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Going beyond technical skills: Soft skills matter in the workplace

The combination of technical and soft skills are in great demand for today’s competitive labour market and businesses. The ILO piloted its new learning programme to help companies integrating soft skills into their human resource development...

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Speaking Health and Safety to Millennials

A Philippine youth champion finds an innovative way to improve her fellow millennials’ knowledge about occupational safety and health.

Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) works on integration of market driven skills systems

B-SEP Project which is funded by Canada Government and implemented by ILO in collaboration of Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) works on integration of market driven skills systems.

Kazakhstan: Parliamentary Hearings on Labour Market and Youth Employment

On 28 September the Kazakhstan’s Parliament held hearings, titled “Problems and prospects of development of the employment sphere,” on 28th September. The participants discussed the current state of the labour market, employment, and formalization...

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From young informal worker to qualified hotel employee

ILO’s support for quality apprenticeships is making decent work a reality for young people in Tanzania. Now, as part of the search for more solutions to Africa’s youth employment challenge, the global initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth is calling...

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ILO-UNHCR team up to empower Indonesian youth and refugee youth

Indonesia is the home for more than 13,000 foreign refugees, including their young generations. The ILO-UNHCR launched a joint initiative on entrepreneurship training for both Indonesian youth and refugee youth to give them opportunities to interact...

Employment and decent work

Fiji adopts a National Employment Policy

The NEP is an overarching framework that sets the stage for a coherent and integrated vision to balance productivity, employment creation, social protection and sustainability.

Employment and decent work

Opening remarks at the Official Launch of the Fiji National Employment Policy

By Mr Donglin Li, Director, ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries at the Opening remarks at the Launch of Fiji National Employment Policy

Promoting decent work opportunities for youth in rural areas of SADC countries

Governments, employers and workers from SADC countries agree to enhance decent work for women and youth in rural areas by promoting inclusive pro-employment policies.

NEPAD Agency joins ILO’s Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

Developing skills and youth entrepreneurship for job creation in Africa.

International Labour Organization, Deputy Regional Director for Africa Visits Zambia

The Deputy Regional Director for Africa, of the International Labour Organization, Mr. Peter van Rooij is visiting Lusaka from 10th to 12th November.

ILO Head for Africa on official visit to Rwanda

ILO Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon aims to strengthen ILO-Rwanda cooperation during the International conference on youth employment which takes place in Kigali, Rwanda.

ILO Head for Africa on official visit to Rwanda

The Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon will undertake a working visit from 20- 21 August 2018 to Kigali, Rwanda to take part in the International Conference on Youth Employment in the agricultural sector and strengthen...

Marking the International Youth Day 2018 in Tanzania: “Safe spaces for Youth”

Government to scale up efforts to curb youth unemployment

National Celebrations to mark the International Youth Day in Uganda

Government keen to support youth for their improved livelihood and participation in national development

Kyrgyz Youth Join Red Card to Child Labour Global Campaign

Participants to the Third Youth Education Camp “Zhazh Bulak” joined the Red Card to Child Labour global campaign launched for the first time back in 2012 under a joint initiative of the International Labour Organization and International Federation...

Promoting Youth Entrepreneurship for International Youth Day in Samoa

Young Entrepreneurs Chamber (YEC) Samoa made its first debut engagement with the wider public at the national youth week celebrations to mark International Youth Day 2018.

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Youth Rights @ Work Campaign: Know your workplace rights

To make young people more aware of their rights at work, the ILO has been conducting Youth Rights@Work Campaign in Indonesia within the year of 2018.

International Youth Day 2018

Creating safe spaces for youth in the world of work

"Join us on International Youth Day in committing to step up actions to promote safe spaces for young people that enhance their opportunities to secure decent work," says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

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Enhancing access to new skills for vulnerable workers in Bangladesh

ILO’s Canadian funded Bangladesh Skills for Employment and Productivity (B-SEP) Project facilitates workplace inclusion by making training accessible to disadvantaged groups such as poor women, persons with disabilities, indigenous youth.