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Technical and vocational training strengthens core skills for better youth employment in Ethiopia
Participants listening to peer presentations in the training

Skills for employability

Technical and vocational training strengthens core skills for better youth employment in Ethiopia

Through the ILO's Global Skills Programme, technical and vocational education and training instructors are integrating core skills into classroom practice, helping young people build the communication, teamwork, digital, green and problem-solving...

National dialogue set to strengthen TVET governance in Syria
Participants from ministries, national institutions, employers’ and workers’ organisations, and technical and international partners during the workshop. Damascus,

National dialogue set to strengthen TVET governance in Syria

Government, social partners and international organizations discussed ways to strengthen Syria’s TVET system and align skills training with labour market needs.

Workers’ rights and gender equality drive new phase of Union Power project in Jordan
Signing ceremony of the agreement between the ILO and GFJTU. 20 June 2026-Amman – Jordan

Workers’ rights and gender equality drive new phase of Union Power project in Jordan

Renewed partnership between the ILO and the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions aims to strengthen workers’ rights, women’s and youth empowerment, and gender-responsive collective bargaining.

More than two decades later, the impact of child labour prevention lives on
A man standing

Our impact, their voices

More than two decades later, the impact of child labour prevention lives on

More than two decades after receiving support through an ILO-backed programme in Indonesia, former street child Abdul Rohim is helping a new generation of children build brighter futures.

Philippines pilots new green skills construction training
construction worker in yellow shirt and hard hat

Green skills

Philippines pilots new green skills construction training

A new core team of master trainers will promote foundational skills on sustainable building materials, renewable energy, and climate-resilient design to prepare young workers for the construction industry’s green transition through the ILO-Korea...

Advancing skills and climate-resilient roads in rural Zambia
Trainees in labour-based methods built practical skills while enhancing rural road access.

Advancing skills and climate-resilient roads in rural Zambia

A pilot road project in Mikango, Chongwe, is creating jobs, building skills and promoting climate-resilient construction. Using labour-based methods, 22 participants gained hands-on training while improving rural road access and supporting...

Red card to child labour campaign engages Indonesian youth
Children holding red card posters

World Against Child Labour

Red card to child labour campaign engages Indonesian youth

The ILO and Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia joined forces to mark the World Day Against Child Labour and inspire young people to take part in efforts to end child labour in Indonesia.

Is every child working on the street a victim of child labour?
Elizino de Deus and her mother, Tereza Silva Santos, sell vegetables in Dili, Timor-Leste.

Op-ed

Is every child working on the street a victim of child labour?

Tendy Gunawan, ILO Rural Development TVET Officer in Timor-Leste, highlights a question that is often asked whenever people see children selling snacks, tissues or other items on the streets of Dili. This opinion editorial was published by Tatoli,...

Digital construction skills for a better future of work
a young male construction worker in a high-rise building behind dark, cloudy skies

Digital skills

Digital construction skills for a better future of work

As the construction industry embraces digital transformation, the International Labour Organization and the Government of the Republic of Korea are helping young Filipinos gain the skills needed to thrive in a more technology-driven future.

30,000 voices, one goal: Ending child labour in Indonesia through the power of football
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World Day Against Child Labour

30,000 voices, one goal: Ending child labour in Indonesia through the power of football

Through a landmark partnership, the ILO and PSSI are showing child labour the red card and championing every child’s right to learn, play and thrive in Indonesia.

A grant, a business plan and 300 chickens: how ILO-supported competition helps poultry farmer grow in Ethiopia
Hussien Saleman, founder and manager of Al Nur Poultry Farm, in the first branch of the farm

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

A grant, a business plan and 300 chickens: how ILO-supported competition helps poultry farmer grow in Ethiopia

Through entrepreneurship training and access to finance under the PROSPECTS programme, Hussien Saleman has expanded Al Nur Poultry Farm, created jobs for young people and strengthened local supply chains in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.

ILO supports capacity building and social dialogue to strengthen social protection in Timor-Leste
three women panellists

Social protection

ILO supports capacity building and social dialogue to strengthen social protection in Timor-Leste

The ILO training programme brings together stakeholders in Timor-Leste to expand social security coverage and strengthen protection for workers in the informal economy.

EU Director visits Timor-Leste Agroforestry Programme, highlights growing opportunities for farmers
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News

EU Director visits Timor-Leste Agroforestry Programme, highlights growing opportunities for farmers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union (EU) are partnering to deliver agroforestry skills training for employment, climate resilience and economic diversification in Timor-Leste.

From uncertainty to confidence: Yann Ratha’s journey into Cambodia’s EV future
Three participants stand in front of a presentation scree, discussing content displayed on the screen in a classroom.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

From uncertainty to confidence: Yann Ratha’s journey into Cambodia’s EV future

ILO/China partnership strengthens TVET teachers’ capacity to support Cambodia’s transition to electric mobility.

ILO strengthens Indonesia’s Financial Education Network through trainer certification and capacity building
Training of Trainers on Financial Education

Financial education

ILO strengthens Indonesia’s Financial Education Network through trainer certification and capacity building

New trainers certified and national network refreshed to expand quality financial education across communities and sectors in Indonesia.

New energy, new confidence: South–South Cooperation prepares Cambodia’s electric vehicle trainers
Several people gather around an engine.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

New energy, new confidence: South–South Cooperation prepares Cambodia’s electric vehicle trainers

Training through South–South Cooperation equips Cambodian technical teachers with skills, confidence and networks to support the country’s green transition.

ILO launches African work-based learning network

ILO launches African work-based learning network

The International Labour Organization has launched a continental network of master trainers to support stronger, more inclusive work-based learning systems across Africa.

National dialogue in Uganda discusses decent work in the platform economy
participants of the workshop

News

National dialogue in Uganda discusses decent work in the platform economy

With support from the ILO PROSPECTS programme, the National Organisation of Trade Unions convened a national dialogue in Kampala to strengthen workers’ representation and support social dialogue on decent work in the platform economy.

Launch of Financial education programme for migrant workers communities in Italy
Programma di educazione finanziaria OIL–CesPI

Launch of Financial education programme for migrant workers communities in Italy

New programme equips Embassies, Consulates and migrant community leaders to deliver certified financial education training and promote decent work for migrant workers in Italy.

From skills to opportunity: How hands-on training is helping youth in Jordan access decent work
Culinary student Sara Al-Tamimi during her work-based learning placement in a restaurant kitchen. Amman, Jordan, September 15, 2025.

From skills to opportunity: How hands-on training is helping youth in Jordan access decent work

The ILO, through the PROSPECTS partnership, is providing young Jordanians and Syrian refugees with practical experience that links to real jobs in a changing labour market and expands opportunities for individuals choosing to return their home...