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Growing skills, growing opportunities: Two trainers transforming cocoa cultivation in Timor-Leste

The ILO's Agroforestry Skills and Employment Resilience Project, funded by the European Union, is strengthening skills in cocoa cultivation, enabling participants to improve farming practices and create new opportunities for their communities.

New digital tool helps Malaysian employers strengthen occupational safety and health

A safe and healthy workplace is a fundamental right. In Malaysia, a new digital tool is helping employers assess risks, strengthen compliance, and extend that protection to every worker.

News

ILO Director-General supports labour reform and decent work in Bangladesh

Talks with the Prime Minister and tripartite partners focused on labour law reform, social dialogue, job creation and social protection as Bangladesh undergoes several transitions, including political and economic changes.

Government, employers and workers join forces to advance equality and safe workplaces in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

ILO-supported training of trainers strengthens action to tackle workplace discrimination and violence in garment and manufacturing sectors in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

Just transition

Union leader in the Philippines brings just transition across Mindanao

A just transition in the Philippines must leave no worker behind, especially in Mindanao where unions are helping vulnerable, informal, and young workers build a fairer and more sustainable future.

Just energy transition

The next generation helps shape Indonesia's just energy transition

A joint workshop by the ILO and its university partner helps students explore the role of innovation, green jobs and social dialogue in advancing Indonesia's just energy transition.

BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM), 15-16 July 2026

ILO welcomes BRICS focus on social protection, women’s labour force participation, formalization and future-ready labour markets

India's leadership in advancing labour and employment priorities during its BRICS Presidency is praised as ILO pledges continued support for BRICS cooperation on decent work.

ILO-UNODC Partnership

Joint initiative strengthens protection for Indonesian women migrant workers

A joint ILO-UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) initiative under the EU-funded PROTECT project is building capacity and coordination to counter trafficking and exploitation across five Indonesian districts with high levels of labour...

India's 2026 BRICS Presidency

Building partnerships for decent work: The ILO's engagement with BRICS in 2026

The ILO contributed technical expertise to advance social protection, skills development, labour market formalization and digital transformation under India's 2026 BRICS Presidency.

Apprenticeship

Breaking barriers, floor by floor: Nabeha Marzan's journey into engineering

Nabeha Marzan is one of 47 apprentices who gained industry-ready skills through ILO's re-modelled industry-institute Attachment Programme with the Ministry of Education of Bangladesh, landing a full-time role with her industry partner.

Youth employment

Learning through experience, growing through skills: A Viet Nam Youth Network member's story

Quynh Chi, a member of the ILO-Korea Youth Network for Decent Work and Green Jobs in Viet Nam, shares how hands-on learning, opportunities to apply knowledge in practice, community engagement and collaboration with other young people have helped her...

Press release

Young people key to advancing a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

ILO and Airlangga University (UNAIR) are encouraging young people to play an active role in ensuring that Indonesia's energy transition is fair, inclusive and creates decent work for all.

Responsible business conduct

ILO training strengthens human rights due diligence in Thailand's automotive and electronics sectors

Enhanced programme equips companies with the workplace dialogue and cooperation skills needed to implement effective human rights due diligence.

Labour migration

Turning commitments into systems: KP2MI study visit to the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers

Indonesia draws on Philippine experience to strengthen protection systems for migrant fishers.

Cambodia moves forward in advancing occupational safety and health legal framework

ILO-supported consultation advances Cambodia's efforts to modernize its occupational safety and health legislation and promote safe and healthy working environment.

Labour survey

Nepali migrant workers still face heavy costs before jobs abroad

Nepal’s National Statistics Office (NSO), with technical support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), has produced the country’s first nationally representative evidence on recruitment fees and related costs.

Migrant worker

New financing initiative opens business opportunities for Bangladesh's return migrant workers

A new BDT 50 million financing initiative from SME Foundation and Karmasangsthan Bank, backed by ILO Bangladesh and the Embassy of Switzerland, will help return migrant workers turn overseas skills and savings into sustainable businesses - offering...

Decent work

Tripartite constituents advance development of Timor-Leste's Decent Work Country Programme 2026–2030

Tripartite constituents in Timor-Leste reaffirm their commitment to promoting productive employment, strengthening worker protection and advancing inclusive labour market governance.

Social protection

Building a secure future: Young Indonesians share why social protection matters

The ILO and University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) brought together young people to discuss why social protection matters and how it can help them build a more secure future.

ILO consultation advances skills recognition and fair recruitment for Indian migrant workers

Stakeholders discuss priorities for strengthening collaboration, and advancing safe employment pathways, skills recognition and fair recruitment practices.