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Empowering youth

From smartphones to social change: ILO launches a photo exhibition of refugee and host community youths

In Uganda, a photo exhibition launched on World Refugee Day showcased an initiative empowering 60 young refugees and host community members to use mobile photography to share their experiences, struggles and aspirations.

Apprenticeship

Forging Hope: Muzaifa's Journey from Sugarcane Fields to Apprenticeship

Knowledge sharing on youth employment

ILO and Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea sign agreement to promote inclusive and sustainable youth employment

The Memorandum of Understanding between the entities aims to promote knowledge exchange and good practices on youth employment.

Enterprise development

ILO and Chattogram Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry host workshop to understand the challenges and opportunities of women...

Knowledge exchange study tour in Egypt for Job Search Club stakeholders from Arab countries

The visit enabled participants from Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon to exchange knowledge and best practices on their experience with the Job Search Club training programme by the PROSPECTS programme with funding from the Netherlands.

South-South Technical Workshop ‘Promoting Skills and Employment for Decent Work in Rural Development’ and Expert Workshop on Quality...

On 21-22 May 2024, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS), successfully held the South-South Technical Workshop ‘Promoting Skills and Employment for Decent Work...

Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean invited to share innovative ideas to promote Social Justice

If you are between 16 and 29 years old and have innovative ideas to make this region a fairer place for young people, the #IdeathonForSocialJustice awaits you. The most outstanding ideas will participate in the ILO Global Youth Employment Forum.

ILO initiative boosts employment opportunities for young people in Thailand

ILO’s Young Futuremakers Thailand project has provided training and support for more than 1,000 young people in the past three years.

A Hope for Decent and Sustainable Livelihoods and Social Cohesion in Türkiye: "I’m Trained for My Job" Program

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Micro-credentials: Powerful new learning tool, or just “pouring old wine into new bottles”?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, an explosion of online and micro-credential programmes changed the face of training and skills development. But it didn’t reduce the needs. Now, they’ve become an important fixture in lifelong learning, upskilling,...

News item

Young Fijians gain vital work experience through Student Employment Exposure Program

Newly launched initiative provides work placements to help prepare youth for the demands of the modern job market.

Business competition for hospitality and tourism sector in Timor-Leste

We are partnering with HOTL Association to organize the business competition for hospitality and tourism sector in Timor-Leste. This is part of the joint initiative with ACT/EMP on “Supporting the Hospitality and Tourism Sector in Timor-Leste...

Youth Employment

Inauguration of the first Youth Employment Fair in northern of Côte d'Ivoire

The Employers' Association of Côte d'Ivoire (CGECI), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are joining forces, with the support of Switzerland,...

Young people in Thailand’s Songkhla and Yala provinces struggling to enter the labour market

New ILO report shares insight into the current youth employment situation and the need for greater support for young people to find decent work.

Inside story

Mozambique’s Ally excels in the production of soil cement-blocks

Ally Luis lives in Buzi district, in the village of Guara Guara. Like many young people in rural areas, Ally’s preoccupation is subsistence farming and artisanal fishing along the Buzi River. However, whenever it rained during the 2023/2024 rainy...

Job Search Club methodology training set to boost employment prospects for youth in Iraq

ILO trains facilitators to pilot the methodology in the Kurdistan region of Iraq and transfer job search skills to young job seekers from displaced and host communities, improving their chances of securing jobs.

ILO shares perspective on career guidance for sustainable integration of youth in the labour market

The ILO discussed its ongoing work on career guidance at the launch event of an ETF-UNICEF study on career pathways for youth.

Meaningful youth engagement

Empowering Ethiopian youth: ILO Youth to Youth Fund winners announced

Following a rigorous selection process, ten Youth-led organizations in Ethiopia won the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund, a unique grant supporting them to implement youth entrepreneurship activities promoting decent work for refugee and host community.

ILO project experience in China shared in global Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships

From 27 to 29 February, the global Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships was successfully held jointly by the ILO and ten international organization partners in Turin, Italy. ‘Quality Apprenticeship and Lifelong Learning in China’ Project was...

ILO hosts knowledge-sharing event on Opportunity Salone Programme in Sierra Leone

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) convened a knowledge sharing event on the Opportunity Salone Programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone in December 2023. The Knowledge share events brought together SME businesses to discuss and share ideas on...