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Journalists Across Eastern Africa Forge a Common Path on Migration Reporting
Strengthening ethical, accurate, and evidence based migration reporting across Eastern Africa while fostering regional media collaboration on labour migration, fair recruitment, and countering misinformation
ILO report links labour rights to journalist safety and press freedom
Study highlights how international labour standards can strengthen safety, tackle harassment and support press freedom.
South Sudan Journalists Strengthened their Capacities to Report on Labour Migration with Depth and Accuracy
Labour migration in South Sudan is under-reported, often misunderstood, and rarely told from the perspective of the migrant workers themselves. A media roundtable in Juba aimed to change the starting point.
ILO meeting adopts first global Guidelines on labour rights for professional athletes
Tripartite experts agree measures to promote fundamental principles and rights at work and prevent violence and harassment in professional sport.
Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games: Partnership between the Organising Committee and the ILO to ensure a lasting social legacy after the Games
The YOGOC and the ILO have signed an agreement to make Dakar 2026 a model of social sustainability, decent work and respect for human rights.
New ILO report highlights collective bargaining as key to decent work in the arts
The publication showcases how unions and employers are using collective agreements to make the arts and entertainment sector fairer and more sustainable.
Multi-Stakeholder Workshops Translate Labour Migration Governance into Advocacy and Storytelling across Three Countries
Across three cities in ten days, policymakers, migrant workers, trade unions and civil society came together to turn BRMM's technical achievements into advocacy and storytelling, capturing the human realities of labour migration before the programme...
Care economy
ILO-KBR Media “Care Support” campaign boosts awareness of Indonesia’s care economy
The ILO joins forces with KBR Media to advance the care economy in Indonesia through a series of podcasts.
Care economy
Pressing for progress: Indonesia’s media drive the care economy forward
The ILO has joined forces with the Alliance of Indonesian Journalists (AJI) Jakarta to mobilize Indonesian mass media in advocating the priorities of the Indonesia Care Economy Roadmap 2025–2045.
Sectoral labour data and statistics
ILO integrates sectoral labour statistics to strengthen access to world of work data
Updated sectoral webpages now combine data from ILOSTAT with key resources on labour standards, policies, and research across major industries — helping constituents, researchers, and policymakers make evidence-based decisions to promote decent work.
Care economy
Media in action: Advancing reporting on care work in Indonesia
The ILO and the Alliance of Indonesian Journalists (AJI) Jakarta jointly conduct a series of media engagement activities to support the implementation of the Indonesia Care Economy Roadmap.
Cultural and Creative Economy
African Union Member State representatives validate joint programme to boost decent work in Africa's creative economy
The African Union, ILO, and UNESCO have launched the CREATE Programme, validated by 29 AU Member States, to promote decent work in Africa’s cultural and creative economy by improving working conditions, expanding social protection, and fostering...
Culture and Creative Economy
African cultural and creative sector sets roadmap for decent jobs and inclusive growth
Government representatives, sectoral unions and employers’ organizations from the Culture and Creative Economy from across Africa joined forces in Johannesburg to develop national roadmaps aimed at promoting decent work and unlocking the full...
Voices against child labour: The ILO trains Kenyan journalists on ethical reporting of child labour
This story highlights a capacity-building initiative by the ILO under the ACCEL Africa project, equipping 23 Kenyan journalists with ethical reporting skills on child labour in supply chains, particularly in the coffee and tea sectors.
Reporting on Labour Migration
Media professionals in Africa equipped to enhance reporting on labour migration
The ILO and FAJ hosted a workshop in Kigali, training over 30 journalists to promote accurate, balanced, and gender-sensitive coverage of labour migration in Africa while strengthening regional collaboration.
African journalists play a crucial role in preventing reversals in the fight against child labour
By: Manuel Odeny - Journalist from Kenya, participant to the "Voices against child labour" training September 25, 2024 – Reporting from Entebbe, Uganda
Webinar
Virtually Bridging Boundaries: Ushering a new era of cross-border labour migration reporting
This webinar organized by the FAIRWAY Programme welcomed students and lecturers from universities in Uganda and Jordan, and professionals journalists around the world, to share their experiences on cross-border journalism.
Prevention of HIV at workplace
Indonesia launches its HIV/AIDS National Action Plan to accelerate the achievement of Ending AIDS by 2030
The ILO supports the Ministry of Manpower developing the National Action Plan on Preventing and Handling HIV/AIDS at Workplace 2024-2028 as a guideline for synergising actions in preventing and handling HIV/AIDS at workplaces in 27 districts and...
Indonesian young workers are still vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and have limited access to social protection
The joint study of ILO and YARSI University maps the vulnerability of young workers to HIV/AIDS and their access to social protection. The study recommends expanding the access of young workers to HIV education programme and social protection.
Innovative HIV e-Learning benefits companies in strengthening HIV workplace programme
The e-Learning platform for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS at the Workplace programme has benefited hundreds of companies. The platform is jointly developed by the ILO and its social partners to improve the existing Manpower Ministry’s...