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Just transition

The International Labour Organization launches a new project on just transition and formal economy in Timor-Leste

ILO supports Timor-Leste’s economic transitions caused by climate change and other global trends that align with local reality and expectation.

Opinion editorial (Op-Ed)

Spark change to secure our future

August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day. Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines explains that the challenges youth and indigenous peoples face require collective...

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024

Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate

New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.

STRENGTHEN2

Building capacity for employment impact assessment and policy simulation techniques in Senegal

Skills and Industry

Aligning Skills with Industry Needs: Workshop Contributes to Rwanda's Sectoral Skills Development Initiative

Generative AI could transform millions of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean but digital divide poses challenges

Up to half of the jobs in the region for which GenAI could improve productivity – some 17 million – are hindered by gaps in digital access and infrastructure, according to a new ILO and World Bank study.

Digital Economy

Rwanda Champions Platform and Gig Workers' Rights: Workshop Paves the Way for a Fairer Digital Economy

Global youth leaders converge at 2024 Youth Digital Leaders Campus in China to drive innovation

From 16 to 20 July 2024, the Youth Digital Leaders Campus of the 2024 World Youth Development Forum was successfully held in Guangzhou, China. The Campus brought together youth digital leaders from 19 countries and experts in entrepreneurship and...

New report highlights achievements of Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions

The first progress report on the initiative shows headway on the path to overcoming the global jobs gap and extending social protection.

ILO Launches New EU-funded Regional Programme for Youth NEETs in Southern Mediterranean

The ILO held an online launching event for the EU-funded regional Youth NEET programme in the Southern Mediterranean region, a ground-breaking initiative designed to support young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

Skilled labour migration

ILO and EU sign the Talent Partnership Project Agreement to promote skilled labour mobility between Bangladesh and European Union Member...

Talent Partnership programme aims to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between Bangladesh and EU Member States on skilled labour migration.

METI Project

Creating more and better jobs through trade and investment in Jordan

The Policy Working Group of the EU-funded Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment (METI) project gathered to discuss the employment and trade impact of an investment project, as well as the opportunities and challenges for creating more...

Employment summit

Philippines inks covenant, paves way for decent work

The National Employment Summit culminated with a signing of an Employment Covenant to support a 10-year national masterplan that will boost national and local economic growth, decent work, and green jobs in the Philippines.

National Conference of Employers

Job opportunities in green, digital and care

Employers tackle megatrends in the Philippines and their effects on investment, employment and sustainability, including artificial intelligence and key policies.

Disability and work

Look at me: ILO training opens doors for young people in Thailand to pursue careers

With his hair dyed orange, Thanakorn Suddai said he wanted to become a barber. As a person with a hearing disability, Suddai learned to cut hair thanks to the ILO-supported hairdressing training, which used visual demonstrations and sign language as...

Safety and health 4 all

Empowering safe and inclusive work environments: Lesotho's commitment to labour standards

ILOSTAT blog

Who powers the public sector?

Delve into the characteristics and working conditions of public servants delivering essential goods and services and the public sector's impact on addressing labour market inequalities.

Global challenges - Global solutions podcast

The Silver Tsunami: Are older workers the wave of the future?

There’s a new trend in the world of work. It’s called the “Silver Tsunami’, and it means more people are working past retirement age, either because they want to or because they must, to make ends meet. So, what are the implications of this trend...

Press release

ILO Deputy Director-General to meet with Indonesia’s key labour actors to discuss a wide range of employment issues

The first official visit of ILO Deputy Director-General, Celeste Drake, to Indonesia to witness the contributions and relevance of the ILO-Indonesia programme cooperation and to stimulate dialogue and workforce planning in the era of AI.

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Breaking the Cycle: Kyabanati's Fight Against Child Labour