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Giving an ancient craft a new shine: Training youth in the brassware sector in India

Low levels of education, lack of skills, diplomas or certificates within a technical field severely limit the chances of gainful employment for a vast number of youth in India. A new programme of skills developing and training, however, is providing...

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Decent work and education: A win-win combination

In 2003, Argentina became one the first countries to incorporate the concept of Decent Work to its national development agenda. Since then, a number of government programmes have put into practice different aspects of the Decent Work Agenda. In...

Action My Business Growth: ILO Training for Women Entrepreneurs in Malawi

Training organised by WEDGE-SA, a project supporting Women's Entrepreneurship Development in Southern Africa.

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How the ILO supports change in the Arab world

The world has been transfixed in admiration at the courage of the women and men who have taken to the streets across the Arab States over the past year. Farah Dakhlallah, ILO Regional Outreach and Advocacy Officer in Beirut, reports from Yemen and...

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Building Haiti through training and employability programmes

As a reaction to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, the international community has pledged multi-billion US$ support programmes. However, the country will only be able to harvest this massive support if it finds qualified...

Labour Ministry launches school retention and child labour prevention programme

Over 300 school children benefit from free transportation

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Questions and answers on the skills for green jobs challenge

Developing new skills or upgrading existing ones is the key to unlocking the potential of green jobs. The Green Jobs Initiative of the ILO, the UN Environmental Programme, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade...

New ILO study says greener economies will require development of new green job skills

The employment potential of the transition to greener economies cannot be realized without the development of a wide range of relevant new skills for green jobs, according to a new global study by the ILO of 21 countries representing some 60 per...

ILO to share its lessons learnt on youth employment in Maluku

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is organizing a two-day Seminar on Impact and Lessons Learnt on Youth Employment in Maluku from 25 – 26 October at Swiss Bell Hotel, Ambon, Maluku, based on its experience executing the Education and...

Media, Government, Employers and Workers pronounce commitment to promote Gender Equality at work

Two of ILO's projects, Towards Gender Parity (TGP) and Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment (GE4DE) hosted a joint event to showcase various activities that contribute to the understanding and application of gender equality at the...

ILO - HIPMI to launch study on business environment for young entrepreneursin Indonesia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Indonesian Association of Young Entrepreneurs (HIPMI) will launch a study on business environment for young entrepreneurs on 10 October in Jakarta.

World Teachers Day: The United Nations lauds the commendable contribution of teachers in the socio-economic development of Pakistan

Joint statement by the country representatives of UNESCO, UNICEF, UNDP, and ILO in Pakistan on the occasion of World Teachers Day, 5th October 2011

World Teachers’ Day Message (5 October 2012)

The 2012 World Teachers Day Message issued jointly by the ILO, UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF and Education International (EI)

World Teachers’ Day Message (5 October 2011)

The 2011 World Teachers Day Message issued jointly by the ILO, UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF and Education International (EI)

ILO to share its lessons learnt on school to work transition

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is organizing a two-day Technical Seminar on Impact and Lessons Learnt on School to Work Transition, from 4 – 5 October at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Jakarta, based on its experience executing the Education and...

Sindh TEVTA starts Entrepreneurship Education in TEVT Institutes with ILO Support

Skilled young women and men of Sindh will be further equipped with entrepreneurial skills to start their own small businesses. Technical Education & Vocational Training (TEVT) Institutes of Sindh will start imparting entrepreneurship courses...

Direct interventions set to end child labour in Northern Samar

Guided by the results of the baseline survey, the Northern Samar Child Labour Committee along with local officials, planned and designed interventions on child labour.

When development comes between 'social' and 'network'

Through the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), the ILO has contributed to the Philippine programme against child labour, an essential tool that combines knowledge management, collaboration, social networking and...

Training held for Maritime Inspectors PHL gears up for MLC, 2006 enforcement

Adopted in February 2006 by the ILO, MLC, 2006 served as a response to the global nature of workers’ employment in the maritime industry to comprehensively address the working and living conditions of seafarers and to set out standards for decent...

Message at the Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with partners of the International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour...

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Quezon Province, Philippines