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Rural development

First ILO Academy on Rural Development in Egypt

In an effort to promote decent work for rural youth, Egypt hosted the first ILO Rural Development Academy, in the city of Luxor from October 16-20, 2016.

Labour inspection

ILO and DOLE hold area wide consultations on labour inspection

The ILO, through the USDOL funded project on Building the Capacity of the Philippines’ Labour Inspectorate has conducted a series of area-wide consultations to validate the gap analysis for ILO Conventions on labour inspection and the Proposed Labor...

Jobs and Skills take centre stage at the Africa Rural Development Forum

The ILO will highlight skills development and youth employment at the 2nd Africa Rural Development Forum to be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 8-9 September 2016.

Decent work for people of Timor-Leste

Established, DWCP Steering Committee of Timor-Leste

The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) Steering Committee of Timor-Leste was established, consisting of key tripartite representatives. The Steering Committee has developed an implementation plan to realize decent work for all people of...

Child labour

Norway funds new ILO project to combat child labour in Lebanon

A new Norwegian-funded ILO project will work to withdraw hundreds of Lebanese and Syrian children from hazardous working conditions and protect thousands of others from engaging in especially the worst forms of child labour.

Training Seminar on Eliminating Child Labour in Tajikistan

On 11 August 2016, Khorog, the capital city of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan, hosted a training seminar on the elimination of child labour in agriculture and the implementation of the National Plan for the Elimination of the Worst...

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Refugee crisis: Child Labour in agriculture on the rise in Lebanon

Host to hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled the war in neighbouring Syria, Lebanon has witnessed a rise in child labour in recent years, largely in the hazardous agricultural sector.

ILO and FAO jointly promote decent work for rural youth through the YAPASA programme

YAPASA (ILO-led UN Joint Programme with FAO) and FTESA (FoodTrade East and Southern Africa) jointly hosted a policy dialogue on the soybean value chain in Zambia that promotes decent work for the rural youth.

News

Youths in Agriculture undergo business training in Kiribati

The ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Kiribati Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) delivered a Start & Improve Your Business (SIYB) training for 20 youths engaged in the national youth in agriculture initiative.

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Helping Syrian refugees formalize their work status through cooperatives

The ILO is working with agricultural cooperatives to help Syrian refugees obtain work permits during a three-month grace period announced by the government of Jordan, in a further step to improve access of Syrian refugees to the formal labour market.

ILO Director-General congratulates Colombia for "historic step" towards peace

Guy Ryder says that the Havana bilateral and definitive ceasefire agreement to end hostilities and lay down arms will bring opportunities and challenges, including employment, and that the ILO stands ready to assist.

My.Coop training package rolled out in Mongolia

World Day against Child Labour 2016

A journey to child labour free in supply chains

Manipulating the age or borrowing another person’s diploma is not a secret for underage applicants who work in garment factories. They have to work to support their families although they have to face the harsh reality that as child labourers they...

World Day against Child Labour 2016

Tackling child labour in supply chains in Indonesia

This year’s World Day against Child Labour is marked by a focus on child labour and supply chains. Taking the theme: “End Child Labour in Supply Chains”, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the United States Embassy in...

Decent work for people of Timor-Leste

Launch of the Timor-Leste Decent Work Country Programme 2016-2020

The Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Timor-Leste 2016-2020 will be launched on Tuesday, 31 May 2016, at Timor Hotel, Dili, Timor-Leste. The DWCP 2016-2020 serves as a framework to support Government of Timor-Leste to achieve its National...

Sustainable livelihoods

Building business networking for cattle farmers in East Nusa Tenggara

As part of the efforts to promote food security and sustainable livelihoods of small-scale producers as well as agricultural workers and their families in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), the International Labour Organization (ILO) will organize a business...

Jobs in Latin America

Latin American and Caribbean unemployment to rise in 2016

The evolution of labour markets in the region will be analyzed at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, to be held in Mexico this month.

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Direct hiring opens up new horizons in Colombia’s palm oil sector

Workers in Colombia’s palm oil agribusiness sector have reached agreements formalizing their jobs following complex tripartite negotiations. For José Guarín, this is a chance to make his dreams come true. For the ILO, while much remains to be done...

ILO and UNICEF raise awareness on child labour in Lebanon’s agriculture sector

A joint workshop by the two UN agencies sheds light on the prevalence and hazards of child labour in northern Lebanon’s agriculture sector, on the rise partly due to the Syria refugee crisis.

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Irrigation projects aim to ease strain of Syria refugee crisis in Jordan

A labour-intensive ILO initiative to develop water catchment and drip irrigation systems is playing a pivotal role in creating decent work opportunities in northern Jordan.