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Enterprise development

New National Business Development Services Portal connects Bangladesh's entrepreneurs with finance, training and business support services

ILO, SME Foundation and the Ministry of Industries have launched Bangladesh's national Business Development Services (BDS) Portal - a one-stop digital platform connecting entrepreneurs with finance, training, licensing and market information.

Local Employment Partnerships strengthen labour market recovery in Ukraine

The ILO’s Local Employment Partnership approach is helping Ukrainian communities create jobs, address skills shortages and strengthen labour market governance through locally led cooperation.

Skills for employability

Technical and vocational training strengthens core skills for better youth employment in Ethiopia

Through the ILO's Global Skills Programme, technical and vocational education and training instructors are integrating core skills into classroom practice, helping young people build the communication, teamwork, digital, green and problem-solving...

National dialogue set to strengthen TVET governance in Syria

Government, social partners and international organizations discussed ways to strengthen Syria’s TVET system and align skills training with labour market needs.

METI project empowers trade unions to shape inclusive trade and investment policies in Jordan

ILO–EU initiative brings Jordanian workers’ representatives into dialogue on employment-centred trade and investment reforms that support decent work and inclusive growth.

Taking labour migration to the classrooms in Dar es Salaam

Raising youth awareness of labour migration governance, fair recruitment, and regular migration pathways through public lectures that equip students in Dar es Salaam with practical knowledge for informed employment and migration decisions.

2026 World Youth Development Forum

The ILO joins efforts with youth leaders to shape the AI-driven future world of work

On 16 June 2026, over 300 delegates from 120 countries participated in the 2026 World Youth Development Forum-Thematic Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Youth Empowerment, sharing insights and innovations on how AI enhances youth development.

Decent Work and Social Justice

Delivering Impact, Expanding Opportunity

The first half of 2026 has demonstrated that meaningful progress is achieved when people remain at the centre of development.

Tanzania Launches First Migrant Resource Centre to Protect and Empower Migrant Workers

Strengthening protection and support for migrant workers in Tanzania through the launch of the country’s first Migrant Resource Centre, providing accessible services on safe migration, fair recruitment, and reintegration

Digital skills

Digital construction skills for a better future of work

As the construction industry embraces digital transformation, the International Labour Organization and the Government of the Republic of Korea are helping young Filipinos gain the skills needed to thrive in a more technology-driven future.

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers

ILO welcomes the G7 Social Presidency’s initiatives to promote quality jobs and strengthen decent work

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo emphasized the need to anchor ongoing transformations in social justice and respect for fundamental principles and rights at work, thereby creating a level playing field.

Cross-regional dialogue platform launched on social protection for migrant workers along the Asia–Gulf corridor

The launch of the platform, co-chaired by the Philippines and the GCC Executive Bureau, sends a powerful message: effective social protection for migrant workers can only be achieved through dialogue and partnership between countries of origin and...

East and Horn of Africa Labour Attachés Strengthen Capacity to Advance Rights-Based Labour Migration Agreements

Strengthening the capacity of Labour Attachés and Consular Officials from the East and Horn of Africa to negotiate, implement, and monitor rights based bilateral labour migration agreements and better protect migrant workers in Gulf destination...

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work

Empowering women in the leather and footwear sector through skills and opportunity

World Environment Day

Three ways we promote nature-inspired work across the Arab States

This year on World Environment Day, the ILO Regional Office for Arab states is highlighting three examples of how decent work is a central element in the transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.

AfDB Annual Meetings

Productive jobs key to harnessing Africa's demographic dividend, ILO tells AfDB Annual Meetings

During the African Development Bank Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, the International Labour Organization called for productive and decent job creation to be placed at the centre of economic transformation strategies while advancing cooperation with...

From skills to opportunity: How hands-on training is helping youth in Jordan access decent work

The ILO, through the PROSPECTS partnership, is providing young Jordanians and Syrian refugees with practical experience that links to real jobs in a changing labour market and expands opportunities for individuals choosing to return their home...

Creating jobs and technology transfer in Africa by strengthening Japan-ILO partnership

Through its Employment-Intensive Investment Programme, the ILO is tackling protracted crisis, enhancing resilience, addressing poverty and inequality by creating decent work for all.

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO supports youth innovators in Sudan to create jobs and solutions for local challenges

Through the i-UPSHIFT programme, the International Labour Organization brought together 160 young entrepreneurs from refugee and host communities supporting them to showcase innovative solutions and promote inclusive economic opportunities.

New report

AI-driven transformation puts jobs, inequality and skills at a crossroads in the Arab region

A new report outlines diverging AI futures for jobs, growth and inequality in the Arab region. Proactive and inclusive policy measures are needed today, ILO Regional Director Ruba Jaradat says during an Arab Forum for Sustainable Development special...