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Youth Employment

Supporting career pathways for young people in Viet Nam’s green economy

Young people are central to Viet Nam’s green transition. With adequate guidance, training, and other labour market support, they can access green jobs and help shape a more environmentally sustainable economy and society.

Press release

ILO report highlights slowing employment growth in Asia and the Pacific in 2025

A new study by the ILO forecasts that recent global uncertainty will affect the region’s employment outlook for 2025.

German Development Bank and ILO spotlight inclusive green jobs and sustainable development in Jordan

A joint mission to Jordan highlighted the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme's (EIIP) transformative progress in creating green jobs, improving municipal infrastructure, and empowering micro-entrepreneurs to bolster the country's economic...

Global employment forecast downgraded by up to 7 million jobs in 2025 amid rising uncertainty

In its latest update of the ILO World Employment and Social Outlook, the ILO identifies geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions as key factors in a weakened economic outlook, leading to slower job growth.

Employment strategy

Collaborative action drives Timor-Leste's National Employment Strategy forward

The ILO supports Timor-Leste’s key labour actors in reviewing and refining national proposed priority interventions to achieve a sustainable labour market and inclusive growth in the country.

ILO Regional Conference in Addis Ababa

Africa charts path for labour-driven development and inclusive growth

African ministers and stakeholders commit to scaling up employment-intensive infrastructure, linking decent work with inclusive development and climate resilience at landmark ILO conference in Addis Ababa.

Media advisory

ILO to release new 2025 update on global labour market trends

Partnership for sustainable development

ECA and ILO forge partnership to promote social justice and inclusive economic growth in Africa

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and ILO have signed a groundbreaking MoU to advance social justice and inclusive economic growth across Africa. The partnership will focus on job creation, youth and women’s empowerment, social...

Employment in Focus series

Beyond tourism: A policy framework for economic diversification and job creation in the Caribbean

The Caribbean faces persistent employment and economic challenges, due to its overreliance on tourism and demographic challenges. ILO Employment and labour market specialist, Abdelmalik Muhummed explores how National Employment Policies can support...

Impact story

Knitting through uncertainty: How an ILO grant boosted a hosiery business from Eastern Ukraine

When the war forced the Rubizhne Hosiery Manufactory team to flee the Luhansk region in Ukraine, they lost everything: equipment, premises, and raw materials. Yet through support from partners, and through grant assistance from the ILO and others,...

Skills development

Dialogue with private sector highlights collaborative approach to skills development in Bangladesh

Media Advisory

ILO to release comprehensive new index on how generative AI affects jobs worldwide

The report offers the most comprehensive global analysis to date of how generative AI may impact the world of work.

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...

ILO introduces the Self-Assessment Method for Social Dialogue Institutions (SAM-SDI) in Indonesia

A two-day workshop empowers Indonesia’s National and District Tripartite Councils with tools for improving the inclusiveness and effectiveness of their social dialogue institutions.

Employment policy

Vanuatu validates its first National Employment Policy

The policy will help foster skills development, expand employment opportunities and promote an inclusive labour market

policy making

Newly appointed LESCO members undergo capacity building with ILO support in Tanzania

The ILO is working with Tanzania to strengthen LESCO, a national group that helps solve work-related problems by bringing together workers, employers, and government officials.

More than 3.5 million workers potentially affected by the devastating earthquake in Myanmar

A new brief by the ILO reveals that over 3.5 million workers employed in the area hit by Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake face potential income losses of US$36.8 million per day. It calls for urgent support to restore jobs and livelihoods.

Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions

Young and unhappy in the world of work: What can we do about it?

Things should be looking good for young people in the world of work, but they’re not. There’s a growing epidemic of unhappiness among young workers in both the developed and now the developing world. In this podcast, David Blanchflower, a renowned...

Cambodia builds evidence-based policymaking capacity to drive decent work

Training sees government, employers and workers representatives enhance skills to design and implement evidence-based policies.

Project story

Over 1000 Women and youths in Bulawayo to benefit from Financial Education Training

The Business Growth for Young Entrepreneurs component of the SEDWAY project has impacted 1,017 entrepreneurs (668 women and 349 men), generating 2,246 jobs (1,196 for females and 1,050 for males) in the districts of Hauna, Mutare, Mutoko, Karoi,...