All news: employment services

A rehabilitated irrigation canal and economic empowerment for residents of Lebanon’s Damour area

A project by the ILO’s ENABLE programme is working to empower agricultural communities through employment opportunities and infrastructure rehabilitation of an irrigation canal.

A rehabilitated irrigation channel and economic empowerment for residents of Lebanon’s Damour area

A project by the ILO’s ENABLE programme is working to empower agricultural communities through employment opportunities and infrastructure rehabilitation of an irrigation channel.

ILO leads discussions to support development of Grenada’s public employment services

Meetings focused on creating a system that enables income support and job integration measures.

Employment promotion

National Career and Productivity Fair 2023 helps fill over 20,000 job vacancies in Cambodia

ILO supports major event which helps bridge gap between vacancies and job seekers.

Our impact, their voices

Photo essay: Young persons in Jordan share their Green Job Search Club experience

Four enthusiastic Jordanian and Syrian youths who became part of the Green Job Search Clubs have shared their personal experiences with us. Tune in to the stories of Hadeel, Abdullah, Adham, and Mais, and join us in celebrating their achievements

Gender equality

Women missing out on benefits of labour market growth in Asia and the Pacific

The gap between male and female labour market participation rates remains high despite three decades of economic growth with South Asia home to the biggest differences.

International Labour Organization, Rwanda holds capacity building workshop on Unemployment Protection

The workshop equipped participants with a better understanding of what unemployment protection is and how it brings together unemployment benefits, ensuring income security and active labour market policies, as well as supporting laid off workers to...

Building Bridges: ILO’s EU-funded ENABLE Programme links Social Protection and Employment Activation in Lebanon

The new programme aims to empower individuals and enhance social protection measures by creating sustainable employment opportunities in Lebanon.

Case study on the ratification of Convention 181: Panama

Panama’s private employment agencies: an indispensable partner for creating decent employment for national and migrant workers

ProAgro Ethiopia project conducted the third Amhara Region Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting

Youth employment

ILO research highlights gaps and potential in use of technology to help youth find work

Technological transformation in public employment services can support youth in Asia-Pacific to navigate labour market transitions and enter decent work.

Employment policies

ILO and MOHRSS of China join hands to enhance South-South cooperation and employment policymaking in South-East Asia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) of China launch a project to promote South-South cooperation for full and high-quality employment in South-East Asia.

ILO- Cinterfor and Fundae sign collaboration agreement in Madrid

The Director of the ILO Office for Spain, Félix Peinado, took part in the signing of the collaboration agreement between ILO-Cinterfor and the State Foundation for Training and Employment (FUNDAE), which took place in Madrid on 19 June 2023.

Youth employment

Asia-Pacific governments look to technology for employment services to support youth

Government officials from across the region exchange and learn about how technology can help young people access decent employment.

Our impact, Their voices

PROSPECTS Partnership joins efforts to increase employability and job opportunities in northern Lebanon

A programme carried out by the ILO in collaboration with the UNHCR and implemented by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC), has helped hundreds of Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees to hone their skills and find jobs amid the country’s multi-level...

ILO in partnership with Government of France

ILO and Pôle emploi sign Memorandum of Understanding

With this Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the International Labour Organization and Pôle emploi, the French Public Employment Service, have committed to strengthen and develop existing forms of collaboration, and to explore new ones in areas of...

Case study on the ratification of Convention 181: Uruguay

Uruguay: promoting decent work and social inclusion through ratifying and implementing Convention 181

Case study on the ratification of Convention 181: Japan

Key role of private employment agencies in strengthening national labour markets: The Japan way

Case study on the ratification of Conventions 88 and 181: France

France: Human-centred public-private cooperation for strengthening employment services

More disability-responsive employment services in Jordan

The ILO has held a training workshop on the provision of disability-responsive employment services in Jordan