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Kenya: Regional Seminar on the Role of Trade Unions in Rural Development and Youth Employment in Africa

Vavuniya North Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society to support more than 2,000 paddy farmers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (MPCS) of Vavuniya North have joined forces to re-tool a major rice milling operation damaged during the years of Sri Lanka’s civil conflict.

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New UN report says rural women face increasing inequality: Calls for policies enabling women to drive rural economic growth and poverty...

A new United Nations interagency report on the gender dimension of agricultural work says women still benefit less than men from rural employment and face new challenges due to the current economic and food crises.

UN Agencies to launch new report on gender and work in agricultural and rural areas

Bringing hope to the hopeless

12 year old Murugesan from Tiruvallur District of Tamilnadu was obliged to replace his ailing father, who could no longer work at the local rice mill. His family was in debt to the mill owner and the boy had no choice but to go to work to pay back...

Opening remarks on addressing challenges and opportunities for rural youth employment in Asia

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the workshop: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 17-19 August 2009

Employment challenges for rural youth to be discussed at regional meeting

Delegates from seven Asian countries are expected to attend the meeting, “Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia”, which will be held in Chiang Mai from 17 - 19 August. About 30 participants from China, Cambodia,...

Extra earnings to repay loan and educate children; I am free; & Promotion on entrepreneurship in the hill district

Three short stories on three persons in Nepal who benefited from earning extra income under the project of Kamala Irrigation Management Division and ILO Employment Creation and Peace Building based on Local Economic Development (EmPLED)

International Labour Conference, June 2008 - Decent Work in rural areas: a key path for poverty reduction

Some 3.4 billion people, slightly under half of the world’s population, now live in rural areas. Though the great majority live in developing countries and are poor, their situation, along with the impact of climate change, food price rises and...

Australia provides support for youth employment in Timor-Leste

The press release focuses on The YEP Programme which will provide job opportunities for up to 70,000 in-school and out-of-school young women and men across all districts through career guidance, self-employment promotion, and short-term employment...

National meeting to promote employment in Cambodia

Ways to promote employment in Cambodia will be the subject of a two-day meeting in Phnom Penh this week, attended by representatives of the Cambodian government, the ILO and other international organizations including the United Nations Development...