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Message at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Bangsamoro Labour Summit, 5 July 2022, Cotabato City, Philippines

ILO, Governments of South Africa and Switzerland launch new Programme

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work

Labour intensive approaches promote social cohesion among host communities and refugees in Sudan

A series of training on the Employment Intensive Investment Programmes (EIIP) approach carried out by the ILO with construction work contractors in Sudan is showing promising results with host and refugee community members finding new employment...

Going green could create 300,000 new jobs for the Turkish economy by 2030

A new report by UNDP and ILO sees dramatic economic benefits in shifting new investment from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources.

ILO Deputy Regional Director for Arab States discusses with the Minister of Social Affairs and Labour in Yemen the opportunities to promote...

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

'Fiji Enterprise Engine' 2022 business accelerator programme launched

The Fiji Enterprise Engine (FEE) business accelerator programme’s latest cohort – ‘FEE-X’ – was officially launched by the Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Hon. Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in Suva today.

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day 2022

Fijian MSMEs celebrated on International Day

Today marks International Day of MSMEs (micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises) – a day dedicated to celebrating the work of local MSMEs who form the backbone of societies globally.

G7 Summit

ILO Director-General warns G7 Summit on great divergence

In his statement to the G7 Summit in Germany, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says pandemic and conflict have widened divergence between industrialized and developing countries. Raises concern over inequalities within countries, including gender...

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Asia still ‘garment factory of the world’ yet faces numerous challenges as industry evolves

A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry.

Labour intensive employment

Creating decent income-earning opportunities for rural communities in Papua New Guinea under road maintenance programme

ILO through the EU-STREIT PNG Programme creates employment opportunities for rural populations in the Sepik region by applying employment-intensive work methods in road maintenance works to improve the access of farming communities to markets.

Launch of the METI programme and first meeting of the Policy Working Group in Jordan

Priorities of Decent Work Country Programme discussed between ILO and Azerbaijan

On June 20, 2022, a conference to discuss priorities and outcomes of the new Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Azerbaijan 2022-2026 was held in Baku.

Joint report

ECLAC and the ILO indicate that the recovery in employment has been slow, partial and uneven in new joint report

In a new joint report, the two UN organizations analyze the effects of and recovery from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the region’s labor markets in 2021, spotlighting the evolution of real wages.

90 youth not in education, employment, or training participate in a modular apprenticeship programme in Zanzibar

120 apprentices have graduated from the first phase of the programme.

ILO and UNICEF launch reports on labour market needs to improve skills training and employment prospects in Lebanon

Two labour market assessments, developed by ILO and UNICEF in collaboration with national and local partners, recommend potential business and training opportunities in Lebanon in response to the compounded crisis in the country.

ILO launches a two-year capacity building partnership with the Ethiopian Investment Commission on ‘enhancing the impact of investment on...

International Labour Conference

ILC 2022: What are the challenges and opportunities for workers?

Paola del Carmen Egusquiza Granda (Peru), Worker Vice-Chairperson of the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference, discusses the challenges and opportunities of this hybrid meeting. In the context of the fragile recovery from the...

ILO facilitates bipartite discussions on strengthening social security system

Workers and employers from four provinces shared their perspectives on the direction of future social security schemes in a series of bipartite meetings.

Our impact, their voices

Getting children out of labour and back to learning

The COVID-19 pandemic took millions of children, like Janny, out of school. The ILO helped them reconnect with their education, friends and future.

Promotion of decent work in the Republic of Uzbekistan

On May 27, 2022, a round table dedicated to the development of a Roadmap for 2022-2023 was held at the National Commission on Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labor on the implementation of a new Decent Work Country Programme in the Republic...