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After helping others, SIYB Trainer builds confidence to open her own business

Ashwani Pramodrao Khatale, Sri Sai Samarth Banking Kiosk – India

Opening a medical lab in a rural community during COVID-19 times

Mora Ghatas, Care Lab- Egypt

From Fahmida’s creative hands to the international fashion stage

Fahmida Sultana, Style Fyle – Bangladesh

Finding a niche in the market through SIYB – Marmiland Baku’s healthy baked goods and desserts

Amalia Ibrahimova, Marmiland Baku – Azerbaijan

Prepared for any eventuality: transforming business as usual to a COVID-19 reality

Sidhartha Sharma, The Chocolate Room – India

Herat’s growing rug factory: creating jobs for 30 women in Afghanistan

Farima Azimi, Herat Rug Swing Factory - Afghanistan

ILO presented report on Women and Work in Uzbekistan: Towards Gender Equality and Decent Work for All

Uzbekistan has taken significant steps to improve women’s situation in the world of work, yet gender gaps remain. Gender-equitable socioeconomic development will require promoting decent work and a social protection floor for all, and addressing...

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Success Stories 2020

Partnerships between Public Employment Services and Employer and Business Membership Organizations save jobs and help enterprises remain...

On 7 October 2020, ILO Moscow conducted the second of five training webinars devoted to the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work. PES representatives and practitioners from the Commonwealth of Independent States,...

New Zealand and ILO launch NZ$ 3 million project for remittance dependent communities in South-Eastern Myanmar to cope with COVID 19...

Responding to the unprecedented crisis and pressing needs created by COVID-19 outbreak in Myanmar particularly in disaster and conflict-affected areas, the New Zealand Aid Programme and International Labour Organisation (ILO) technical team in...

Gender Wage Gap is 15.6% in Turkey, according to the joint study by ILO Turkey Office and TURKSTAT

On a webinar on 30 September 2020, the ILO Office for Turkey and TURKSTAT revealed that gender wage widens as age increases and educational level decreases.

A time for collaboration and partnerships for building more inclusive, resilient and peaceful societies amid the COVID-19 crisis

Labour Overview in Latin America and the Caribbean

ILO: 34 million jobs lost by the COVID-19 crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean

The pandemic has led to a drastic contraction in employment and income in the region, but signs of an early recovery suggest the situation could begin to improve in the coming weeks.

ILO: 34 million jobs lost in Latin America and the Caribbean due to crisis

COVID-19 leaves behind a drastic contraction in employment and income in the region. Signs of an early recovery suggest that millions could return to seek employment in the coming weeks, highlighted the ILO in a new edition of its Labour Overview.

Women in business and management

Call to Action: Employers Confederation of the Philippines leads call for diversity and inclusion at the center of business leadership

INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS

ILO supports better performance of the dairy sector in Egypt

The ILO and the Chamber of Food Industries (CFI), member of Egypt’s offical employer organization, the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) collaborate to enhance the performance of the dairy value chain in Egypt by engaging key market actors.

Future of work in a healthier and more resilient environment

By Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2020 National Productivity Conference Webinar Series, 24 September 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Productive employment and decent work in Uzbekistan in the post-COVID-19 period

A range of response measures undertaken by Uzbekistan to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, facilitates strong and fast labour market recovery echo the ILO’s four-pillar policy framework to combat COVID-19. This was stated by the participants of the...

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

COVID-19 leads to massive labour income losses worldwide

A new ILO analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 reveals a “massive” drop in labour income and a fiscal stimulus gap that threatens to increase inequality between richer and poorer countries.

Media Advisory: ILO to launch new Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean in times of COVID-19

The International Labour Organization (ILO) invites journalists to a virtual press conference on the latest employment data for Latin America and the Caribbean.