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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.
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Hotel management apprenticeship empowers refugee and host community youth in Uganda
Through the transformative apprenticeship program in Uganda, the ILO and its partners are empowering refugee and host community youth with hospitality skills, fostering employment, and addressing industry gaps through strategic partnerships and...
Indonesia and ILO sign grant agreement to support emergency response programme in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have signed a landmark agreement to provide critical support for the recovery phase of the ILO’s Emergency Response Programme in the Occupied Palestinian...
Social dialogue
Harnessing social dialogue for Viet Nam’s sustainable future
How can social dialogue pave the way for inclusive growth and sustainable development? An event in Hanoi brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss and share the ILO’s latest report and relevance to Viet Nam’s context.
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200 youth successfully complete Japan’s specified skilled worker – nursing care training programme, supported by NYSC, ILO, and the...
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ILO and Jordan Cooperative Corporation partner to strengthen cooperatives and promote decent work in Jordan
New agreement focuses on training, governance, and digital tools to empower Jordan's cooperative sector.
Multi-sector assessment highlights recovery needs from Typhoon Yagi for employment, livelihoods and social protection
The Viet Nam Multi-Sector Assessment (VMSA) reveals the devastating impacts of Typhoon Yagi on millions of workers and communities. With the ILO co-leading efforts on employment, livelihoods, and social protection, the assessment provides an...
Skills development
Leveraging skills for a better future in the textile and garment industry
A seminar at Hanoi Industrial Textile Garment University (HTU), supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO), piqued the interest of students and lecturers by providing invaluable insights into the dynamic job market needs of Viet Nam's...
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Talent Partnership triple-win for Bangladesh, EU Member States, and migrant workers
The European Union funded EUR 3 million Talent Partnership project was launched today in Dhaka. It will address skills gaps, reduce migration costs, increase opportunities for Bangladeshis and provide skilled workers for the EU labour market.
Skills development
Working group launches to boost skills and sustainability in Viet Nam’s textile and garment sector
With leadership from the Viet Nam Textile and Garment Association (VITAS) and support from the ILO, a new working group aims to foster stronger collaboration between enterprises and education and training providers, paving the way for innovation and...
Skills and Lifelong Learning in Africa
ILO and the Government of Norway renew their partnership
The Government of Norway and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have renewed their strategic partnership agreement for 2024-2025 to strengthen the skills development eco-system in targeted countries and contribute to human development...
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ILO champions disability-friendly technical education in Ethiopia’s Somali Region
Explore how Jigjiga Polytechnic College, supported by ILO and ECCD, is fostering a disability-inclusive environment, empowering youth from diverse backgrounds to access skills training and unlock new opportunities
Social Dialogue on quality apprenticeships
ILO Tripartite Partners in Ethiopia develop roadmap
The ILO in collaboration with Ethiopia's Ministry of Labour and Skills, hosted a Social Dialogue to promote the implementation of ILO Recommendation No. 208 on Quality Apprenticeships. Bringing together key stakeholders, the event concluded with the...
Care economy
ILO Bangladesh organises National Care Academy
Gender equality
Bangladesh forms inter-ministerial gender and skills taskforce to spearhead gender mainstreaming in employment
International Year of Cooperatives
ILO advances dairy value chain in Ethiopia by strengthening cooperatives
In Ethiopia's Somali region, the ILO, in collaboration with VSF Suisse, is empowering dairy cooperatives through capacity building, improved access to veterinary services, innovative feed solutions, and water resource development, to address...
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