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ILO: Youth in Jordan face difficult transition from school to decent work

Jordan’s youth face a myriad of challenges when attempting to move from education to the workplace, according to a new ILO study.

ILO Meeting to discuss ways to improve skills development in Asia-Pacific

An International Labour Organization (ILO) meeting is expected to roll out new action plans to improve skills development in Asia and the Pacific.

ILO and UNESCO reconfirm commitment to joint work in new agreement

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed a new agreement consolidating existing joint work by the two agencies in a wide range of...

Multilateral cooperation

ILO and UNESCO reconfirm commitment to joint work in new agreement

Text covers training youth for employment, women's employment and equal rights, child labour, human rights, social protection floors, poverty eradication and South-South and triangular cooperation.

ILO and UNESCO

Pathways to better jobs for youth and women given new momentum

The ILO and UNESCO have signed a new agreement consolidating joint work by the agencies on key areas such as technical and vocational training and education.

Kyrgyzstan makes further efforts to stop child labour

1 July 2014. On July 1, Bishkek hosted a roundtable meeting focusing on stronger inter-ministerial coordination and unification of efforts in eliminating the worst forms of child labour.

Seminar on "Industry-TVET Institute Relationship" Marked the Successful Completion of “TVET Week 2014”

Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) 2014 observed from 18-24 June 2014, throughout the Bangladesh to raise awareness on skills training and expansion of the TVET.

World Day against Child Labour: Indonesia to mark the World Day with focus on social protection

This year’s World Day against Child Labour is marked by a focus on the important role of social protection in ending child labour. Taking the theme: “Extend Social Protection to Combat Child Labour”, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in...

World Day Against Child Labour

Social protection essential to help eradicate child labour

The ILO calls on governments to step up their efforts to extend social protection in order to help keep children out of child labour.

Social protection essential to help eradicate child labour

Well designed social protection policies, sensitive to children’s needs, can make a real difference in the fight to eradicate child labour, said the International Labour Organization on the occasion of World Day Against Child Labour.

Results of Economically Reintegrating Children Associated with Armed Conflict

As the “Prevention of Child Recruitment and Reintegration of Children Associated with Armed Forces and Groups in south central Somalia” project, euphemistically known as CAAFAG, comes to a close, its contributions are profound.

ILO highly estimates Azerbaijan's efforts in reducing unemployment

Azerbaijan has achieved great results in socio-economic and non-oil economic sector

Youth Employment Project: visit to Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region

20-22 May 2014. On 20-22 May 2014 officials of the ILO Moscow Office, Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva, Senior Employers’ Specialist Jelena Kocmur and Chief Technical Advisor Mikhail Pouchkin, visited the city of Kogalym, Khanty-Mansiysk...

International Labour Organization presented 2 new education video products

Both videos were developed in the Republic of Tatarstan with consultations of Dr. Sergey Balashnikov from Center for HIV Prevention of the Republic of Tatarstan and with support from the Federation of Trade Unions of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Worst forms of child labour

Battling commercial sexual exploitation of children in Madagascar

The ILO and the EU join forces in an innovative project which uses education to help kids build new lives.

ILO officials visit Kalmykia and Astrakhan as part of ILO-LUKOIL Youth Employment Project

On 22-26 April 2014 officials of the ILO Moscow Office, Olga Koulaeva and Mikhail Pouchkin, visited the Republic of Kalmykia and the city of Astrakhan.

Inspiring students through the ILO’s new KAB Start Up and Go Modules

The ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education and the Provincial Education Office of East Java conducted an entrepreneurship pilot project at vocational schools and high schools for six months (June-December) in 2013. The project...

Commission on Population and Development

Rights and dignity at the heart of development

An assessment of the ICPD Programme of Action shows many gains but persistent challenges remain in addressing population dynamics, accessing health services, migration and the enjoyment of basic rights.

Ryder: Youth Guarantees, a good example for urgently needed, targeted and immediate action

At the high-level conference “The Youth Guarantee: Making it Happen,” hosted by the European Commission, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization Guy Ryder praised the European Youth Guarantee as a concrete action to connect...

Skills development

ILO: Businesses need to invest in education and training

Companies should engage more proactively in education and training to accompany the shift from industrial to information-based knowledge economies.