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High-Level delegation highlights success of ILO's EU-funded ENABLE Project in Beirut

Key stakeholders witness socioeconomic impact of the EU-funded employment-intensive initiatives in the Lebanese capital’s Bourj Hammoud area.

Gaza: ILO resumes activities with emergency employment programme

The initiative marks a critical step in addressing the devastating socio-economic impact of the ongoing crisis on workers, employers, and their families while restoring vital services for the community.

Building hopes with new roads in Syria: one road at a time

The road rehabilitation project in Maskaneh and Khafsa towns improved vital infrastructure, created jobs, and empowered communities through inclusive employment and enhancing connectivity and access to essential services in rural Aleppo, Syria.

ILO-UNEP-IUCN report

Nature-based Solutions can generate up to 32 million new jobs by 2030, but investments in skills needed

Addressing the skills gaps and nature-based infrastructure are crucial to unlock the potentials of decent work creation and environmental benefits of nature-based solutions.

Measuring green jobs in the context of a just transition

Employment creation

Bangladesh: Infrastructure development and maintenance key for decent work opportunities

The ILO and Bangladesh’s Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) convened a strategic dialogue together with international financial institutions to explore ways of unlocking employment opportunities in infrastructure development and...

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First-of-Its-kind youth and women’s centre opens in Mosul, empowering communities and promoting inclusion

The centre is a collaboration between the ILO, Iraq’s Ministry of Youth and Sports, UNICEF, and the World Bank, offering skills training, sports, and inclusive opportunities for youth and women in Mosul.

Lebanon crisis

ILO responds to Lebanon crisis with emergency assistance to displaced people

Working with its national partners, the ILO’s Emergency Response Plan prepares the ground for long-term recovery.

Employment creation and social protection

From tradition to innovation: A journey to rebuild Siargao's coconut farms

A young woman from Siargao Island rebuilds coconut farms blending tradition and innovation. She helps her community, learns modern agriculture methods, and rebuilds livelihoods after a super typhoon through the ILO's Rebuilding Better Coconut...

Yemeni Experts Complete ILO-Supported Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Training

ILO’s comprehensive Damage Assessment and Reconstruction Training empowers thirty Yemeni experts and equips them with vital skills to enhance national resilience and oversee recovery efforts.

Lebanon crisis

ILO to improve living conditions for displaced people and provide jobs for local communities

As part of its response to the crisis in Lebanon the ILO will enhance living conditions in collective shelters for displaced families while also providing work opportunities for local communities living near the shelters.

Second phase of the PROSPECTS partnership launches in Iraq

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Awareness-raising event in Malawi advances employment impact assessment and job creation

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Employment impact assessment capacity for national stakeholders enhanced in Malawi

ILO, Iraq’s Ministry of Planning and the national partners conclude a consultative workshop on promoting decent work in public works...

This workshop was held under the "Building Inclusive and Just Transition" (BEIT) project,” funded by the European Union and aimed at stimulating decent work opportunities for youth and addressing the urgent need for affordable housing in Iraq.

EU-STREIT Project in Papua New Guinea

Paving the future: How the Yawasoro-Niewanjie Road rejuvenates lives and livelihoods in rural Papua New Guinea

A rehabilitated road in rural Papua New Guinea has transformed lives and livelihoods, improving access to essential services and creating new economic opportunities for the community. The once-impassable route has now become a lifeline for mothers,...

Reflections on Experiences of the International Labour Organization: Towards Promoting Decent Employment for Public Works Programmes in Iraq

Mito Tsukamoto, Branch Chief of Employment Investment at the ILO, reflects on lessons, experiences, strategic focus areas and challenges in developing innovative public works programmes after attending a workshop on Promoting Decent Work in Public...

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Promoting equitable employment opportunities and environmental sustainability in Jordan

German mission visits Deir Alla nursery project under the Employment Intenstve Investment Programme (EIIP)

Green jobs

ILO's Nature-Based Solutions training empowers African stakeholders to tackle climate and employment challenges

A capacity-building training on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, equipped 38 participants from government and international organizations to integrate NbS into projects, tackling climate challenges and promoting sustainable...

ILO creates more decent jobs through community infrastructure works in Aleppo

Integrating decent work elements into cash-for-work initiatives as part of the emergency response to the earthquake-hit areas