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Engaging youth-led organizations

ILO supported Kulehe project to boost youth entrepreneurship and financial inclusion

The Kulehe project, launched in Addis Ababa, supports 120 youth from refugee and host communities with entrepreneurship training, financial inclusion, and business linkages, promoting decent employment through the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund.

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Empowering graduates with skills to secure sustainable jobs aligned with labour market needs

A graduation ceremony was held for 80 trainees who successfully completed work-based learning programs in Lebanon, conducted with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

"Employment in focus" series

How to adapt labour markets to changing demographics

As societies across the globe experience rapid demographic shifts, ageing populations and youth unemployment present interconnected challenges for labour markets. In this article, Dorothea Schmidt-Klau explores the need for a holistic,...

Care economy

Strengthening childcare services in Bangladesh: Building a skilled and certified workforce

In 2024, a study by ILO on childcare in Bangladesh reveals that, 54 per cent of working parents think that lack of accessible, affordable and quality childcare facilities is a major barrier for women to enter and remain in the workforce. Also,18 per...

Apprenticeship in Yemen

Hilal: A journey from vulnerability to empowerment

One young man’s life is transformed through a vocational apprenticeship project by the ILO and the Social Development Fund, funded by the EU and Sweden, to empower youth amid the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

Press release

ILO boosts facilitation and communication skills to expand social security coverage across Jordan

Part of a multi-donor project, the initiative aims to improve social security awareness and engagement across Jordan’'s diverse and most vulnerable communities.

Enterprise development

New programme to close digital gap for 15,000 small businesses

The United Nations in the Philippines launched a new joint programme to bridge the digital divide and boost the competitiveness of enterprises through improved connectivity and support from UN agencies, including the ILO and government partners.

Our impact, Their voices

From cornfields to classrooms to end child labour

Verly Viñas overcame child labour and discrimination to support education by providing scholarships for children in child labour and promoting equality for indigenous youth.

How reskilling for AI could unlock new and better jobs

Education and reskilling are key if we are to ensure that artificial intelligence is beneficial to workers. This is according to experts who took part in a discussion moderated by the ILO as part of the AI For Good series.

Video interview

Workers education at ITCILO: what are the opportunities for Unions in 2025?

On this International Day for Education, we spotlight the vital role of education in empowering workers and fostering social justice. Vera dos Santos Costa, Programme Manager for Workers' Activities at the International Training Centre of the ILO,...

ILO and UN hand-over $12,000 worth of advanced ICT equipment to enhance disability training in Zambia

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Microfinance empowers farmers, youths and workers in Lebanon

By providing subsidized loans and training, the ILO supported over 1,550 Lebanese and Syrians, creating jobs and building resilience amid Lebanon's economic crisis.

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Empowering lives through skills: Sewing hope for displaced communities

The ILO trained Lebanese and Syrian participants, equipping them with job skills and producing essential winter supplies to foster resilience in the aftermath of conflict.

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A trainer journey of resilience and empowerment in Afghanistan

After facing an uncertain future in Afghanistan, Sahar Taj rebuilt her life through the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) programme. Now a business coach, she empowers Afghan women to become entrepreneurs, equipping them with skills and...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

Pineapple farming brings new opportunities in the Jordan Valley

Amer Basem Ahmad Faqha, an agricultural engineer from Tubas, cultivates pineapples in the Jordan Valley. With ILO’s Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training, he improved irrigation, reduced costs, and expanded his farm, creating a cooperative...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

Empowered by the ILO: Haya Said Sheikh's sweet success with Quick Sesame

Haya Said Sheikh, through her business Quick Sesame, has successfully introduced healthy, sugar-free versions of traditional Palestinian sweets. With the support of the ILO's Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) entrepreneurship training...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A Venezuelan bakery business thrives in Colombia

Venezuelan migrant Roisi Gabriela Indriago runs De un Bocado, a bakery in Bucaramanga. With Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training, she improved pricing, inventory, and marketing, growing sales and expanding her reach through social media...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

From IT graduation to green entrepreneurship

After losing her IT job, Leilah Saleh Djidda turned to sustainable farming. With Start and Improve your Business (SIYB) training, she launched AL AZZIM BIO, an organic farming initiative using water hyacinth as biofertilizer to cut costs, improve...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A business to empower women in northern Nigeria

Through Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training, Rahila Abdu gained the skills to launch Household Essentials, a business that empowers women by providing training in liquid soap, body cream, and insecticide production. Overcoming financial...

Financial inclusion

Aisha: an inclusive financial product brings hope for host and refugee entrepreneurs

ILO and Shabelle Bank's innovative "Aisha" program provides Sharia-compliant financial solutions and education to refugees and host communities in Ethiopia, empowering entrepreneurs and fostering sustainable livelihoods.