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Opinion editorial (Op-Ed)

Spark change to secure our future

August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day. Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines explains that the challenges youth and indigenous peoples face require collective...

Statement

ILO’s call for empowering youth for decent work and sustainable development in Bangladesh

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024

Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate

New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.

Unlocking Opportunities: Empowering Youth and Women in Yemen

Through emergency employment, entrepreneurship training, and apprenticeship programmes, the joint ERRY III project has transformed the lives of vulnerable youth and women in Yemen. Six young women and men share their inspiring stories of resilience,...

African Union Social Solidarity Economy Ecosystem

African Union embraces youth employment and fair recruitment strategies

The African Union and African Member States delivered on key strategies and policies that are critical to the world of work, including the social and solidarity economy, youth employment, fair recruitment, minimum wage and more.

Media Advisory

New report to reveal latest global and regional trends in youth employment

BG4YE Project

An SIYB training of trainers workshop

A ten day Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training of trainers' (ToT) workshop for 25 participants is underway in Gweru. This intervention aims to bolster local capacities and meet the rising demand for accredited SIYB trainers in the...

Skills development

ILO supports establishment of Shared Service Facilities Centre (SSFC) to boost economic diversification and community empowerment of tea...

ILO in action

Youth employment fair in Côte d'Ivoire, a boost for future opportunities

Meet Kone Kitenin Ami, a student in Ferkessédougou in northern Côte d'Ivoire, who has benefited from the region's first Youth Employment Fair. Listen to her share her lessons learned from this initiative aimed at finding lasting solutions for youth...

Global youth leaders converge at 2024 Youth Digital Leaders Campus in China to drive innovation

From 16 to 20 July 2024, the Youth Digital Leaders Campus of the 2024 World Youth Development Forum was successfully held in Guangzhou, China. The Campus brought together youth digital leaders from 19 countries and experts in entrepreneurship and...

ILO Launches New EU-funded Regional Programme for Youth NEETs in Southern Mediterranean

The ILO held an online launching event for the EU-funded regional Youth NEET programme in the Southern Mediterranean region, a ground-breaking initiative designed to support young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

ILO in action

Empowering Colombian Students: The SENATEC Project

Discover how the SENATEC project is equipping Colombian students like Maria Elajandra Rojas with valuable tech skills and clarity for their future. From enhancing technical expertise to guiding university choices, SENATEC is paving the way for...

World Youth Skills Day 2024

EU-ILO empowers youth in Timor-Leste with agroforestry skills

The ILO celebrates World Youth Skills Day on 15 July by recognizing and supporting the empowerment of youth, particularly young women and girls, through its European Union funded Agroforestry Skills Project in Timor-Leste.

SEDWAY Project

Empowering vulnerable communities: The Chesvingo Safe Market

The Chesvingo Safe Market launched on 11 July 2024, aligns with the ILO’s mandate to promote decent work and sustainable development; while supporting the Government of Zimbabwe’s National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1), which emphasizes economic...

New Processing Plant Brings Hope to Banana Farmers in Zimbabwe

The banana processing plant under construction in Hauna in the Mutasa District of Mutare, aims to help banana farmers in the region to access markets, transportation, and reduce post harvest losses, including tackling gender-based violence.

ILOSTAT blog

How population trends shape our workforce

Ahead of this World Population Day (July 11), the ILO explores how population trends are transforming labour markets around the globe.

Skilled labour migration

ILO and EU sign the Talent Partnership Project Agreement to promote skilled labour mobility between Bangladesh and European Union Member...

Talent Partnership programme aims to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between Bangladesh and EU Member States on skilled labour migration.

ILO COOP/SSE Unit holds a meeting with CICOPA on social, worker and industrial cooperatives

During the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the ILO COOP/SSE Unit held a meeting with CICOPA, the international organisation of industrial and service cooperatives, a sector organisation of the International Cooperative...

Press release

Conclusion of the 2024 Regional High-Level Meeting on Young People’s Learning, Skilling, and Transition to Decent Work

International policymakers and experts gathered in Amman to tackle informality and enhance social insurance for the agricultural workforce across the region.

Disability and work

Look at me: ILO training opens doors for young people in Thailand to pursue careers

With his hair dyed orange, Thanakorn Suddai said he wanted to become a barber. As a person with a hearing disability, Suddai learned to cut hair thanks to the ILO-supported hairdressing training, which used visual demonstrations and sign language as...