shape in Tonga

Stakeholders push forward development of a new policy to help alleviate skills shortages in key sectors while building a resilient, skilled workforce.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic makes notable progress in strengthening social protection

Contribution of ILO-UNDESA project to policy development, governance and implementation of national social protection system recognised.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Empowering university students to champion workplace safety and health

The ILO’s series of interactive sessions on safety and health at work have engaged hundreds of students from several universities to become proactive agents of workplace safety and health.

Trade unions as key enablers of effective Responsible Business Conduct in India

Trade union representatives from across India convened in New Delhi in May 2025 to strengthen their role in promoting Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) and decent work in India. Through two back-to-back events, they deepened their understanding,...

More than 3.5 million workers potentially affected by the devastating earthquake in Myanmar

A new brief by the ILO reveals that over 3.5 million workers employed in the area hit by Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake face potential income losses of US$36.8 million per day. It calls for urgent support to restore jobs and livelihoods.

In times of global uncertainty, Indonesia prioritizes productivity and decent work

The ILO assists Indonesia in fostering harmonious industrial relations by enhancing labour-management cooperation to address the challenges of an uncertain global landscape.

Labour market statistics

Vanuatu prepares for its first stand-alone Labour Force Survey

The survey will help measure the impact of climate change and natural disasters on Vanuatu’s labour market.

Skills development

“My vision for the future is for cooperatives in Timor-Leste to become stronger”

The ILO-EU Agriculture Cooperative Management training has inspired the National Director of Cooperative Management Reform and Training Policy to strengthen the role of cooperatives in enhancing the livelihoods of the people of Timor-Leste.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Brewing a safer tomorrow by expanding social protection for Indonesian coffee farmers

The ILO Vision Zero Fund and Nestlé Indonesia jointly promote a greater access to social security benefits for coffee farmers in Tanggamus district, Lampung.

Institutional capacity building

ASEAN employers validate policy positions on social security portability and skills mobility for migrant workers

Cambodia builds evidence-based policymaking capacity to drive decent work

Training sees government, employers and workers representatives enhance skills to design and implement evidence-based policies.

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

Major progress achieved by ILO/China Partnership Programme on Skills Development in Cambodia

The initiative, focusing on South-South and Triangular Cooperation, plays a vital role in transforming Cambodia’s technical and vocational education and training ecosystem and empowering workers.

International labour standards

Thirteen leading universities in Bangladesh to integrate International Labour Standards in labour law curricula

Thirteen public and private universities across Bangladesh signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ILO to integrate International Labour Standards (ILS) in their labour law curricula.

Labour migration

Decent work for Cambodian migrants in the fish and seafood supply chain to be strengthened by European Union-funded initiative

New phase of the Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia programme to improve protection of labour rights for migrant fishing, seafood processing and aquaculture workers.

Women's empowerment

When a mother learns, a family grows

Evangelinha Mafalda da Silva, a single mother from Tiriloka, Baucau, gains new skills for a better future for her family through the virgin coconut oil training programme provided by the Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project,...

Just transition

Bangladesh Just Transition Academy calls for promoting shared commitment among parties to support sustainable, equitable and inclusive...

The two-day Bangladesh Just Transition Academy closes with a call for promoting shared commitment among government, employers and workers to support sustainable, equitable economic transformation aligned with the Paris Agreement, national climate...

Social protection

ILO supports the first EUROMOD training in China

The International Labour Organization (ILO) successfully organized a technical training on EUROMOD tax-benefit microsimulation model for government officials and academic researchers in China from 28 to 30 April 2025 within the context of the...

Gender equality

Creating opportunities for women in construction in India: A call for action

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Transforming Indonesia’s workplace health and safety through AI innovation

The fourth ILO artificial intelligence (AI) and the world of work forum aims to explore how AI and digitalization reshaping occupational safety and health in workplaces worldwide.

Inclusion

Inclusive workplace policies and culture are essential for social and economic justice

Discrimination in the world of work and training institutions persists, structurally and unconsciously, requiring clear policies on inclusion and a change in culture and mindsets.