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Digitalization and financial inclusion

ILO and OJK strengthen collaboration to advance digitalization of dairy ecosystem in East Java, Indonesia

The ILO and OJK launch the Dairy Ecosystem Digitalization Programme in Malang, East Java, to enhance financial inclusion and cooperative efficiency by connecting dairy farmers, cooperatives and financial institutions through an integrated digital...

Skills development

Timorese cacao farmers enhance their agricultural skills to improve their lives

The ILO, with support from the EU, promotes sustainable agriculture in the cocoa sector of Manufahi Municipality, Timor-Leste.

World food day

Can Africa harness agriculture for decent job creation?

Africa struggles to convert its vast agricultural potential into economic benefits. Grace Gondwe examines the paradox of resource dependence and ways to leverage agriculture for decent job creation and economic transformation.

ILO Voices | Women's entrepreneurship

Between Spain and Morocco, I built my independence

After years of working in seasonal agriculture in Spain, Fatima Laanieg took part in the ILO’s WAFIRA project, learning how to manage a business. Now, she runs her own grocery store in Morocco while continuing to work abroad for part of the year.

Our impact, their voices

A trainer’s mission to empower Timorese youth and promote inclusion

Through her commitment to inclusive education and community outreach, a trainer in Timor-Leste is opening doors for youth to pursue meaningful careers and business opportunities.

Child labour

CLEAR Supply Chains project promotes safer workplaces in Uganda’s coffee sector through WIND training

How can a participatory action-oriented training transform safety and health in Uganda’s coffee supply chain? For 56 trainers, the answer is clear: practical, community-driven solutions are key to lasting change. The Workplace Improvement in...

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.

Child labour

Japan and ILO support cocoa farmers to fight child labour through climate-smart solutions

A high-level ILO mission, joined by the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, visited the Climate Cocoa Project in Bibiani to witness the impact of Japan-funded efforts to eliminate child labour through climate-smart farming and stronger child protection...

CLEAR Supply Chains project

Occupational Health and Safety: A key strategy to prevent child labour

A new ILO-led initiative is empowering Honduran coffee communities to tackle child labour at its roots, by making workplaces safer for adults and building hope for the next generation.

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.

Agricultural development

Suriname advances sustainable agriculture with launch of 'Collateral Facility.'

Suriname has taken a major step toward sustainable agriculture and decent work with the launch of the Collateral Facility, an innovative financing mechanism that empowers pineapple farmers including those in indigenous and tribal communities.

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.

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.

International Year of Cooperatives

ILO Rural Development Academy 2025 highlights social and solidarity economy approaches

The 2025 ILO Academy on Rural Development held a session on the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The participants explored how the SSE can advance decent work and inclusive rural development through global perspectives and country experiences...

ILO and the Government of Jordan, Convene High-Level Workshop on National Programme of Public Works

At a workshop in Amman, Government, ILO representatives, and development partners from Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, mapped out steps for a programme that will generate decent jobs for youth, women and refugees while strengthening social...

Social protection

Social protection: An island’s lifeline against disaster

A young mother, shaped by her own struggles, now champions social protection in Siargao Island, where informal workers in construction, agriculture, and fisheries face climate change and economic uncertainties.

Tourism

Community-based tourism in Jaflong: creating jobs and nurturing nature

The ILO, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Tourism Board, has helped launch a community-based tourism (CBT) model in Jaflong that welcomes visitors to experience the vibrant Khasi cultural heritage while ensuring community ownership and equitable...

Artificial intelligence

AI and circular economies: A new future for the coconut sector

An ILO programme pioneers a circular, AI-powered transformation of the coconut industry, adding value and positioning island communities like Siargao as models of inclusive, climate-resilient growth in the Philippines.

The empowering journey of a young Timorese cooperative leader and entrepreneur

Through various skills training programmes, a young Timorese cooperative leader has transformed his life and empowered his community toward greater economic resilience and inclusion.

ILO Partnership

Building digital skills for rural Albania’s future

A joint initiative by the International Labour Organization and its partners is equipping Albania’s rural workforce with digital skills to boost agriculture, create decent work, and support EU accession goals.