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ILO, IFAD and CARE Coalition
New partnership to promote decent work across food systems
The new alliance between ILO, IFAD and CARE will promote decent work and productive employment, with the aim of tackling poverty and inequality in the sector while also promoting sustainable business.
ILO ADDRESS project partnered with the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU)
The Re-birth of the Trade Union in the Tobacco Sector in Malawi
The ILO ADDRESS project partnered with the Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU) in revitalizing the Tobacco and Allied Workers Union of Malawi (TOAWUM) in the tobacco sector, that has been inactive since or before 2019. The lack of a functional...
Malawi’s Tobacco Sector (ADDRESS) project hosts the Royal Norwegian Ambassador
The Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi and Zambia visits the ILO ADDRESS Project in Lilongwe-Traditional Authority Chadza
On 12 July, 2023, the ILO's Addressing Decent Work Deficits and Improving Access to Rights in Malawi’s Tobacco Sector (ADDRESS) project hosted the Royal Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi and Zambia Ms. Ingrid Marie Mikelsen together with the Minister...
ILO Voices | Child labour
I was a child labourer, now I work to prevent it
Daniel Berruezo knows first-hand what child labour is. He worked from the age of seven in Argentina’s tobacco sector in the province of Salta. Now he is part of a regional effort to eliminate child labour through his work at Salta’s Ministry of...
Awareness campaign
Bright future awaits Malaysian technical and vocational students in food services sector
Students in Kedah see first-hand the how skills training and practical experience can lead to careers rather than jobs in growing sector.
InfoStories
The value of essential work: World Employment and Social Outlook 2023
Key workers are essential for societies to function. This report calls for a revaluation of their work to reflect their social contribution, and for greater investment in key sectors.
India's food processing industry can become a leader in the global supply chain by ensuring investments, sourcing, and operations are...
Speech delivered by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the Global Investors Summit in Andhra Pradesh.
Joint ILO-UNICEF report
Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally
Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new joint ILO-UNICEF report warns.
Number of children without critical social protection increasing globally – ILO and UNICEF
Multiple crises set to plunge more children into poverty creating an urgent need to scale-up social protection, new report warns.
SCORE Bolivia welcomes new learnings and perspectives on Bolivia's food heritage and decent work
An ILO, MIGA and HUB4MA delegation participated in the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022 event in Turin last year. Thank to this, they now adopt new perspectives to promote the Bolivian culinary heritage through a decent work lens.
Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions
Nature-based Solutions can generate 20 million new jobs, but ‘just transition’ policies are needed
Rural employment would increase significantly if investments are made in policies that harness nature, while ensuring human well-being.
Media Advisory
ILO Director-General to attend G20 Summit in Indonesia
The ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, will be attending the G20 Leaders’ Summit, to be held 15-16 November, in Bali, Indonesia.
SCORE Phase IV participates in the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022 event to promote Bolivia’s food heritage through a decent work lens
The ILO SCORE Phase IV Project, MIGA and the Hub of the 4 Magnificent Andeans will focus on advocacy actions to promote productive activities linked to the following Andean grains: quinoa, tarwi, cañahua and amaranth.
Revitalize Agriculture: Leveraging Opportunities for Food Security and Livelihood plenary session at the 43rd National Conference of...
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 43rd National Conference of Employers plenary session, 24 August 2022, Manila, Philippines
Expanding social insurance for agricultural workers in Middle East and North Africa countries: Identifying key constraints and discussing...
Ship to Shore Rights South East Asia Programme
Thai seafood processing industry agrees new steps to improve working conditions
The Thai seafood processing sector has agreed to do more to embed good labour practices within the management and operational systems of the industry for the benefit of its workers.
Economic and social development in LDCs
Progress in Least Developed Countries stalled by multiple crises
Structural weaknesses in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) will be exacerbated if they are not able to fully participate in the global recovery.
Rural economy
With decent work and a sustainable model aquaculture could feed the world
The lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis should encourage reforms towards a more sustainable and resilient aquaculture sector and food systems at large.
Opening address at the launch of the Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 in the Philippines
By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 in the Philippines, 27 May 2021, Manila, Philippines via Zoom
COOP Champions
Amaal Bani Awwad, National Project Coordinator at ILO Jordan
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...