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New service model with ILO support

Turning around a super tanker−reforming the public employment services in Ukraine

The Ukrainian Government recently decided to roll out a new service model for the Public Employment Services across all 500 offices of the country. The new service model tested with support of the ILO in one pilot office devotes more attention to...

Government intervention is needed for the compliance of maternity rights

Many women workers unwillingly hide their pregnancies out of fear losing their jobs. The ILO discussion highlights the urgency of incorporating maternity rights into Indonesia’s social security system.

Women entrepreneurs join hands for better recovery post COVID-19

Supported by the ILO, the women entrepreneurs’ forum in Uganda extends its support services to refugee and host community business women affected by the pandemic.

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The ILO and ITU highlight opportunities for boosting youth employment in the digital economy in Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions

On 1 November 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) invited key youth employment stakeholders to discuss, validate the results and identify potential priority areas in the study on...

Public Employment Services and the Future of Work – What innovations are likely to remain after COVID-19 pandemic?

On 14 September 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) organized a training webinar for senior managers and staff of the employment centers in the North-West and Ural Federal regions, Russian Federation. The webinar was devoted to the...

From Stand Alone to Joined Up Social Protection and Active Labour Market Services: workshop in Tashkent

Tashkent hosted a workshop on development of integrated social protection and active labour market services based on user-specific needs and improvement of electronic management information systems. The inception workshop was organized by the...

ILO facilitates stakeholders learning on social protection

To enhance knowledge of stakeholders and partners on social protection and corresponding policy issues, ILO initiates a series of lectures inviting national and international experts to share their insights and expertise.

Indonesia to prepare integrated public employment service to assist unemployed finds new job

While cash benefit provides necessary support to maintain livelihood in between jobs, skills training and job search assistant are meaningful to help unemployed gets a new job.

Extending social protection to Indonesian digital workers

Digital and gig economies have created enormous opportunities and enhanced productivity of workers, businesses and the overall society. Yet, they also pose serious threat to decent work and fair competition.

ILO Moscow Manual for Public Employment Services

Statement by the ILO Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Heinz Koller

Disability and work

Now I know the great feeling of having decent work

Jordanian Omar Abu Noa’aj has struggled to find work for years due to his physical disability. Last year, an ILO employment centre helped him secure his first formal job at a garment factory, giving him a new sense of independence and purpose.

ILO Presents a Flagship Training Manual for Public Employment Services

The ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia is pleased to announce the launch of its flagship publication “Public Employment Services and the Future of Work. Training Manual for the CIS Regional...

Indonesia to learn from the United Kingdom to set up public employment service

Following the release of unemployment benefit regulation, Indonesia is now strengthening employment agencies' capacity to provide training and job placement service for the unemployed. Policymakers in Indonesia learned from other countries...

Engaging journalists to better promote the new unemployment benefit scheme

The Government of Indonesia has formally launched the new unemployment benefits programme known as Jaminan Kehilangan Pekerjaan (JKP) early this year. The ILO supports the awareness raising efforts through various channels, including mass media.

Indonesia enhances its human resources for more effective social security programmes

Since the reform of national social security system in 2004, Indonesia has continued to improving its social security system. With support from the ILO, the country is enhancing its human resources’ capacities to run the system more effectively and...

Kenya Towards the ratification of Convention on PEAs, 1997 (No. 181)

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How the ILO can support vital public employment programmes during the COVID-19 crisis

Public employment programmes have played an increasingly important role in government responses to the COVID-19 crisis. In this article, Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, ILO Specialist on the Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) sheds light on...

ILO discussed trade unions’ concerns of new unemployment protection programme

Despite ongoing protest against the recently passed omnibus law, unemployment insurance (UI) programme receives a relatively positive sentiment from trade unions. Although they still have some concerns.

Partnerships between Public Employment Services and Employer and Business Membership Organizations save jobs and help enterprises remain...

On 7 October 2020, ILO Moscow conducted the second of five training webinars devoted to the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work. PES representatives and practitioners from the Commonwealth of Independent States,...

ILO Moscow webinar series kick-off on Public Employment Services Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work

On 18 September, the ILO Moscow launched a new series of webinars on the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work, covering a wide range of issues for improving national employment programs, labour market institutions and...