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ILO 100

A centenary celebration 100 metres below sea level

Employment specialists from the International Labour Organization visit a mine in the Russian Federation to mark the Centenary of the organization and to promote decent work.

TICADVII side event

TICAD 7 Side Event - ILO Future of Work High-Level Dialogue (Held on 29 Aug. 2019) Meeting Report

Green jobs

ILO-supported national initiatives win policy ‘Oscars’

The Future Policy Awards, recognizes the world’s most impactful policies empowering youth.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | ZAMBIA - “I hope to further expand my company to offer more jobs for young people in my community”

What started as a dream for 28-year-old Abraham Susiku has now become a lucrative agri-business partly thanks to an ILO project.

UN General Assembly

Our efforts must ensure young people have decent job opportunities and the skills to take them

This call is launched by the participants of a high-level event held on September 23 in New York on the margins of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. The high-level event was co-organized by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of...

Women in STEM

Women in STEM career day: Empowering women through ICT skills

To promote greater involvement of women in ICT-related skills and jobs, the ILO in collaboration with BBPLK-Bekasi conducted a one-day women in STEM career day for young women to learn career options in STEM.

Youth employment

The EC/ILO action on youth employment. Lessons for policy formulation and implementation

Presentation by Gianni Rosas, Director, ILO Office for Italy and San Marino, to the Conference on «Addressing the chalenges of youth NEET. Instrument and responses for labour market inclusion», organized by the ILO International Training Centre in...

ILO, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung to strengthen partnership in Africa

New Memorandum of Understanding underscores renewed commitment to social justice, with focus on workers’ rights, labour migration, youth employment and the informal economy.

The International Labour Organization Expressed Recognition to State Duma Deputies

In an official letter to the State Duma leadership, Olga Koulaeva, Director of the ILO Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, expressed recognition to Yaroslav Nilov, Chairman of the Committee on Labour, Social Policy and Veterans’ Affairs, and...

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | RWANDA - “The project helped national policies to reduce poverty and create jobs”

An ILO-led programme helped the government and social partners to make sure job creation goes along with economic growth.

Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7)

Guy Ryder: A human-centred approach can create decent jobs for youth in Africa

Speaking at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7), ILO Director-General Guy Ryder outlined how a human-centred agenda can help boost productivity and create decent jobs for youth in Africa.

Getting myself through college is my priority

As Ethiopia embarks on the journey of industrialization, more and more young people are joining the garment and textile industry to make ends meet.

Youth Employment and Future of Work High on the Agenda of WorldSkills 2019

On 26 August 2019 Kazan hosted a round table “Youth employment and the future of work” co-organized by ILO Moscow and the Ministry of labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation on the margins of 45th WorldSkills competition.

Training of Trainers Workshop ILO core International Labour Standards

COSATU Youth Leadership

Heinz Koller: ILO Centenary Declaration is a roadmap to develop skill sets for today’s rapidly changing world of work

The “Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work” adopted by the International Labour Conference in June, calls for a “human-centered approach” to the future of work. That is more than relevant for today’s discussion entitled “A world at risk:...

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Kyrgyzstan (Phase 2)

Employers from gas industry, milk processing and tourism/ hospitality discuss occupational standards

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | EGYPT - “Without the job search club, I would have never thought about applying for a job outside my field of...

An ILO’s project in Egypt helps young women and men without professional experience to find their first job, including an unemployed archaeologist from Luxor.

Youth unemployment rates: a challenge for the future of work in Latin America and the Caribbean

There are about 10 million young people who want to enter the labour market and do not gain employment. Those who find a job must face decent work deficits and informality. As part of activities to mark International Youth Day (12 August 2019), ILO...

Celebration of ILO 100

Youth employment, a priority for the ILO in Timor-Leste

Greg Vines to address major decent work issues, particularly skills development, job creation and income growth for youth, in meetings with government, employers and workers during a two-day visit.

Celebration of ILO 100

Young entrepreneurs make the best use of technology as business opportunities

Young people are at the heart of the digital age. They think with and through new technologies. They also make the best use of the online tools to develop and build their businesses or doing their works.