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EU, ILO and Timorese Government sign agro-forestry project worth EUR 12.2 Million

Representatives from the European Union (EU), the ILO and the Timor-Leste Government signed an agreement of € 12.2 million for a rural development project to be developed by 2021 in six municipalities in the country.

Opening Remarks at the Signing Partnership Agreement for the Enhancing Rural Access Agro Forestry (ERA Agro-Forestry) Project of Timor-Leste

By Michiko Miyamoto, Director of ILO for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at Signing Partnership Agreement for the Enhancing Rural Access Agro Forestry (ERA Agro-Forestry) Project of Timor-Leste

Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

G20 conference highlights importance of decent jobs for youth in the rural economy

Participants of the G20 conference “ONE WORLD - No Hunger. Future of the Rural World” call for action on youth employment in rural areas and discuss synergies with the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.

ILO response to Syria refugee crisis

ILO online learning programme introduces Syrian refugees to their workplace rights in Jordan

The programme is part of on-going efforts by the ILO to help formalize the work of Syrian refugees in Jordan.

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Women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe strive for a brighter future

A new generation of female African entrepreneurs is beginning to spring up across the continent. In Zimbabwe, an ILO project is improving living conditions of women and their families in rural areas by promoting entrepreneurship.

Thematic Labour Overview: Working in Rural Areas in the 21st Century

On 24 March 2017, the ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, delivered a presentation on the 2016 Thematic Labour Overview (Panorama Laboral), which is devoted to the rural economy. The report...

Academy on Rural Development: Towards Decent Work in the Rural Economy

From 27 November until 8 December 2017, the Academy on Rural Development will offer a wide range of integrated approaches, tools and training packages to promote full and productive employment and decent work in the rural economy. The target...

Speech by the MPWTC Director General Sr. Jose Piedade at the Launch of Roads for Development (R4D) Programme Phase II of Timor-Leste

Official Launch of Phase 2 of Roads for Development Program & Inauguration of the Same-Grotu Road, Manufahi Municipality

Speech by His Excellency Gastão Francisco de Sousa, Minister, Ministry of Public Works

Speech by the Ambassador of the Australian Embassy in Timor Leste His Excellency Peter Doyle at the Launch of Roads for Development (R4D)...

Launch of the Roads for Development (R4D) Phase 2 and Inauguration of R4D Road in Same of Timor-Leste

The Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MPWTC) launched Phase II of the Government of Timor-Leste’s key programme in the rural roads sector – the Roads for Development Programme (R4D) – in Same, Manufahi. As part of the launch,...

Rural development

The rural economy: An untapped source of jobs, growth and development

Decent work in the rural economy will be key to fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals’ pledge to leave no one behind.

Monitoring of child labour in seasonal agricultural works takes start!

Activities take start in Şanlıurfa province through child labour monitoring mechanism developed for purposes of withdrawing from work of children who are engaged in seasonal hazel nut culture with their families, preventing their employment in this...

Strengthening agricultural cooperatives in Viet Nam

My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative” training took place in Hanoi, Viet Nam in February 2017 after the translation and adaptation of My.Coop to the Vietnamese context.

ILO and PMGSY – Road to ending poverty and creating prosperity

ILO is associated with the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) programme in India to enhance rural road connectivity and its maintenance.

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Better skills and more formal employment for Syrian refugees

A new ILO project supporting the objectives of the London Syria conference aims to build skills and formalize employment status among Syrian refugees in Jordan’s construction and agricultural sectors, and improve job prospects for Jordanians in...

Food security and rural development

Learning from the ILO’s experiences in promoting food security and sustainable rural development

To jointly tackle the food security and improve the rural development in the Indonesia, the ILO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Villages, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration and the Food Agricultural Organization (FAO), has developed a...

Food security and rural development

ILO to share its lessons learnt in promoting food security and sustainable livelihoods

Food insecurity is one of the most significant development constraints in Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) Province of Indonesia. Food availability is significantly impacted by severe agro-climatic conditions and seasonality. Some efforts have been taken...

Cooperatives promoting inclusive rural-urban linkages – COPAC side event, Committee on World Food Security

ILO and partners launch first community centres in Lebanon to combat child labour

ILO Regional Office for Arab States, Lebanon’s Ministry of Labour and Beyond Association have launched the first phase of an initiative to establish community centres to combat child labour in Lebanon as part of the implementation of the National...