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Three essential questions

What are the proven means to reduce informality?

In our series of interviews with leading researchers, economists and policymakers, we interviewed Professor Ioana Alexandra Horodnic, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, Romania on how...

Labour Overview 2022 for Latin America and the Caribbean

Informality and working poverty weigh down labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean

Unemployment rate fell to 7.2 per cent in 2022, but job quality problems persist as inflation impacts wage levels. It is a complex and uncertain scenario, says new edition of Labour Overview report.

Opening address at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Executive course for regional managers on strategic compliance planning, 6 February 2023, Manila, Philippines

Good Practices: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains

ACCEL Africa documented 14 good practices in the fight against child labour, which emerged from the ACCEL Africa project implementation in 6 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. Hayat Osseiran, International Consultant,...

Japan International Labour Foundation reaches out to hundreds of informal workers in South East Asia using ILO’s orientation and learning...

The ILO’s Our.COOP tools provide an opportunity to train informal workers on the values of collaboration through cooperatives.

Sectoral Collective Agreements and Prevention of Informal Employment - a meeting of trade unions of Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan

On January 24, 2023, a technical working meeting was held online to validate the results of the analysis of the collective agreements of the sectoral trade unions of the two countries. The analysis focused on preventing the transition of formal jobs...

SCORE Phase IV in Bolivia will launch in 2023 the new ILO training programme: Formalize Your Business

ILO's SCORE Phase IV Project in Bolivia, in partnership with the ILO's Enterprise Formalization Team in Geneva and partners in the country, will implement the adapted Formaliza Tu Negocio programme to promote a route to formalization for MSMEs in...

Uzbekistan: household survey to measure informal employment

Tashkent, Uzbekistan: On January 17-19, 2023, employees of research institutes and representatives of social partner organizations of Uzbekistan took part in a training workshop on international standards of labour statistics.

SCORE Bolivia welcomes new learnings and perspectives on Bolivia's food heritage and decent work

An ILO, MIGA and HUB4MA delegation participated in the Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022 event in Turin last year. Thank to this, they now adopt new perspectives to promote the Bolivian culinary heritage through a decent work lens.

ILO in Bolivia promotes greener and more sustainable businesses through new SCORE for Climate Action module

SCORE Trainers in Bolivia received training on new topics and virtual tools to support small businesses adopt processes and practices that are sustainable, green and inclusive

How dialogue can help address challenges to informality for refugees and host communities in Kenya

Following the release of an assessment report by ILO PROSPECTS, government, employers and informal workers representatives agree on strategies to support the transition to formality, advance inclusive economic development and sustainable livelihoods.

ILO launches an innovative approach to facilitate enterprise formalization in Cabo Verde

With 8 out of 10 economic units operating in the informal economy globally, what can countries do to promote the transition to formality and improve the livelihoods of billions? Which enterprises are most likely to formalize?

Partners in the Kyrgyz Republic are trained in strategic planning for the development of the National Programme for the transition from the...

On December 14-15, 2023, in Bishkek, more than 30 members of the interagency working group took part in a training seminar on strategic planning, during which they analyzed political and legal measures aimed at reducing the informal economy...

Opening address at the Strategic planning for gender mainstreaming in the promotion of compliance to labour standards and OSH in the rural...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Strategic planning for gender mainstreaming in the promotion of compliance to labour standards and OSH in the rural sectors, 14 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Labour Agenda

Message at the launch of the 15-point Labour Agenda by trade unions

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the 15-point Labour agenda by Philippine trade unions and workers’ organizations, 13 December 2022, Manila, Philippines

Undeclared work

Turning Moldova “white” – The Moldovan government takes bold steps to encourage the formalization of employment

With ILO assistance, the Government of Moldova is developing innovative and ambitious policies for combating undeclared work, including a voucher system for occasional workers in agriculture, subsidy of social security contributions and by...

ILO and DTI accelerate digital entrepreneurship trainings for 2023

The ILO and DTI will accelerate digital entrepreneurship training for increased productivity, improved safety of small and informal enterprises across the Philippines under the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project funded by the Government of Japan.

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ILO Constituents Re-affirm the Importance of Social Dialogue as a path towards formalization and Decent Work for Youth in the Middle East...

The ILO Constituents agreed to a framework for action in the region on the 2nd day of the first regional meeting of the Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Project, which took place in...

Promoting gender-sensitive business environment reform is key to advancing women’s entrepreneurship development and decent work

While governments must create conditions for an enabling business environment, public and private stakeholders should be increasingly involved in ensuring women’s representation in the reform process.

ILO COOP Participates in the CECOP Lights On Research Launch Conference in Italian

On November 24, 2022, the European Confederation of Industrial and Service cooperatives (CECOP) launched the Italian translation of the report that documents how workers’ and social cooperatives can assist workers and enterprises in the transition...