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International migrants are vital force in the global labour market

International migrants are playing a crucial role in the global economy and made up 4.7 per cent of the total global labour force in 2022, with most employed in high-income countries and in key sectors such as services, notably care provision.

Digital economy

International Labour Organization fostering enterprises and shaping Rwanda’s digital future

ILO empowers trainers to drive youth employment, business growth, and digital transformation in Rwanda.

National Strategy on Skills Development for Labour Migration launched in Kenya

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ILO strengthens capacity of South-East Asia policymakers to deliver evidence-based solutions for labour market challenges

The International Labour Organization (ILO) launches an intensive training course designed to address the growing need for evidence-based policymaking in South-East Asia.

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Talent Partnership triple-win for Bangladesh, EU Member States, and migrant workers

The European Union funded EUR 3 million Talent Partnership project was launched today in Dhaka. It will address skills gaps, reduce migration costs, increase opportunities for Bangladeshis and provide skilled workers for the EU labour market.

Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions

Skills for migration and employment: Do we need a new paradigm?

Amid rising labour shortages and with employers struggling to find skilled workers, labour migration, if managed properly, can help widen the pool of available skills. This podcast explains what the ILO is doing to help migrant workers acquire the...

Employment Policy

Tonga advances toward first National Employment Policy

Stakeholders meet to shape a policy that will help create quality employment opportunities and a more resilient and diversified economy in Tonga

METI Project

Towards METI’s project closure: Workshop on sustainable supply chains and financing

The programme for Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Mediterranean (METI) marked the beginning of its final activities on 10th December, celebrating the achievements of this four-year initiative. Participants from...

ILOSTAT blog

Constant turbulence: employment in civil aviation

Measuring green jobs in the context of a just transition

Strategic workshop for building the capacity of employment counsellors in Mauritius

Gender equality

Bangladesh forms inter-ministerial gender and skills taskforce to spearhead gender mainstreaming in employment

Transforming labour and employment in Southern Africa: a look at the latest SADC developments

EMPLOYMENT Podcast: Global challenges – Global solutions

Rising productivity, rising challenges – What’s the impact on income, decent work, and improved livelihoods?

METI 2nd Knowledge-Sharing Workshop: Collaborating to include employment targets in trade and investment policies in Southern Mediterranean...

Care economy

Government of Bangladesh launch Roadmap for Childcare in Bangladesh

ILO and Ministry of Youth and Sport Launch Job Search Club National Programme in Iraq

The programme will work to empower youth with essential job search and employability skills.

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First-of-Its-kind youth and women’s centre opens in Mosul, empowering communities and promoting inclusion

The centre is a collaboration between the ILO, Iraq’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, UNICEF, and the World Bank, offering skills training, sports, and inclusive opportunities for youth and women in Mosul.

What lessons have emerged from India’s digital wage payments ecosystem?

"Employment in focus" Blog

Reflecting on Brazil’s G20 Presidency: Tackling poverty, inequality and financing challenges

Kee Beom Kim, ILO Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist, reflects on the G20 Brazilian Presidency’s initiatives to tackle the challenges of poverty, employment, inequality and financing.