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ECLAC and ILO warn that the labour market in Latin America and the Caribbean will recover slowly after the COVID-19 pandemic

In a new joint publication, these two United Nations organizations stress that to emerge from the crisis, active macro policies are needed along with sectoral policies that would promote sustainable development with employment.

ECLAC and ILO to launch new report on 2020 labour market trends in Latin America and the Caribbean with emphasis on youth

The joint publication will be announced virtually on Tuesday, 10 November at a simultaneous press conference featuring Executive Secretary of ECLAC, Alicia Bárcena, and the ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Vinícius Pinheiro.

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Skills training makes Rubaya dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur

Skills 21 project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the European Union. The project seeks to increase productivity and employment opportunities through an environmentally...

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Skills training turned Sujan Marma's life around

Skills 21 project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the European Union. The project seeks to increase productivity and employment opportunities through an environmentally...

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Market relevant quality skills training ensures employment

Skills 21 project is a joint initiative of the Government of Bangladesh and the International Labour Organization (ILO), funded by the European Union. The project seeks to increase productivity and employment opportunities through an environmentally...

Youth at Heart Forum: Including youth rights & voices is central to building back better from COVID-19

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From pandemic to business opportunity

A young entrepreneur from Jakarta has overcome the challenges of COVID-19 to expand her culinary business. She shared her inspiring business journey with Indonesian youth during an event supported by the ILO recently.

COVID-19: Promoting skills development

Indonesia to tackle skills mismatch through sector skills bodies

The ILO continue to support efforts taken by Indonesia to tackle skills mismatch and to promote greater involvement of industries in skills development. The pilot programmes will be targeted tourism and ICT sectors.

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From Fahmida’s creative hands to the international fashion stage

The ILO's Skills 21 Project trained 13 and 40 candidates to become Master Trainers and Trainers, respectively. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the Project supported the implementation of entrepreneurship development training through...

Social dialogue

Social dialogue crucial to tackling impact of COVID-19

Agreements between governments, employers and workers help protect workers, businesses and economies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report says.

COVID-19: Promoting skills development

Instructors of Indonesian TVETs get ready to shift to online training

Following the successful training of the first batch, the ILO together with the Ministry of Manpower has continued the online learning programme for instructors of the technical and vocational education and training (TVETs) centers with increased...

COVID-19: Promoting skills development

The ILO encourages more women to start careers in ICT sector jobs

Employment opportunities in the field of information and communication technology (ICT) continue to grow along with rapid development of technology. The ILO encourages more women to take part in this field.

Skills development

Young people can now receive career guidance at their fingertips

The ILO has launched a mobile app based on its career guidance package to help students aged 14-19 make right career choice.

Education and skills

ILO and UNICEF MOU to strengthen skills and lifelong learning

The collaboration between the two agencies aims to improve the employability of young people and help the transition from school to work.

ILO Supports a Knowledge Exchange Platform for Young Researchers

The 11th interuniversity roundtable, "Russian Labour Market through the Eyes of Young Scientists," was held at the Moscow State University (MSU) on October 9, 2020, as part of the XV Science Festival "Labour and Man through the Eyes of Young...

Youth and COVID-19

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth, and what to do about it

G20 Tourism Ministers’ Meeting

Tourism can kickstart economic recovery, with the right policy support, ILO Director-General tells G20 Ministers

Tourism can play a critical role in kickstarting the global economy, but special measures to support vulnerable worker groups will be essential, along with social dialogue and effective cross-sectoral policies.

Supporting entrepreneurship for youth in Cambodia

Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day 2020 moves online – celebrated by 1,800 Cambodian future business leaders

Young people from across Cambodia marked the completion of ILO-supported entrepreneurship training at the first ever virtual Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day celebration on September 21, 2020.

A time for collaboration and partnerships for building more inclusive, resilient and peaceful societies amid the COVID-19 crisis

ILO Career Guidance Package and Mobile Phone App “ILO-Huong nghiep” aims to improve young people’s access to career guidance services