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Paving the way to inclusive rural development in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste needs to promote sustainable, inclusive employment and growth in its rural areas, where 70 per cent of the population live, if it is to achieve its development targets. To help, an ILO infrastructure project is finding work for women and...
Inauguration of Maliana – Saburai rural road in Bobonaro Municipality
TThe Ministry of Public Works (MPW), inaugurated one of its rehabilitated core rural roads, the Maliana – Saburai road in Bobonaro Municipality.
Promoting decent work and road safety for truck drivers of GMS countries
Governments, employers and workers from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) agree to enhance decent work by promoting social dialogue, skills development and cross-border coordination in road freight transport.
R4D celebrates Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2017
Four awards were presented during the commemoration of the Women's Entrepreneurship Day 2017 in Timor-Leste for local contractors who have shown leadership in promoting women's socio-economic empowerment in the rural roads programme in Timor-Leste.
R4D-SP Capacity Development Workshop: Building the capacity of rural roads sector of Timor-Leste
The Roads for Development (R4D) Program of Timor-Leste conducted a one-day workshop on 24 August in Dili to discuss the Capacity Development Framework for Phase 2 of the R4D program. More than 100 stakeholders involved in Timor-Leste’s rural roads...
ILO supported SNRTP Project organizes Annual Progress Review and Planning Workshop
The International Labour Organization (ILO) supported Strengthening National Rural Transport Programme (SNRTP) organized its annual progress review and planning workshop for its 36 working districts.
Indian government and the ILO jointly-launch ‘Aarambh’ – a unique app to maintain rural roads
The application’s usage aims at enhancing the service delivery of the state level institutions in planning and implementing performance based rural roads maintenance contracts.
EU, ILO and Timorese Government sign agro-forestry project worth EUR 12.2 Million
Representatives from the European Union (EU), the ILO and the Timor-Leste Government signed an agreement of € 12.2 million for a rural development project to be developed by 2021 in six municipalities in the country.
Opening Remarks at the Signing Partnership Agreement for the Enhancing Rural Access Agro Forestry (ERA Agro-Forestry) Project of Timor-Leste
By Michiko Miyamoto, Director of ILO for Indonesia and Timor-Leste at Signing Partnership Agreement for the Enhancing Rural Access Agro Forestry (ERA Agro-Forestry) Project of Timor-Leste
Speech by the MPWTC Director General Sr. Jose Piedade at the Launch of Roads for Development (R4D) Programme Phase II of Timor-Leste
Official Launch of Phase 2 of Roads for Development Program & Inauguration of the Same-Grotu Road, Manufahi Municipality
Speech by His Excellency Gastão Francisco de Sousa, Minister, Ministry of Public Works
Speech by the Ambassador of the Australian Embassy in Timor Leste His Excellency Peter Doyle at the Launch of Roads for Development (R4D)...
Launch of the Roads for Development (R4D) Phase 2 and Inauguration of R4D Road in Same of Timor-Leste
The Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications (MPWTC) launched Phase II of the Government of Timor-Leste’s key programme in the rural roads sector – the Roads for Development Programme (R4D) – in Same, Manufahi. As part of the launch,...
The first local woman recruited to manage construction site administration
A key objective of the Roads for Development Programme (R4D) in Timor-Leste is to build capacities of local contract companies to stimulate the growth of a strong local contractors’ industry.
Women are capable of working on rural road works
The Roads for Development Programme (R4D) utilises ‘labour-based technologies’ in the rehabilitation and maintenance of rural roads in Timor-Leste. To date 500,000 labour days have been generated for local labourers – 150,000 labour days for women...
ILO’s rural road programme in Timor-Leste is featured by European Union
The works of ILO’s rural roads development programme in Timor-Leste called Enhancing Rural Access (ERA), funded by the European Union, has been featured in the new inspiring video on European Union – Timor-Leste Cooperation.
The current reality and future of work, in India and beyond
MOLE-IHD-ILO public lecture by Ms Sandra Polaski, Deputy Director-General (Policy), ILO, Geneva
Rail unions focus on organising and promoting ILO conventions
Around 40 leaders from railway unions in Eastern Europe and Central Asia met with ILO experts and senior ITF representatives in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 September to 1 October to discuss organising and the promotion of ILO conventions throughout the...
Impact Stories
ERA Stories: Opening up remote communities in Timor-Leste
Sitting on a brand new motorbike, in front of his newly constructed house, Gilberto Baptista, a busy motorcycle taxi driver, admits he owes all his recent good fortune to the newly rehabilitated Leohitu road, Timor-Leste.
New strategy seeks to reinvigorate Bangladeshi apprenticeship system
The need to popularise apprenticeships and the benefits that this will have for both the workforce and the Bangladesh economy were discussed at a high level consultation held today