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Creating Change, One Story at a Time
Decent work, brighter futures: Roksana’s journey with shell crafts
On the edge of Cox’s Bazar town, in a small village called Chan Khola, lives Roksana Akhter, a woman whose life is shaped by both hardship and courage. But her life hadn’t always been so hard.
Creating Change, One Story at a Time
Country Director Designate sees endless possibilities despite complexities of humanitarian-development operations
In the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, women and youth are gaining the skills they need to build brighter futures. The Country Director Designate for the ILO Office in Bangladesh, Max Tunon, visited project activities to see how skills...
Creating Change, One Story at a Time
From stigma to self-reliance: how skills training is blazing new trails for women in Cox’s Bazar
Funded by Global Affairs Canada, the ILO's "Leaving No One Behind" project in Cox’s Bazar equips young women and men with market-relevant, competency-based skills that support decent and sustainable livelihoods.
Creating Change, One Story at a Time
Cutting through barriers: Tania’s journey in a man’s world
The first time Tania picked up a saw, her hands trembled. Not from the weight of the tool, but from the weight of everyone's stares. In the bustling, male-dominated furniture market of Cox’s Bazar, a woman building a chair was something people...
PROSPECTS Impact
Unemployed graduate builds her own business with ILO's support
With support from the ILO’s Youth-to-Youth Fund (Y2YF), Amal Irshad Abdirahman, a 24-year-old entrepreneur, transformed job rejections into success, turning her homemade beauty products into a thriving business that’s changing lives in Jigjiga,...
Creating Change, One Story at a Time
Bumi’s baskets don’t break and neither does her spirit
Bamboo shavings scatter across the floor as Bumi Rakhaine bends over her work, each cut and each weave shaping not just a basket, but a future she dares to dream of. Bumi, who lived in South Chaowfaldandi of Cox’s Bazar, is a mother, a wife, and...
Social protection
Social protection: An island’s lifeline against disaster
A young mother, shaped by her own struggles, now champions social protection in Siargao Island, where informal workers in construction, agriculture, and fisheries face climate change and economic uncertainties.
Micro, small and medium enterprises set to power Zambia’s clean energy future
Over 40 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) across Zambia’s Eastern Province are set to benefit from a hands-on training in renewable energy technologies this October.
Employment in Focus series
Towards a pro-employment macroeconomic framework: The case of India
For sustainable development, economies need more than growth- they need good jobs. In this article, Radhicka Kapoor, senior employment specialist at the ILO and Amit Basole, professor of Economics at Azim Premji University argue that macroeconomic...
recommendation 2023 (No.208)
Tanzania charts the future of apprenticeship reform through tripartite dialogue
Morogoro, Tanzania (ILO News) – Tanzania’s apprenticeship reform reached a critical milestone as government, employers, and workers came together to take stock, assess progress, and chart the way forward for a stronger and more inclusive skills...
ILO nurtures dreams with a scent of training: Artissan Café, the fruit of SENATIC in the mountains of Risaralda
In the misty highlands of Santa Rosa de Cabal, where rural hamlets seem suspended in the clouds and coffee grows as a farming legacy, three young people decided to change the story of their community. Thanks to the SENATIC project a partnership...
Freedom of association
Philippines steps up efforts to strengthen freedom of association, labour education
The Philippines launches a new training initiative and reinforces its commitment to uphold rights at work, advance recognition of freedom of association and enhance labour education.
Creating change, one story at a time
From muddy paths to mountain views: The human face of Himchari’s tourism
Just a few months ago, the road to Himchari waterfall was little more than a rough track - muddy and lined with neglected broken stalls. But step into Himchari Bazar today, and you will find clearer all-weather roads, public toilets, information...
Voices from ILO PROSPECTS
ILO’s Business Plan Competition fuels Hinda's entrepreneurial journey
Through the ILO’s Business Plan Competition, Hinda Mawlid Ahmed, a Somali refugee living in Ethiopia's Somali Region and mother of four, has significantly expanded her butchery business, demonstrating the transformative impact of targeted...
Social protection
ILO drives inclusive social protection for informal workers in agriculture, waste management
The ILO and local governments of Quezon City and Del Carmen, Siargao teamed up to pilot a new guide aimed at strengthening inclusive social protection for informal workers in agriculture and waste management.
The strength of Hercules in the classroom: the ILO and the legacy of Giovanny Suárez Iglesias in Santa Marta
Just like Hercules, who in Greco Roman mythology combined physical strength with nobility of spirit, Giovanny Alfonzo Suárez Iglesias stands out for his imposing presence and for the impact he leaves on those around him. Standing 1.94 metres tall...
ILO joins African Technical Universities and Polytechnics in promoting youth engagement in skills development
The International Labour Organization joined the 2025 ATUPA Conference in Durban to promote inclusive, youth-led approaches to skills development and sustainable TVET systems across Africa.
ILO’s Commitment to skills development at Industrial Skills Week Africa 2025
The ILO joins Industrial Skills Week Africa (ISWA) 2025 in Lusaka to advance dialogue on skills, jobs, and Africa’s industrial transformation, with focus on the Africa Critical Skills Bank and the Continental Technical and Vocational Education and...
Timorese trainers strengthen capacities in career guidance, soft skills and disability inclusion to support youth employment
The European Union and the ILO enhance Timor-Leste’s institutional capacity to better support youth employment and promote inclusivity.
Women entrepreneurs grow businesses and opportunities through digital skilling program
Empowering women entrepreneurs with digital and AI skills, the Women in Digital Business (WIDB) initiative is transforming lives and communities—unlocking economic opportunities, fostering resilience and driving inclusive growth.
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