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Joint publication

The impact of agricultural trade on labour markets

A new ILO/UNCTAD book highlights the role of agricultural trade in creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the world.

The impact of agricultural trade on labour markets.

A new ILO/UNCTAD book highlights the role of agricultural trade in creating jobs and alleviating poverty around the world

Public-private partnership

Eliminating seasonal child labour in Turkey

The ILO teams up with European private industry to help prevent children from working in seasonal hazelnut harvesting in Turkey.

New FAO publication on child labour in the livestock sector

FAO has published the first global study on child labour issues related to livestock. The study has benefited from ILO-IPEC inputs.

Cooperatives

Egypt’s farmers: Sowing the seeds of an agricultural revolution

Agriculture will be critical to future economic growth in Egypt, says the ILO – but only if the laws on farmers’ co-ops are reformed.

Development

Employment in Africa: Think agriculture!

Why agriculture should be Africa’s top priority.

Young rural people need employment supports

Young rural people, who are often left behind in education and training, need supports to get access to quality jobs. A forum organized by the International Labour Organization in the northern province of Phu Tho on 26 November listens to the voice...

Netherlands and ILO cooperate to eliminate child labour in agriculture

Project will combat the worst forms of child labour in seasonal agriculture in Turkey.

Local development

Tourism benefits Viet Nam’s rural poor

Inland hilltribe villagers in Quang Nam province have increased their earnings by developing products such as traditional weavings, spices, tea gift baskets and home stay services for tourists, with the help of an ILO project and funding from the...

Rural economies

Cultivating the green shoots of rural areas

The ILO looks to harnessing the potential of the world’s rural areas as city dwellers in the developing world struggle to find work.

Microinsurance

Insuring livestock to protect the poor

Livestock insurance has the potential to reduce the vulnerability of poor populations. The challenges are formidable, but recent technology offers hope.

World Tourism Day 2012

Trekking boosts rural income in Nepal

Following the end of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, the ILO launched a project to promote employment and accelerate peace-building in 2007. Opening new routes for tourism that benefit local people is part of the project.

Dreaming of a Tumpoun centre in Laaen Kren

Por Mach is a member of the Tumpoun tribe in Rattanakiri, Cambodia. As a 46-year-old widow with six children it was hard to earn enough to live. But with the help of the ILO’s Creative Industry Support Programme, she improved her skills and...

Turning waste fruit into a profitable business

Cooperatives have played an important role in Indonesia by helping to boost growth, reduce poverty and promote social cohesion. As the world celebrates the UN International Day of Cooperatives, Gita Lingga reports on a successful project involving...

Reducing poverty and creating jobs through cooperatives in Indonesia

The cooperative movement in Indonesia is considered as one of the largest civil society organizations as well as social enterprises with great potential in rural development and employment creation.

Bangladesh: Lighting the Way to a Greener World of Work

Solar home systems can be an alternative source of energy in developing countries like Bangladesh, where half of the population, or about 85 million people, lack access to grid-based electricity. Solar panels bring clean energy and green jobs to...

Green and fair: Cooperatives in Ethiopia

By their very nature, cooperatives can balance economic, environmental, and social needs. The ILO will be showcasing some of its successful experiences in this field at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). One of them...

IFAD-ILO Media Alert: Decent and productive employment for rural youth within reach

IFAD and ILO launch new study on work opportunities for rural youth

News

ILO and Australian government strengthen technical cooperation with US$31 million Timor-Leste project

The ILO and the Governments of Australia and Timor-Leste have announced a new US$31 million project to significantly improve road transport in Timor-Leste.

Governing Body: the Director-General meets the Workers' Group

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia met the Workers’ Group of the Governing Body. During the meeting, he emphasized that this would be the last Governing Body session that he would attend in the capacity of Director-General.