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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Ghana

Young Ghanaians receive training on quality improvement in textile and garment sector

An ILO-GIZ collaboration equips Ghana’s young workers with practical skills to promote quality improvement and advance productivity growth.

Occupational safety and health

Keep an eye on your eye health at work

An estimated 13 million people live with vision impairment linked to their occupations, say the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).

G20 Culture Ministers' Meeting

ILO welcomes G20 Culture Ministers' support for decent work goals

G20 ministers have reiterated their support for decent work in the cultural and creative industries, including alignment with international labour standards, skills training, effective social protection and reinforced channels for dialogue.

Decent work

ILO-UN Women joint programme on decent employment for women in the care economy concludes with recommendations to address care coverage gaps

A high-level policy dialogue on care, decent employment and macroeconomy organized by the ILO and UN Women highlights the need for increased care investment in Nepal for decent employment opportunities for women through gender-responsive care,...

STRENGTHEN2

The STRENGTHEN2 project concluded its third mission to Malawi

Artificial intelligence

Generative AI likely to augment rather than destroy jobs

ILO report assesses the impact of generative artificial intelligence on job quantity and quality.

Labour market

Survey highlights job termination levels and income security challenges in Myanmar

Voluntarily and involuntarily job terminations seen to increase since March 2020 with few dismissed workers receiving statutory severance pay.

Sustainable Development Goal 8

There cannot be decent work for all without decent work for youth

Young people are our hope for a better future, but targeted policies are needed to address the disadvantages they face in the labour market.

ProAgro Ethiopia project conducted the third Amhara Region Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting

Promoting decent jobs and social justice for youth during two-week Academy in Turin

More than 100 participants from around the globe came together in Turin for the first in-person Youth Employment Academy since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Labour market assessment

Myanmar labour market remains fragile in challenging conditions

Labour market metrics including employment levels, job quality and productivity continue to decline with women workers particularly hard hit.

Employment policies

ILO and MOHRSS of China join hands to enhance South-South cooperation and employment policymaking in South-East Asia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) of China launch a project to promote South-South cooperation for full and high-quality employment in South-East Asia.

Press release

Evidence-based policy making: Unravelling opinions from facts in Pacific Island Countries

Training enhances capacity to use evidence and data to shape policies relating to the world of work

ILO and MOHRSS of China join hands to enhance South-South Cooperation and employment policymaking in Southeast Asia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) of China launch a project to promote South-South Cooperation for full and high-quality employment in Southeast Asia.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO calls on G20 for international solidarity to close the global decent work divide

The G20 Labour and Employment Ministers' meeting highlighted the need to sustainably finance social protection, to extend social security to more workers, including in the gig and platform economy, and to address the global skills gap.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO Director-general presentation on Global Employment Trends 2023

In his presentation to the G20 Ministers gathered in Indore (India) on 20-21 July, Gilbert F. Houngbo emphasized the need for creating policy space for decent and productive employment and social protection.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO Director-general presentation on the Antalya G20 Youth Goal

Findings of the ILO and OECD report on progress in 2022 towards achieving the Antalya target, to reduce the share of young people who are most at risk of being permanently left behind by 15 per cent by 2025.

ILO, IFAD and CARE Coalition

New partnership to promote decent work across food systems

The new alliance between ILO, IFAD and CARE will promote decent work and productive employment, with the aim of tackling poverty and inequality in the sector while also promoting sustainable business.

Ground report

Satellite vocational training center brings hope to displaced and local communities in Ethiopia

ILO and its partners are tackling the challenges of limited income generation in Ethiopia's arid eastern region by constructing a satellite vocational training center, providing new job opportunities and essential skills, benefiting both host and...

Action plan for formalization in the Solomon Islands takes shape

Financial inclusion, digitalization, and blended finance identified amongst potential pathways to formality for informal enterprises.