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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...

Skills development

Raising skills and boosting jobs prospects through apprenticeships

To further strengthen the national efforts in skills development through apprenticeships, the ILO has developed a joint force with the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo).

Skills development

Indonesia continues to improve skills development through industry - vocational education and training partnership

To further strengthen its national efforts in skills development through apprenticeships, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs in collaboration with the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) and the ILO is conducting a one-day Seminar...

New fruit and vegetable pack house set to arrest post-harvest losses

The people of Mutoko District, north of Harare, well known for their expertise in horticulture production, have repeatedly suffered loss of both produce and related income due to long distances to lucrative markets and limited access to effective...

Youth employment

ASEAN to tackle youth unemployment through digital economy

ASEAN member states intensified their efforts to make the best use of the digital economy to tackle youth unemployment. The ILO together with the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower and the ASEAN Secretariat supported the efforts.

Applying the G20 Training Strategy in Kyrgyzstan (Phase 2)

Sub-regional workshop on the results of the pilot “Alignment of TVET strategic objectives and performance indicators with the International...

Representatives from the respective countries learnt from the completed TVET strategic development plan of Kyrgyzstan and shared their approaches and results of TVET strategic planning.

Decent Jobs for Youth partners take action on youth entrepreneurship in West Africa

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth bring together over 200 key stakeholders at the Youth Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment (YES) Forum in Dakar, Senegal, to accelerate support for...

ILO Supports the Review of Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan as Government commits to Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

In an effort to mitigate the youth employment challenge and provide opportunities for economic engagement, the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, with support from the ILO, organized a multi-stakeholder meeting in Abuja to consult on...

ILO, Ministry of Labour Tanzania delegation discusses the Country’s Decent Work Programme

Minister emphasizes on strengthened collaboration in the implementation of the Decent work Agenda

Youth employment

Teaching modern vocations: a visit to the Hungarian VET system

On 27 September, 2018, a group of ILO constituents from the Western Balkans, Moldova and Ukraine, participants of the ILO Regional Research Seminar, visited the Budapest Complex Center of Vocational Training (BCCVT) and Manfréd Weiss Vocational...

Our impact, their voices

Colombia: Breaking down barriers to opportunity

The ILO and Colombia's Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies are working together to strengthen the information technology (IT) skills of more than 8,000 Colombian students. One visually impaired young man explains how the...

Hot technologies for business and science – International Forum in Yekaterinburg

The ILO Moscow Office was invited to deliver a presentation at the international forum “HOT 2.0: Hot technologies for business and science”, which was held from 24 to 27 October in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

Women in STEM

Closing the gender gap: Promoting greater involvement of women in STEM-related skills

Advances in technology including automation and robotics will bring significant changes to employment in Indonesia in the next two decades. The changes will also bring a greater impact to woman workers who are employed predominantly in jobs...

Youth employment

Business sharing and networking to promote youth entrepreneurship

To strengthen the business motivation of Indonesian youth and refugee youth, the ILO-UNHCR conducted a business gathering. Seven young, inspiring entrepreneurs shared their recipes for success.

To train and provide work to young people in Kaliningrad region

On 23 October 2018, a first round table dedicated to the ILO project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS”, within the public-private partnership between the ILO and LUKOIL company took place in Kaliningrad region.

Luxembourg reaffirms support to the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

Donor renews partnership with the ILO with a particular focus on the Sahel region

Employment for persons with disabilities

Jobs fair creates opportunities of employment for the persons with disabilities and companies get appreciation

ILO Mission Visits Komi Republic to Discuss Partnerships for Youth Employment and Work Based Learning

On 11-12 October 2018, the ILO mission made a first visit to Syktyvkar, Komi Republic, one of the new target regions within the ILO project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS”, public-private partnership between ILO and Lukoil.

Skills development

Using social media to build the National Apprenticeship Network

Social media is a popular means of interaction for youth, in which they create, share and exchange information in virtual communities and networks. The ILO conducted a social media training for youth as a means to promote the National Apprenticeship...

ILO and UNICEF Joint Statement on International Day of the Girl

On this International Day of Girl, ILO and UNICEF call on the government, development partners, civil society organisations and the private sector to accelerate efforts to empower girls, improve accessibility and prepare them with 21st century...