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TICAD 8

ILO co-hosts TICAD 8 Side Event

Human security and emergency jobs for peace and resilience/ Experiences through partnership between Japan and the ILO for the promotion of decent work agenda in the context of fragility

Tokyo International Conference on African Development

Decent work agenda for Africa to be promoted at TICAD 8

Key elements of the decent work agenda will be promoted at ILO-organized events taking place during the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8).

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Youth-led Road Rehabilitation Builds Resilience in Flood-Affected Sudanese Community

In Mayo suburb, Khartoum, 300 young people gained emergency employment and practical skills by rehabilitating rural roads using labour-based “Do-nou” technology.

Second meeting of the Policy Working Group in Jordan

EIIP activities in PNG

Groundbreaking ceremony labour-based road works in PNG

The project in PNG funded by EU and implemented by FAO with an ILO component to improve the condition of transport infrastructure, mainly provincial, district or local level roads, air strips and jetties in East Sepik and Sandaun Provinces to create...

How to integrate employment into trade and investment policies?

Launch of the METI Programme in Egypt and first meeting of the Policy Working Group (PWG)

The ILO receives an award during Free State Provincial EPWP Summit Awards Ceremony

Extended Public Works Programme

Labour intensive employment

ILO is set to rehabilitate roads in the Greater Sepik Region in Papua New Guinea under the EU-Funded UN Joint STREIT PNG Programme

ILO through the EU-STREIT PNG Programme creates employment opportunities for rural populations in the Sepik region by applying employment-intensive work methods in road maintenance works to improve the access of farming communities to markets.

Labour intensive approaches promote social cohesion among host communities and refugees in Sudan

A series of training on the Employment Intensive Investment Programmes (EIIP) approach carried out by the ILO with construction work contractors in Sudan is showing promising results with host and refugee community members finding new employment...

ILO and Embassy of Japan in Madagascar launch a project to strengthen community resilience against COVID-19 and drought

Antananarivo - 24 June 2022 - The Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, the Embassy of Japan and the ILO in Madagascar officially launch a project aimed at strengthening community resilience against the COVID-19 crisis and drought through green...

Labour intensive employment

Creating decent income-earning opportunities for rural communities in Papua New Guinea under road maintenance programme

ILO through the EU-STREIT PNG Programme creates employment opportunities for rural populations in the Sepik region by applying employment-intensive work methods in road maintenance works to improve the access of farming communities to markets.

Launch of the METI programme and first meeting of the Policy Working Group in Jordan

Our impact, their voices

He is from Syria and I am from Iraq. But we work together like brothers

ILO labour intensive programme brings communities together in Iraq.

Uzbekistan Public Work Programme’s major reforms proved effective in responding to COVID-19 job crisis

The Uzbekistan Public Work Programme (PWP) was one of the most effective responses to the job-crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Additional funding, improved strategic management, new areas for public-private employment intensive...

ILO Voices | Disaster recovery

How work gave me purpose after Beirut blast

On August 4, 2020, large parts of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, were devastated by a massive explosion in the port. For Hani Baltaji, the rebuilding of a municipal police station has not only helped towards Beirut’s recovery, but also his own.

Ukraine crisis

Nearly 5 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian aggression, says ILO

Amid the humanitarian crisis sparked by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, labour markets are being disrupted both in the country and in neighbouring states.

A new partnership boosts workers’ voices and labour rights in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

The ILO has embarked on the new partnership with the Kurdistan United Workers Unions to improve working conditions and address the needs of workers at Employment Intensive Investment Programme sites in Dohuk.

Safety and security in Lebanon

Lebanese capital police hub restored by the ILO following Beirut port explosion

The restoration of the building housing Beirut’s municipal police force is a critical step towards maintaining the safety and security of the city and its population and has created scores of decent jobs for local residents.

Message at the handover ceremony of the water system in Tenorio, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao under the ILO-Japan Water and...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the handover ceremony of the water system in Tenorio, Awang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao under the ILO-Japan Water and Sanitation Project, 5 April 2022, Maguindanao,...

A Global scan of the impact of Employment Programmes on post-COVID-19 Recovery

Summary of speech given at the Limpopo 2022 EPWP Summit