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The road to employment and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
Lack of access to schools, marketplaces and hospitals is a challenge for communities in Timor-Leste, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. An ILO initiative to rehabilitate rural roads is helping break their isolation, provide jobs and improve...
Honey and cheese cooperatives created in Cahul district in Moldova, with ILO’s support
In Cahul district, Moldova, the public-private Local Employment Partnership (LEP) funded by the ILO and local stakeholders, supported the creation of two cooperatives processing honey and cheese.
The ERA Agro-Forestry Project closes 3rd Batch training programme and launches new trial contracts in Timor-Leste
The training of contractors, engineers and supervisors is critical in facilitating access and market linkages within rural agroforestry communities in Timor-Leste. The ILO in partnership with the Ministry of Public Works has implemented this with...
The African Union Ten Year Action Plan on Child Labour plan moves toward implementation
The African Union (AU) is initiating discussions with stakeholders on the implementation of African Union’s Ten Year Action Plan to Eradicate Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery (2020-2030) adopted during the AU Summit...
The African Union Ten Year Action Plan on Child Labour plan moves toward implementation
The African Union (AU) is initiating discussions with stakeholders on the implementation of African Union’s Ten Year Action Plan to Eradicate Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery (2020-2030) adopted during the AU Summit...
ILO COOP 100 Interview
ILO COOP 100 Interview with Mr. Upali Herath, a cooperative practitioner from Sri Lanka
Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...
The European Union and National Authorising Officer visit Lariguto-Builale road linking agro-forestry communities of Timor-Leste
The European Union (EU) supports ERA Agro-Forestry Project which provides sustainable livelihoods and access to markets to Timor-Leste’s rural agro-forestry communities through road access.
ILO COOP 100 Interview
Hans Lind, Interim Country Representative for Colombia and Senior Advisor on Cooperative Development at We Effect
Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...
ILO COOP participates in a webinar as part of an online training on My.COOP – Managing your agricultural cooperative
The 2020 edition of the online My.COOP training of trainers (ToT) workshop is taking place from 1 June to 7 August, with the participation of 25 people from Africa, Asia and Europe.
ILO and JICA Co-organize Online Study Session on Child Labour and Business
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly organised an online study Session on Child Labour and Business on how to strengthen the collaboration in the area of child labour in order to...
Interview with Michele Pellegrini: The experience of a social cooperative, Cadore in Italy
The ILO and its International Training Centre in Turin, mark ten-years of organizing the Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). Since 2010, more than 1,200 participants from all continents participated in the 11 editions of the academy....
Interviews: Covid-19 in the wood furniture manufacturing sector Viet Nam
We have been keeping in touch with SCORE Trained enterprises around the globe to see how Covid-19 is impacting their business & how they are taking care of workers. Used to looking for ways to overcome challenges, most companies are optimistic that...
A new ILO training programme on activating agricultural cooperatives in the elimination of child labour piloted in Tanzania
The new training programme was developed to strengthen the capacities of cooperatives as part of ILO’s projects on the elimination of child labour in multiple African countries.
Japan supports ILO and Mozambique in socio-economic recovery after cyclone Idai
The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 545,454 to ILO’s response to cyclone devastation in Mozambique. This support will help restore damaged rural roads and create local jobs, providing better access and improving resilience in the Manica...
“This is evidence of what strong partnerships can achieve”
Mutoko District, east of the capital Harare, is known for growing varieties of horticultural products. There is a glut of the produce every season, which affects prices and the farmers suffer heavy losses. With ILO support, an anchor enterprise has...
Training of Trainers on Start.Coop is carried out towards building a sustainable vanilla sector in Madagascar
Twenty trainers were trained on the Start.Coop training modules and methodologies as part of an ILO project to advance decent work and fight against child labour in the vanilla sector in Madagascar.
Fifteen new trainers on My.Coop were trained and 36 coffee cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico benefited from My.Coop training
A series of My.Coop training workshops were carried out to support the economic recovery of the earthquake-affected communities in the State of Chiapas.
Youth entrepreneurship for rural development in Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation
On 18-19 February 2020, the Astrakhan Region hosted a kick-off conference on the joint Astrakhan Region Public Employment Service (PES) and the ILO pilot youth employment programme.
Strengthening cooperatives towards socio-economic development in Timor-Leste
The ILO conducted a training workshop with members of a union-supported cooperative in Timor-Leste on how to establish cooperatives based on community needs and how to put cooperative principles into practice.
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