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ETUC and ITUC visit ILO Office for Türkiye to discuss technical assistance for constituents affected by recent earthquakes

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

ILO welcomes G7 commitment to invest in human capital and decent work

G7 labour and employment ministers adopt action plan to tackle major issues facing the world of work.

ILO to address the main challenges facing the world of work in the post-pandemic period at a new edition of the Sustainable Development...

Two events organized by the ILO will be part of the agenda of the sixth meeting of this Forum, and will highlight the current labor challenges and the strategies to be implemented to promote decent work and sustainable development.

ILO highlights importance of skills development and occupational safety and health in the Renovation Wave for Europe

At an event in Brussels, the ILO underlined the need for action to boost skills development to advance the just transition in the construction sector in Europe.

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting 2023

Enhancing work engagement and promoting decent work

Speech by ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo at the G7 Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting held in Kurashiki, Japan (Session 6).

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

Developing an inclusive labour market: Focus on women and youth

Intervention by ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo at the G7 Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting held in Kurashiki, Japan (Session 4).

Employment Promotion – Experience sharing between Sweden and Uzbekistan

18-21 April 2023 – Stockholm. Uzbekistan delegation of ILO tripartite constituents and Senate visited Stockholm to exchange knowledge and experience on the best practices and their application by Arbetsförmedlingen (National public employment...

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General statement to the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC)

New ILO programme visits factory to understand best practices in the apparel sector

ILO team accompany Swiss delegation for a factory visit in Ghana with a sustainable and ethical business model at its core

Skillful and successful through apprenticeship

This is the successful journey of four former apprentices who have become skilled and competent workers with good careers and better lives.

Annual Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF

ILO Director-General statement to the Development Committee

Our impact, their voices

Capacity & connection: The power of women-centred networking

Through the ILO’s Rebuilding Better project, Malaysian entrepreneur Sofea has gained new skills, broadened her business perspectives, and found a community of support from like-minded women.

National Workshop in Egypt

ILO facilitates discussions on promotion of decent work for refugees in Egypt

At a national level workshop, main findings of the ILO's recent baseline study on the access of refugees and asylum seekers to the labour market were discussed with key influencers.

Decent Work Country Programme

ILO, Viet Nam agree on new cooperation framework in employment, social protection, and labour market governance

The document was endorsed by representatives of the Government, workers’ and employers’ organizations and the ILO on 28 March.

Employment-Intensive Employment Programme

ILO promotes labour intensive methods to improve livelihoods of host and refugee communities in Ethiopia

Through an intensive training, the ILO has strengthened the capacity of road construction engineers from Ethiopia’s refugee-hosting districts to apply labour intensive methods to boost socio-economic development through infrastructural development...

Crisis response

Urgent support needed for hundreds of thousands of workers after Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

Devastating earthquakes have destroyed the jobs and businesses of hundreds of thousands of people in Türkiye and Syria. Workers and enterprises urgently need help to rebuild livelihoods and prevent poverty, informality and exploitation.

Labour market insights from the Asia-Pacific Employment Social Outlook 2022

Why the unemployment rate is a weak metric of decent work in Asia and the Pacific

The unemployment rate is widely used internationally to assess the performance of a country’s labour market. However, it is a considerably less useful indicator in the Asia-Pacific region.

Informal economy

Employment, informality and social protection in the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands’ first National Employment Policy is currently under development.

Young Malaysians see how TVET leads to good jobs in Malaysia’s food processing industry

A new campaign launched by ILO and Standard Chartered Foundation encourages young Malaysians to enter Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) education.

Women Empowerment

ILO and PWP launch training on community contracting for Yemeni Women

Women from across Yemen will be trained by the end of two workshops on gender-responsive community contracting