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Azerbaijan shared its experience with Kyrgyzstan on e-labour contracts

At the request of the Kyrgyz Republic, Azerbaijan shared its experience on e-labour contracts.

Informal economy

Fiji’s western artists prepare for potential disruptions from cyclones

ILO and UNDP are currently working with business development providers such as MSME Fiji, the Itaukei Affairs Trust Board, Green House Co-Working, Vou Fiji and the Fiji Enterprise Engine to roll out BCP training to a large cohort of MSME’s. Through...

Social health protection

1.6 billion across Asia and the Pacific lack access to social health protection

Ground-breaking new report on the extension of social health protection in Asia and the Pacific highlights shortfalls of existing schemes and need for wider access to health care services.

Knowledge exchange on formalisation between BRICS and CIS

From 2 November 2021 to 9 December 2021, tripartite constituents and academic partners from the BRICS and the CIS countries exchanged experiences in transitioning to formality organised by the International Labour Organization (ILO), with the...

Opening address at the Inception Workshop: Baseline Study and Sectoral Assessment of Working Conditions in the Rural Sectors

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Inception Workshop: Baseline Study and Sectoral Assessment of Working Conditions in the Rural Sectors, 3 December 2021, Manila, Philippines

Global Media Competition: Online anthology on Migrant Domestic Workers

Since 2015, the International Labour Organization and its partners have organized an annual Global Media Competition on labour migration to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.

Joint report

ECLAC and ILO call for urgent measures to support the labour reintegration of women and youth in Latin America

In a new joint report, the two UN organizations indicate that in the medium term it will be necessary to rebuild more resilient labour markets and foster formalization.

Press release

ILO supports micro, small and medium enterprises leverage reopening of borders in Fiji

With Fiji’s international borders opening up to tourists this week and hundreds of businesses around the country having safely resumed operations, there has been a high demand for Business Development Services by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...

New report identifies drivers of informality in Iraq’s labour market

The report was developed in partnership between the Government, ILO, UNDP, IOM, UN Women, the European Union, the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research and the Cash and Livelihoods Consortium for Iraq.

Business Environment Reform and Social Dialogue training, 18 November 2021.

The European Commission together with the ILO provided a training on Decent Work and Social Dialogue in Business Environment Reforms. This training was held on 18 November and brought together EU officials and EU delegations from partner...

EESE tripartite workshop in Centrafrican Republic - 5 November 2021.

The tripartite partners, under the Joint Consultative Commission for Improving Business Environment, confirm their support for promoting an enabling environment and improving key barriers, as identified in the ILO Report and Action plan.

ILO contributes to an International Cooperative Week event on women cooperative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

On November 19, 2021, SEWA Cooperative Federation, WIEGO and International Cooperative Alliance - Asia-and-Pacific (ICA-AP) organized a global webinar titled ‘Rebuilding an Inclusive World in the Wake of the Pandemic: Women Cooperatives Lead the...

Caribbean Ministers of Labour decide on priority issues to address at upcoming International Labour Conference

ILO-hosted virtual event provides platform to discuss world of work deficits faced by region

Informal Economy

Digital employment marketplace a game changer for Vanuatu

The initiative was technically supported and funded by the United Nations joint Informal Economies Recovery Project, based on a proposal received from the Vanuatu Tripartite Labour Advisory Council.

The tourism sector

ILO research highlights massive COVID-19 impact on tourism employment in Asia and the Pacific

Asia–Pacific tourism industry left reeling from job losses, deterioration in work quality and shifts towards increased informality.

CIS countries shared progress on transition to formality during the inter-regional dialogue with the BRICS

On 16 November 2021, representatives of the tripartite constituents from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan discussed the progress on transitioning to the formal economy with their BRICS counterparts during the BRICS-CIS...

ILO conducts training of business formalization coaches to help young agri-entrepreneurs formalize their businesses

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Latin America and the Caribbean

ILO announces winners of the 2nd ILO Skills Challenge Innovation Call on e-formality and skills development

Winning proposals offer innovative solutions for labour formalization in Latin America and the Caribbean through new technologies and skills development.

Informal Economy

Creative associations in Fiji establish formal partnership with National Private Sector Organization and starts mentoring programme

The initiative was technically supported and funded by the United Nations joint Informal Economies Recovery Project.