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labour law compliance

From verbal promises to written agreements: Indonesia's coffee communities learn about labour rights

ILO and the Ministry of Manpower help coffee farmers and workers understand their rights and responsibilities to promote safer, fairer and more productive workplaces.

Child labour

Angel's dream takes flight beyond child labour

Child labour continues to deny thousands of children in the Philippines of their childhood, but Angel Grace refuses to give up on her future.

Our impact, their voices

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.

Government institutions strengthen collaboration to advance agroforestry value chains in Timor-Leste

The ILO, with support from the European Union, supports stronger government collaboration to develop sustainable agroforestry value chains and promote resilient livelihoods in Timor-Leste.

Technical cooperation

PROFIT and SAMS promote cocoa and breadfruit

A high-level delegation visited Grand’Anse to see the results of the joint ILO and WFP project supported by Norway, France and Switzerland, and to reaffirm their support for promising agricultural value chains with strong potential to generate...

Care Economy

Nepal advances care cooperatives to support care workers, families and women’s economic participation

A new national initiative to promote care cooperatives in Nepal is set to strengthen community-based care services, support care workers, and reduce the unpaid and invisible caring responsibilities that continues to limit women’s participation in...

Community development

PROSPER Project advances community-led economic planning in southern Belize

The EU-funded ILO PROSPER Project is advancing community-led economic development in southern Belize by moving Local Action Groups into implementation in Seine Bight and Maya Centre while initiating participation discussions in Golden Stream.

Child labour

Out of school, in the fields: A heavy harvest in the Philippines

As the Philippines strengthens action against child labour, coordinated initiatives are helping vulnerable children transition from hazardous work to education while supporting their families.

Fair wages in agriculture

ILO and partners advance standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector

The ILO, the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA), and tripartite partners have taken a key step toward establishing a standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector, following the validation of an assessment...

Occupational Safety and Health

Safer coffee work takes root as local capacity grows in Viet Nam’s coffee communities

A partnership creates lasting impact when the knowledge and skills it builds are carried forward by those it has trained.

South-South Cooperation

East Sumba Province in Indonesia strengthens seaweed development through Thailand learning exchange

South-South study visit provides insights on innovation, value addition and sustainable growth for East Sumba's seaweed industry.

Rural development

Canals, roads and jobs rebuilt in Les Cayes, Haiti

ILO project advances decent jobs and rural infrastructure recovery in southern Haiti, repairing canals and rural tracks to help communities recover and build resilience.

360° video story

Breaking the silence in the cocoa fields: A virtual reality story from Nigeria

In this immersive virtual-reality film from Nigeria, young women from cocoa-growing communities share how child labour disrupted their childhoods, and how the ACCEL Africa project helped them gain skills, independence and hope for the future.

News

EU Director visits Timor-Leste Agroforestry Programme, highlights growing opportunities for farmers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union (EU) are partnering to deliver agroforestry skills training for employment, climate resilience and economic diversification in Timor-Leste.

ILO and JDE Peet’s partner to strengthen labour rights in coffee supply chains in Brazil

A new public-private partnership seeks to tackle child labour, prevent forced labour violations and promote fair recruitment in the coffee sector.

Workers' organization

Timor-Leste strengthens the voice and representation of informal economy workers

Workers in Timor-Leste’s informal economy, with support from the ILO, have taken a major step towards stronger representation and recognition with the establishment of the country’s first national association for informal economy workers.

Key actors from Colombia’s main agricultural supply chains conclude diploma programme on living wages and incomes

Representatives of workers’ organisations, companies from the coffee, banana and palm oil sectors, and public institutions participated in RURALIA, an ILO programme aimed at strengthening technical capacities and promoting social dialogue on living...

ILO meeting adopts first-ever code of practice on occupational safety and health in aquaculture

New code provides practical guidance aimed at protecting aquaculture workers from preventable work-related injuries and diseases.

Occupational Safety and Health in Cocoa: The WIND approach presented to actors in the sector

In Côte d’Ivoire, the ILO brought together public actors, cocoa companies and cooperatives around the WIND approach, a participatory initiative aimed at improving working conditions, preventing child labour and promoting sustainable practices in...

RISE for Impact

Cotton communities in Uzbekistan strengthen labour awareness

ILO workshop brought together farmers and local partners to discuss fundamental principles and rights at work and decent work in Uzbekistan.