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ILO, USDOL launch new project to support rural workers

Men and women rural workers will benefit from a new ILO, USDOL partnership to support COVID-19 recovery through decent work, and improve health and safety at work, gender equality and labour law compliance in agriculture, fishing and mining in the...

Opening address at the launch of the ILO USDOL project on Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO USDOL project on Improving workers’ rights in the rural sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on women, 11 August 2021, Manila, Philippines

Businesses struggle to build back from the Beirut blast

A year on from the blast that devastated large parts of Beirut, the ILO is working to help small businesses across the Lebanese capital affected by the explosion. Many were already struggling to survive due to COVID-19 anti-infection measures and...

Media Advisory

ILO, USDOL to launch new project to support rural workers

The ILO with the support from the United States Department of Labor is launching a new project in the Philippines to improve compliance with labour laws, occupational safety and health and gender equality in rural sectors covering agriculture,...

Our impact, Their voices

Decent work along the supply chains: Nurturing women’s entrepreneurship in Nepal

A step towards formalization of women-led, small and micro home-based enterprises in Nepal’s supply chains helps business and workers alike.

ThrivePH Media Advisory

UN to launch joint research findings on gender-responsive, resilient MSMEs

The Philippines endures the world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown halting operations of businesses and enterprises that led economic slowdown with severe implications for micro, small and medium enterprises. Yet, there are emerging opportunities to...

The ILO holds a virtual validation workshop to discuss the report on informality in refugee settlements and host communities in Nakivale...

On 8 July 2021, a draft version of the report “Diagnosis on informality in targeted intervention areas of the PROSPECTS programme in Uganda” was discussed in a multi-stakeholder validation workshop. The report intends to assess drivers of...

Informal Economy

Cainton Milroy – One Tech-Savvy Entrepreneur’s Mission to Digitalize Vanuatu

This month we sat down with Informal Economies Recovery Project partner, Cainton Milroy – an ambitious young software engineer, entrepreneur and self-confessed coffee addict from Vanuatu. He spoke to us about his role in organizing Vanuatu’s first...

Informal Economy

Diary of a Project Coordinator: Katrina Ma'u Fatiaki’s Observations from the COVID-Free Kingdom of Tonga

Katrina has put down some of her interesting observations in the form of a diary entry, to give us a snapshot of what the Informal Economies Recovery Project is doing on the ground in Tonga, and what life is looking like at the moment, as COVID...

Informal Economy

Tonga’s first ever tapa trade show to commence in August

The newly-formed Tonga National Tapa-making Workers' Association [TNTWA] plans to inaugurate the association with the country’s first-ever Tapa Trade Show. Organized in partnership with the Tonga Public Service Association, TNTWA was formed through...

Informal Economy

Informal sector workers in Vanuatu to have a voice

An initiative led by the Vanuatu Association of Public Employees Trade Union (VAPSE) and the Vanuatu National Workers Union (VNWU), aims to formalise existing informal sector associations, particularly those in the creative and agriculture sectors,...

Informal Economy

19 local business trainers in Fiji introduced to ILO’s Community Based Enterprise Development (C-BED) tools

In an effort to strengthen Business Development Services (BDS) in Fiji, the ILO organised and delivered a Training of Facilitators (ToF) on 1st June 2021.

COVID-19 and the World of Work

One voice: supporting Fijian visual artists influence national covid-19 recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed and magnified the creative industries’ pre-existing volatility. Due to the complex nature of their work, artists and cultural professionals are particularly affected and lockdown measures around the world directly...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

Leave no one behind! Making covid-safe business recovery protocol inclusive

ILO and UNDP facilitated a consultation between government partners across the Fijian Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport [MCTTT] and the Fiji Commerce and Employers Federation [FCEF], with Micro and Small Business Enterprises...

COVID-19 and the World of Work

Targeted support to MSME’s during Fiji’s COVID emergency

In response to the Fiji COVID emergency, the ILO is working with the Fiji Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport (MCTTT) and the Fiji Commerce & Employers Federation (FCEF) to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), including...

ILO-Japan initiative targets safe return to work for small enterprises

Small enterprises and alternative livelihoods will benefit from a new ILO project with the Government of Japan through safer, more digitalized and productive workplaces, which will help prevent the spread of COVID-19 at work and mitigate the impact...

Message at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO Japan Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting Small and Informal Businesses Safely and Digitally, 15 July 2021,...

Key findings of the report on social protection in case of job loss discussed in Tashkent

On July 14, the ILO conducted a webinar to discuss findings of the updated report on social protection in case of unemployment. The webinar was a part of a series delivered within the UN Joint Programme on Social Protection in Uzbekistan aimed to...

The impact of COVID-19 on enterprises in Jordan: One year into the pandemic

A new report calls for urgent action and tailored support to ensure response measures meet the needs of businesses in Jordan.

ILO: At least 23 million people have transitioned to teleworking in Latin America and the Caribbean

During the pandemic, teleworking enabled the continuity of businesses and jobs. It was an unexpected leap into the future of work that has opened a scenario of opportunities and challenges for the region, the ILO said today.