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International Year of Cooperatives

ILO Rural Development Academy 2025 highlights social and solidarity economy approaches

The 2025 ILO Academy on Rural Development held a session on the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The participants explored how the SSE can advance decent work and inclusive rural development through global perspectives and country experiences...

Tourism

Community-based tourism in Jaflong: creating jobs and nurturing nature

The ILO, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Tourism Board, has helped launch a community-based tourism (CBT) model in Jaflong that welcomes visitors to experience the vibrant Khasi cultural heritage while ensuring community ownership and equitable...

The empowering journey of a young Timorese cooperative leader and entrepreneur

Through various skills training programmes, a young Timorese cooperative leader has transformed his life and empowered his community toward greater economic resilience and inclusion.

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.

Skills development

Timor-Leste takes a major step toward agroforestry advancement

The launch of the Agroforestry Sector Working Group marks a major step in uniting government institutions, development partners and stakeholders to strengthen Timor-Leste’s agroforestry sector.

Digitalization and financial inclusion

ILO and AFTECH join forces to boost financial access for dairy farmers through digital innovation

The ILO and its social partners extend digital financial inclusion efforts to diverse agricultural value chains in Indonesia.

Podcast

How rural youth are redefining agriculture in Africa

Voices story | Labour market data

How my data collection work empowers Ghana’s farmers

Kalian Sampoa Gumah shares a day in her life as a survey enumerator in Ghana, collecting data from farming households and farm workers to inform employment policies and empower rural communities.

Cooperatives

ILO and partners present roadmap to strengthen rural cooperatives and advance formalization of the rural economy in Chile

Maputo to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in Mozambique’s forestry sector

Our impact, their voices

From tradition to transformation: A young Timorese farmer’s journey into vanilla cultivation

Demenicio Dodi, a young Timorese farmer, is harnessing the potential of vanilla to uplift not only his own life, but that of his community and nation.

Oil palm employers complete assistance programme on labour standards compliance with support from the ILO and Cargill

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with Cargill, has certified 18 companies that successfully completed the Palma al día: virtual assistance for employers programme.

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.

Skills development

ILO and EU continue to advance vanilla farming in Timor-Leste with practical training on curing, quality and markets

The Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project continues to support vanilla farming in Timor-Leste, aiming to build a more competitive and sustainable vanilla industry.

Community development

PROSPER Project kicks off with strong governance and clear goals

The Project will directly engage 40 communities, support 500 households, and positively impact over 2,500 individuals, laying the foundation for resilient, community-driven development.

ILO Voices | Rural economy

I am reviving patchouli farming in Aceh, Indonesia

In Indonesia, the ILO’s Promise II Impact project is facilitating access to digital financial services and financial training. The goal is to help small and medium-sized enterprises — like that of patchouli oil producer Teuku Razuan — build...

JobAgri workshop pushes for stronger agri-employment policies in Ghana

The JobAgri Ghana project is helping align agriculture and employment policies to boost decent work and productivity. A workshop in Accra brought together stakeholders to validate findings and chart the way forward for more inclusive, coherent...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Brewing a safer tomorrow by expanding social protection for Indonesian coffee farmers

The ILO Vision Zero Fund and Nestlé Indonesia jointly promote a greater access to social security benefits for coffee farmers in Tanggamus district, Lampung.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2025

Indonesia first to adapt updated ILO code of practice on safety and health in forestry work

Millions of Indonesian forestry workers are set to benefit from the adaption and integration of this updated ILO code of practice into its national framework.

Coffee and social protection: moving towards formalisation A workshop by the ILO and GIZ prompts reflection on how to improve social...

On the occasion of Labour Day, the tripartite dialogue held in Huila is highlighted for advancing discussions on a social protection system for coffee growers in Colombia.