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ILO 100 on the International Women's Day

ILO continue to engage more women in its project activities in Timor-Leste

The 2019 International Women’s Day celebration in Timor-Leste coincided with the ILO's celebration of its 100th anniversary of advancing social justice and promoting decent work.

Sri Lanka’s first ever ‘eco-recommended’ fisheries

With the support of the ILO Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) project funded by the Australian government, two blue swimming crab fisheries in Sri Lanka become the country’s first ever ‘eco-recommended’ fisheries. The five-year...

A youth cooperative launched to develop the honey value chain in northwestern Tunisia

ERA Agro-Forestry Project Launches its Second Training

The training is part of the European Union funded programme “Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry Project ERA”.

Training of trainers workshop on cooperative development conducted towards promoting a sustainable vanilla sector in Madagascar

Eight trainers were trained on ILO’s tools and methodologies on cooperative development with a view to tapping into the potential of cooperatives to promote decent work in the vanilla value chain.

My.Coop – Building capacity of cooperatives towards involving Syrian refugees and Jordanian farmers in agricultural value chains

My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative training package was adapted to the Jordanian context and rolled out with cooperatives in northern Jordan to improve their capacities to help Syrian refugees and Jordanian farmers participate in...

Forced and child labour

Major progress on forced labour and child labour in Uzbekistan cotton fields

International Labour Organization monitors say that forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has been significantly reduced. As in previous years child labour is no longer a concern.

Project launch

Clear Cotton project seeks halt to child labour in West Africa and Pakistan

Four-year project co-funded by the EU kicks off with workshop participants vowing to make cotton production sustainable.

My.Coop – empowering women coffee producers in Colombia

My.Coop – training on agricultural cooperative management has strengthened entrepreneurial and organizational capacities of at least 315 women coffee producers in Colombia since 2016.

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.

Promoting decent work opportunities for youth in rural areas of SADC countries

Governments, employers and workers from SADC countries agree to enhance decent work for women and youth in rural areas by promoting inclusive pro-employment policies.

Employment Promotion

Lao PDR explores linkages between rural employment and climate change

ILO training workshop highlights climate change challenge to long-term prospects and planning for increased rural employment in Lao PDR

ILO participates in the African cooperative development conference

ILO participated in a conference on advancing African cooperatives’ contributions to the 2030 Agenda with a focus on achieving SDG2.

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...

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 and NIRSAL Sign MOU for Capacity Building of its officials

To enhance the capacity of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) for effective service delivery in the Agricultural Value...

Promoting Entrepreneurship in Rural Communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria

In the quest to promote entrepreneurship in the FCT and its environs, the Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) undertake a project site visit to deepen understanding of engagement in the rural communities for...

ILO, Flanders to promote decent work in Malawi’s tea plantations

The project focuses on empowering women and ending violence at work, promoting freedom of association and collective bargaining, as well as improving access to water and sanitation.

Role of cooperatives in rural women empowerment discussed during a side event at CSW62 in NY with ILO participating for COPAC

The Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations organized a side event at the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York focusing on the role of cooperatives in rural women empowerment.

Gender equality

Rural women need equality now

ILO Director of Sectoral Policies, Alette van Leur, has called for urgent action to overcome the hurdles rural women face in the world of work. She was speaking during the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women at United Nations...