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Environmentally sustainable economies

ILO policy brief highlights the world of work implications of land degradation and desertification

An ILO policy brief highlights why efforts to address land degradation and desertification must also consider jobs, livelihoods, decent work and just transition.

Press release

ILO and BPVP Samarinda strengthen youth skills for a Just Energy Transition in Indonesia

The ILO and the Samarinda Vocational Training and Productivity Centre (BPVP Samarinda) are working together to prepare young people and workers for the energy transition by developing the skills needed for a greener, more inclusive and sustainable...

Inclusive growth through a Market Systems Development (MSD) approach

Expanding Impact: Public-Private Development Partnerships (PPDP) project enters phase 2 in Nakuru, Kajiado, and Narok Counties

Following the Public Private Development Partnerships (PPDP) project phase 1's achievements in Nakuru and Narok, the expansion into Kajiado County aims to address challenges in agriculture, eco-tourism, and green industries.

Costa Rica and Dominican Republic advance institutionalization of ILO cooperative training tools

Twenty-eight trainers from national institutions in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic have received ILO certification, strengthening national capacity to progressively integrate ILO cooperative training tools and methodologies into existing...

Republic of Korea adopts Framework Act on the Social and Solidarity Economy

The new law establishes a coherent national policy framework for the social and solidarity economy, strengthening policy coordination in the Republic of Korea while offering a potential reference point for the wider region and international policy...

Just transition

Japan’s SME decarbonization calls for just transition finance

As Japan’s automotive sector decarbonizes, SMEs face growing pressure to adapt. A just transition will require not only new technologies and finance, but also skills development, workforce support and targeted policies to ensure no one is left...

Digital transformation

Digitalized e-contracts and e-wages: A new era for labour rights in Jordan

Through digital wage payments and a unified electronic contract system for private education workers, Jordan is improving labour protections, promoting women's financial inclusion and strengthening compliance with labour standards.

Our impact, their voices

Powering Moldova’s green future: How skills training opened new doors for a young woman

A young woman in Moldova is turning skills training into a career in renewable energy, as an ILO project funded by Liechtenstein and Austria helps modernize vocational education and prepare a new generation of workers for the country’s green...

Responsible business conduct

Mentorship supports human rights due diligence in Thailand’s automotive and electronics supply chains

Seven companies participated in a new four-day programme designed to build responsible business conduct (RBC) through peer learning, dialogue and hands-on facilitation.

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan strengthens capacity to develop care cooperatives

An ILO Training of Trainers explored how cooperative approaches can help expand quality care services and create decent work opportunities in Uzbekistan.

Press release

ILO supports Syria’s shift to a greener economy through skills, partnerships and policy dialogue

Green skills development is helping equip workers and institutions with the knowledge needed to support Syria's just transition and sustainable recovery.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Advancing the social and solidarity economy in Switzerland: Support networks, needs and prospects

Constance André-Aigret, Coordinator of the APRÈS-VD Chamber of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), discusses how SSE support networks strengthen SSE entities, the key challenges they face, and the opportunities for advancing the SSE in...

Article

Employment-intensive fish farming creates green jobs in Uganda

With ILO support, a fish farming group in Isingiro District is demonstrating how employment-intensive nature-based solutions can create jobs, strengthen community cooperation and protect wetland ecosystems.

Ibero-American ministers adopt new commitments on care, social and solidarity economy and digital labour

The declarations adopted in Avilés set a regional agenda on care, informality, artificial intelligence and platform work, with technical support from the ILO.

Cooperatives

Better Together: Caribbean peer learning strengthens fisheries cooperatives

Within the framework of the ILO-FAO FISH4ACP Project, fisherfolk from Guyana participated in a study tour and learning exchange with peers in Barbados, strengthening cooperatives and regional collaboration.

Cooperatives for sustainable development, social inclusion and peace

Together, they are changing their communities: How cooperatives are advancing decent work across South Asia

From women cotton farmers in Madhya Pradesh and domestic workers in Bihar to care workers in Nepal and nursery teachers in Sri Lanka, women workers are coming together to establish cooperatives, creating new opportunities for decent work, economic...

Building skills, fostering entrepreneurship: An innovative approach to enhancing youth employability in the DRC–Angola corridor

As part of the ILO Technical Assistance Mission to the African Development Bank-funded DRC–Angola Corridor Project, the ILO is supporting an initiative to strengthen youth employability and women's economic empowerment in the Kasai Central and Kasai...

ILO helps advance reform of Mali's vocational training fund

Through the ILO Global Skills Programme, the ILO supported an internal diagnostic study of Mali's Vocational Training and Apprenticeship Support Fund (FAFPA), providing a roadmap to strengthen skills development, employment and decent work.

Forum International des Métiers et des Compétences (FIMEC)

ILO urges stronger skills systems to drive the transition to the formal economy in Africa

The Forum International des Métiers et des Compétences (FIMEC) held in Côte d'Ivoire, brought together governments, employers, workers, training institutions, development partners and the private sector to explore innovative approaches to skills...

Building gender-responsive trade unions: Strengthening women's leadership and representation

Central Trade Unions develop joint state-level action plans to advance women's leadership and representation.