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The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder celebrated the successes of his colleagues in Africa

The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) ended this Wednesday, September 7, 2022, a 48-hour visit to Côte d'Ivoire that allowed him to bid farewell to Africa after ten years at the head of the institution.

Solidarity message at the Sentro ng Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) National Fish Workers’ Congress

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the Sentro ng Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) National Fish Workers’ Congress,...

Labour Overview 2022

Low growth and global crisis slow job recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

The regional unemployment rate reached 7.9 per cent and returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the labour outlook in the region, also affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine, may be complicated by greater informality and working poverty, says the...

Digital training to boost productivity, safety of enterprises

A new agreement between the ILO and DTI, will increase productivity, improve safety of small and informal enterprises across the country through digital training under the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project funded by the Government of Japan.

Message at the DTI-ILO Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony of the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the DTI-ILO Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony of the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project, 26 August 2022, Manila, Philippines

Opening address at the Monitoring, evaluation and learning workshop for workers’ organizations

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Monitoring, evaluation and learning workshop for workers’ organizations, 2 August 2022, Manila, Philippines

Labour markets and the impact of skills recognition

Highlighting the launch of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and graduation of the first batch batch of workers through this programme, the article explains the challenges and future of RPL in Kenya.

Regional Director meets trade union leaders empowered to 'work in freedom'

Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, ILO’s Regional Director for Asia and Pacific, met the women working with the Work in Freedom programme, who shared their struggles and victories from the COVID-19 pandemic

Child labour

To fight child labour in Burkina Faso, education stakeholders built their capacities in Koudougou

The Permanent Secretariat of the Accelerated Schooling Strategy (Stratégie de Scolarisation Accélérée/Passerelle - SSA/P) of the Ministry of Education, Literacy and promotion of National Languages of Burkina Faso strengthen its action against child...

Trade unions look into reducing informality

On July 5-6, 2022, a training workshop was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on workers' organizations and unionization of workers in the informal economy.

Rapid Assessment of the Situation of Informal Workers in Tajikistan

Rapid Assessment of the Situation of Informal Workers was presented to the National Tripartite Commission in Dushanbe on 7 July 2022. The documents underlines the the need for a set of comprehensive legal, policy, awareness raising and enforcement...

Social dialogue and formalization

New ILO project works towards formalizing Lebanon’s economy through tripartite social dialogue

The Lebanon arm of the multi-country project held a two-day workshop to explore the requirements of transitioning from the informal to the formal economy in the crisis-hit country.

Federation of Trade Unions of Kyrgyzstan on social protection and informal employment

On June 30, 2022, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a meeting of the Republican Tripartite Commission for the regulation of social and labour relations was held. During the meeting, the position of workers' organizations was presented on key indicators of the...

The New Youth Employment Report is out!

Workers and producers in the informal economy: A global perspective and the ILO recommendation

By Mr Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Webinar series on women’s economic empowerment, 24 June 2022, Manila, Philippines

A blueprint for equality

Fighting inequalities in a changing world of work

Opening address at the National presentation and validation of baseline study and sectoral assessment and tripartite strategic compliance...

By Ms Diane Lynn Respall, Programme Officer delivered on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National presentation and validation of baseline study and sectoral assessment and tripartite...

Towards Fair and Sustainable Global Supply Chains: Promoting Decent Work for Invisible Workers in South Asia”

Special address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at a knowledge sharing workshop organized by the Sustainable Global Supply Chains project

Our impact, their stories

Fighting for rights and the future of ‘chikankari’

From making beautiful embroideries to lending a helping hand to others during the COVID-19 pandemic, Uzma Jalees is determined that the rights of home-based workers should be recognized and indigenous artforms like Chikankari promoted.

Opening address at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving occupational safety and health in...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving...