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The Caribbean labour market paradox: What the 2026 ILO report reveals
Engineers and other workers constructing anti-landslide concrete wall on a highway in Jamaica.

Caribbean labour market in focus

The Caribbean labour market paradox: What the 2026 ILO report reveals

The key question in the Caribbean is not whether people are working, but whether work itself is becoming a stronger engine for prosperity, inclusion, and resilience.

From a small shop to a growing enterprise: Youth entrepreneurship support transforms a family tailoring business in Ethiopia
Ziyin Tesfa in her family’s tailoring shop

PROSPECTS Impact

From a small shop to a growing enterprise: Youth entrepreneurship support transforms a family tailoring business in Ethiopia

Ziyin Tesfa, a young entrepreneur in Addis Ababa, transformed her family’s tailoring shop after participating in the ILO-supported Youth‑to‑Youth Fund (Y2YF) project. Through entrepreneurship, financial literacy and digital marketing training,...

Kenya turns skills evidence into new curricula
A large group of stakeholders poses for a photo outside a conference facility in Kenya after a forum to validate new occupational curricula for the tourism and fodder sectors.

Skills development

Kenya turns skills evidence into new curricula

New occupational curricula in Kenya’s tourism and fodder sectors show how labour market evidence can help training providers equip young people and workers with skills that employers need.

From data to action: Strengthening MENA youth employment policies through better evidence
Participants of the Regional Workshop on Measuring and Using the NEET Indicator.

From data to action: Strengthening MENA youth employment policies through better evidence

A regional workshop organized by the ILO and the EU strengthened national capacities to measure and apply a key statistical tool to drive more effective employment and activation policies across the MENA region.

AI is changing the way we work - women and youth must not be left behind
A robot in a Japanese train station interacting with the public.

Opinion editorial

AI is changing the way we work - women and youth must not be left behind

In this Opinion piece, the Director of the ILO in the Philippines draws on a new research brief, which highlights how generative artificial intelligence is transforming jobs, and why urgent investment in women, girls and youth is needed ahead of the...

ILO and WAEMU strengthen cooperation on youth employment
Coffi Dominique Agossou et Ndeye Coumba Diop, responsables de l’Organisation internationale du Travail, posent aux côtés du Président de la Commission de l’UEMOA lors d’une rencontre officielle à Ouagadougou

Youth employment

ILO and WAEMU strengthen cooperation on youth employment

The ILO and WAEMU held high-level discussions in Ouagadougou to advance a joint programme aimed at promoting decent employment for young people in the WAEMU region over the period 2026–2030.

ILO and EU strengthen regional momentum for Second Chance Schools
Capture d’écran d’un webinaire en ligne réunissant plusieurs participantes et participants, présentant des expert·e·s et partenaires du projet régional Youth NEET – UE/OIT discutant du rôle des Écoles de la deuxième chance (E2C) dans l’insertion des jeunes.

ILO and EU strengthen regional momentum for Second Chance Schools

The ILO and the European Union brought together key stakeholders from the MENA region to strengthen regional cooperation around Second Chance Schools as a central lever for policies to integrate NEETs.

ILO-supported coworking hub is expanding opportunities for youth in Ethiopia
Youths in Jigjiga using the coworking space

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO-supported coworking hub is expanding opportunities for youth in Ethiopia

Young people in Jigjiga, Ethiopia, are benefiting from the coworking space, where they learn, collaborate and pursue decent work opportunities.

Industry-paid attachment programme supports job-ready skills for diploma graduates
Nabiha Marzan gains hands-on experience through on-site mentoring at the project location

Skills development

Industry-paid attachment programme supports job-ready skills for diploma graduates

ILO supported re-modelled industrial attachment pilot is helping bridge skills gaps for diploma graduates in Bangladesh by strengthening collaboration between industries and polytechnic institutions. The initiative has improved students’ workplace...

ILO–China skills training sees Cambodian youth shine on international stage
Group photo of all competitors representing Cambodia on stage.

Skills Development

ILO–China skills training sees Cambodian youth shine on international stage

A Cambodian trainee’s journey from local classrooms to international recognition shows how advanced skills training can open doors, transform careers, and inspire a new generation.

M’Batto: ACCEL Africa strengthens youth employability by promoting decent work
Children of working age in training in Cote d'Ivoire

M’Batto: ACCEL Africa strengthens youth employability by promoting decent work

In M’Batto, Côte d’Ivoire, the ACCEL Africa project is strengthening youth employability through poultry training that combines technical skills with the principles of decent work. By addressing the root causes of child labour, the initiative...

From papers to people: How employment policies shape lives and jobs

Questions and Answers

From papers to people: How employment policies shape lives and jobs

Dorothea Schmidt, Chief, ILO’s Employment Policy, Labour Market and Youth (EMPLAB) branch, explains how well-designed employment policies can turn the promise of decent work into lived reality. She reflects on the role of social dialogue,...

Skills assessments in Kenya reveal training gaps and opportunities
Group of young agricultural workers in green uniforms sitting on a red tractor outdoors.

Skills development

Skills assessments in Kenya reveal training gaps and opportunities

New skills gap assessments supported by the International Labour Organization in Kenya’s tourism and fodder sectors show how stronger links between employers, training providers and young people can help align training with labour market needs.

Global job quality stagnates despite resilient growth
A man and a woman efficiently piling and arranging products, ensuring order in the production line.

World of Work Series: Employment and Social Trends 2026

Global job quality stagnates despite resilient growth

Challenges persist, especially for youth and women, the Employment and Social Trends 2026 report warns.

From skills to growth: Improving a family business in a changing economy
A man working on a computer, with photos displayed on his screen.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

From skills to growth: Improving a family business in a changing economy

Skills training helps a young Lao entrepreneur modernize his family business and build a more secure future.

‘GreenPulse for Youth’ collaboration launched to boost green transition
Cheng HUANG is on a podium, addressing the event launching the ‘GreenPulse for Youth’ collaboration

‘GreenPulse for Youth’ collaboration launched to boost green transition

The ILO and Tsinghua University in China launched ‘GreenPulse for Youth’ collaboration to equip students with green skills and empower them to raise public awareness of green literacy across China and ASEAN countries.

Green skills and new economic opportunities for youth in Haiti
A group of approximately 15-20 people gather outdoors in a rural, vegetated area in Jeremie Haiti for a green skills training session. An instructor in light-coloured clothing and a cap stands on the right, gesturing while teaching the assembled participants.

Building peace from the ground up

Green skills and new economic opportunities for youth in Haiti

In Jérémie, Haiti, with the support of the ILO and the UN Peacebuilding Fund, youth are transforming bamboo into sustainable livelihoods through skills and entrepreneurship training.

‘GreenPulse’ webinar series for trainers and teachers launched

‘GreenPulse’ webinar series for trainers and teachers launched

On 8 January 2026, a ‘GreenPulse’ webinar series for trainers and teachers was officially launched. The series aim to deepen the understanding and enhance practical application of green skills development among TVET teachers and in-company trainers,...

Between work and school: The struggle of children in Lebanon’s agricultural fields
Syrian agricultural worker Aisha Al Mohammed and her youngest son sit inside a tent in their informal settlement in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. December, 15, 2025

Article

Between work and school: The struggle of children in Lebanon’s agricultural fields

The ILO, through the PROSPECTS partnership, is supporting Lebanese and Syrian children, families and communities to combat child labour across Lebanon’s agricultural areas.

When young workers are left behind: The economic cost of youth unemployment and underemployment

ILO Macro policies

When young workers are left behind: The economic cost of youth unemployment and underemployment

ILO macro-economic and employment policies specialist Kee Beom Kim shows why helping youth get good employment is essential not only for young people, but for a country’s overall macroeconomic stability, at time when economies are navigating change...