All news: labour intensive employment + infrastructure

Roads for farmers and jobs for the community

An ILO project has worked to build and rehabilitate agricultural roads to serve farmers in northern Lebanon, while at the same time creating short-term jobs for both the local population as well as displaced Syrians in the area.

Employment creation for youth to build sustainable peace in The Gambia: Launch of the employment-intensive construction works

The project creates employment opportunities for the youth in The Gambia through ILO’s employment-intensive construction approach with a focus on equal and decent work opportunities

Livelihoods enhanced through labour-based road project

The Department of National Roads, Bridges and Flood Control (DNRBFC) and ILO launched the first Trial Contracts for the Enhancing Rural Access – Agro Forestry Labour-Based Road Rehabilitation Project in the Baucau Municipality of Timor-Leste.

ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis

ILO, Jordan to expand green employment project for Jordanians and Syrian refugees

The ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Agriculture agree to implement the second phase of a project to boost decent jobs through green works and labour-intensive employment in agriculture and forestry.

ILO and Zambia partner to improve living standards in rural areas

Upgrading rural roads will provide the right connectivity to develop local communities’ access to markets and create decent work opportunities.

Labour Standards and Trade

EU, business and labour org host forum on labour standards and trade, discuss decent work and sustainable trade in Philippine value chains

The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines (EUD), the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the EU-Philippines Business Network (EPBN), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have come together to host a forum...

Labour Standards and Trade

Message at the Labour Standards and Trade Forum of the ILO, European Union, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and the...

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, at the Labour Standards and Trade Forum of the ILO, European Union, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and the EU-Philippines Business Network, 5 June 2018, Makati,...

What is ERA Agro-Forestry doing for contractors in Timor Leste?

Capacity Building for Contractors, especially for local small and medium Contractors is a “buzz word” in developmental circles owing to the colossal amounts that are spent on infrastructure, its impact on employment and the realization that true...

ILO, UNESCO and UN-HABITAT launch consultations on a “Regional facility for urban crisis recovery and reconstruction in the Arab States”

Improving the OSH capacities of relevant officials and private contractors in Timor-Leste

Staff from the Ministry of Development and Institutional Reform (MDIR), Ministry of State Administration (ESTATAL) and private contractors participated in the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Capacity Development Trainings held in two regions of...

ILO, partners met to boost Green Public Employment Programmes (GPEP)

Green Public Employment Programmes

More jobs and better infrastructure for Lebanon

Lebanon’s first Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme (EIIP) is launched, to provide jobs in infrastructure projects for both Lebanese and Syrians.

ILO to launch programme to create infrastructure jobs in Lebanon

The programme works to create short- to mid-term employment opportunities for Lebanese host community members and displaced Syrians through infrastructure works.

Workshop on infrastructure financing tools and systems in Mogadishu

Japan to support youth employment to build stability and peace in The Gambia

New project will support jobs for youth through infrastructure works with local resources, skills training and entrepreneurship promotion, with a strong focus on returnees and women.

Our impact, their voices

“We cannot live without doing anything”

Kinofelis, a public works programme in Greece, has helped some 45,000 beneficiaries find a job, giving new hope to communities in the crisis-shaken country. The ILO was asked by the European Commission to improve the programme by focusing on skills,...

Milestone attained with take-off of contractor training programme

The ERA Agro-Forestry Project seeks at capacitating 40 contractors, together with central government and municipal officials to construct and supervise rural roads within agro-forestry areas.

17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

Ministers from 9 countries call for an employment-intensive approach to create jobs and ensure income security to achieve the sustainable...

Ministers from some 8 African and 1 Asian countries at the 17th Regional Seminar for Labour Based Practitioners have called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) to support the formulation of employment-intensive investment strategies that...

17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

ILO's closing remarks

Theme: "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach"

17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

Keynote Speech by Director of ILO Country Office, Addis Ababa

Theme: "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach"