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Work safety

Competition promotes awareness of work safety among youngsters

Prizes include gifts and recognition from the ILO, including a trip to the United Nations Green House in Hanoi.

ILO Academy on Employment: A Training Course in Moscow

The ILO Academy on Employment, a three-day training course for the Public Employment Service staff, took place at the Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) on March 19-21, 2019.

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Kyrgyzstan (Phase 2)

Kyrgyzstan’s Project Steering Committee to review Project’s progress to date and planned interventions for 2019

ILO 100 on skills development

Sensitizing journalists on quality apprenticeship

To better engage journalists and media organizations on issues related to quality apprenticeship, the ILO organized a two-day media training that would be followed by a media fellowship programme.

Youth labour statistics

Mastercard Foundation partnering with ILO to create new and improved database on youth in the labour market

Mastercard Foundation funding enables ILO to provide more and better data on youth in the labour market.

International Skills Conference 2019

ILO and Partners Pledge to Develop 21st Century Skills for Bangladesh

ILO Centenary

International Roundtable on the Role of Trade Union Education in Shaping the Future of Work

A session of the international roundtable “The Role of Trade Union Education in Shaping the Future of Work” was held on March 5 at the Academy of Labour and Social Relations (ALSR) to commemorate the centenary of the institution. The event was...

A youth cooperative launched to develop the honey value chain in northwestern Tunisia

Kigoma Youth and Women on the move to economic breakthrough as a result of UN support

Groups supported through Youth and Women Economic Empowerment thematic area

Youth employment

Transforming the lives of Indonesian youth and refugee youth through entrepreneurship

The joint entrepreneurship programme of the ILO and UNHCR has awakened the entrepreneurial spirits and enthusiasm of Indonesian youth and refugee youth. This joint programme was facilitated by Atma Jaya University and Dompet Dhuafa.

No job is to be labelled ‘male’ or ‘female’

Hopley is a highly populated suburb South of Harare, characterised by poor infrastructure, weak social services, low education and high school dropout rates and unemployment, pushing the majority of this community into informal work. Child marriages...

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Promoting women’s participation in science and technology sectors in Indonesia

ILO and J.P. Morgan jointly promote greater women’s participation in STEM-related sectors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Women in STEM

ILO team up with Vocational Center of BBPLK-Bekasi to increase women labour participation in STEM-related fields

Indonesian female workers are more likely to be employed in an occupation at high risk of automation across all industries. The ILO has teamed up with National Vocational Training Development Centre to increase women participation at work fields...

Surfing the labour market

Enhancing youth employability with a new career guidance mobile app in Moldova

ILO 100

A future of work for Russian youth

Youth employment remains a priority for the ILO as the Organization moves into its second century. A project in Russia’s West Siberian region addresses this key future of work challenge by seeking to change employers’ perceptions and creating...

Labour Overview 2018: Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean down slightly in 2018

After three years on the rise, unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean dipped slightly in 2018, according to the ILO’s Labour Overview 2018. But there is uncertainty about future trends, amid slow growth, high volatility and concerns about...

Labour Overview 2018

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean down slightly in 2018

After increasing for three years, unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean dipped slightly in 2018, according to the ILO’s Labour Overview 2018. But there is uncertainty about future trends, amid slow growth, high volatility and concerns...

Fifth Training Course for Public Employment Service Conducted in Baku

The course that was held from 4 to 7 December 2018 was the fifth in a series of capacity building activities aimed at strengthening the Public Employment Service (PES) in Azerbaijan within the framework of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth...

Armenian constituents interviewed on gender and youth employment issues

On 3–6 December 2018, a delegation consisting of Niall O’Higgins, Sr Employment Research Specialist, Youth Employment Programme (ILO Geneva), and Kanae Tada, Project Junior Technical Officer (Research), ILO Moscow Office, conducted in Yerevan a...

Myanmar

First-ever Career Market Place takes place in Rakhine State

Hundreds of young people visited the first-ever Career Market Place of Myanmar's Rakhine State. The ILO was among the many training providers to showcase their opportunities and draw attention to the increased demand for skilled young people who are...