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Financial literacy

Local trainers empower rural entrepreneurs across Indonesia

Four trainers from the ILO programme in Indonesia, representing West Java, Aceh, and East Nusa Tenggara, share how the ILO’s training on financial literacy and digitalization has transformed not only their own lives but also their communities.

ILO and Canada launch project to strengthen Thailand’s rubber sector

Three-year initiative will demonstrate how fundamental rights can benefit workers and businesses alike.

Global Accelerator

Towards a roadmap for decent jobs and social protection in Viet Nam’s just transitions

Viet Nam’s government and UN partners have taken an important step toward shaping a national roadmap under the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions in Viet Nam.

Productivity ecosystems for decent work

How strategic approaches to productivity can drive environmental sustainability and long-term economic growth

Integrating productivity and environmental stewardship in Viet Nam

Brunei Darussalam ratifies Convention No. 100 on Equal Remuneration, 1951

With the ratification of Convention No. 100, Brunei Darussalam has ratified five of the ten ILO fundamental Conventions.

Skills development

Empowering Timor-Leste’s trainers: ILO and EU invest in future workforce development

The ILO’s Agroforestry Skills Programme, funded by the EU, supports certified training for local trainers in Timor-Leste to advance the standard of vocational education nationwide.

Institutional capacity building

Strengthening employers’ capacity to engage effectively in regional wage-setting mechanisms in the Philippines

Employer representatives from across the Philippines strengthened their skills in regional wage-setting, learning how to balance economic realities, productivity, and fair outcomes for both workers and businesses

Social dialogue

Bangladesh calls for a national social dialogue forum for labour reforms in High-Level Tripartite Dialogue

A high-level tripartite conference aimed at leveraging social dialogue for inclusive and sustainable labour reforms in Bangladesh commenced on October 8, 2025, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Thailand’s construction sector embraces green and digital transformation by upskilling youth

Skills study identifying critical digital and green skills needed for the Thai construction sector.

Labour migration

Cook Islands launches website to support migrant workers

New online platform provides practical guidance, cultural insights and essential contacts for migrant workers.

Beneficiary story

My leadership story: Ningsih’s journey from quiet worker to confident organizer

Through leadership training supported by PERTIMIG, IDWF and the ILO, Ningsih has grown from an individual worker into a community leader inspiring change for migrant domestic workers in Malaysia.

Youth Employment Promotion Project (YEPP)

ILO helps strengthen workplace cooperation in Mongolia’s cashmere sector

Five Mongolian cashmere enterprises participating in the ILO’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme reported significant improvements in workplace cooperation, efficiency, and inclusiveness, demonstrating how the...

Social protection

Happy International Coffee and Tea Day 2025: Promoting workers’ rights in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Events highlight the connection between sustainable coffee and tea with decent work.

Beneficiary story

From exploitation to leadership: Yana's fight for justice

Behind the statistics on migrant labour lies a story of courage. Yana, a domestic worker who took on exploitative recruiters and found strength in solidarity.

Social Dialogue

First summer school on Social Dialogue explores industrial relations and due diligence

Over 60 participants joined the first summer school to exchange perspectives on the future of social dialogue, industrial relations and human rights due diligence.

Digital innovation

From West Java to East Java: Advancing digital transformation in Indonesia's dairy farming

A dairy cooperative in Pangalengan, West Java, is pioneering the first digitally integrated dairy operation with support from the ILO. The achievements of Pangalengan are now being expanded to three additional dairy cooperatives in East Java.

Mongolia advances Just Transition through capacity building

Efforts focus on ensuring that Mongolia’s shift to a green economy leaves no one behind.

Swiss Vice-President visits Pangalengan cooperative in Indonesia to see digitalization in Indonesian dairy sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Government of Switzerland, is advancing digital transformation and promoting financial inclusion in Indonesia’s dairy sector.

Labour migration

ILO and its partners join forces to protect Indonesian migrant workers from financial cyber threats

The pilot training workshops, supported by the ILO and its partners, marks a significant step toward protecting migrant workers, especially women, from online financial fraud and digital threats.

Institutional capacity building

Employers lead national dialogue on skills and productivity in Cambodia

The Cambodian Federation of Employers and Business Associations, with support from the International Labour Organization, held a workshop on skills and productivity to strengthen councils connecting employers and training institutions. The event...