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Keeping them home: How improving public employment services helps people find jobs and stay with their families

In Nepal, the Labour Market Information and Employment Services (LIfE) project, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), helps to improve access to basic information and services that can help job seekers, in particular youth,...

Promote positive images of persons with disabilities and stimulate a climate of non-discrimination and inclusion through media reporting

Are persons with disabilities burden of the society? How do they want to be treated? What expressions are acceptable in news reports on disability? Do the media reflect their actual needs? Do people have the right to make decisions for persons with...

Jobs in Latin America

Latin American and Caribbean unemployment to rise in 2016

The evolution of labour markets in the region will be analyzed at ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, to be held in Mexico this month.

Strengthening Public Employment Services in Nepal

The activity took place in Kathmandu from 14 to 17 March 2016 as part of the Labour Market Information and Employment Service (LIfE) Project, funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Post-conflict recovery

Sri Lanka: From dream to work

A new ILO project helps people find decent jobs in areas of Sri Lanka that were affected by civil war.

Green jobs

New services help Vanuatu recover from Cyclone Pam

As world leaders discuss climate change in Paris, the ILO is helping Vanuatu to rebuild stronger and greener to better prepare for future storms.

Regional Employment Forum:

Promoting Job Rich and Sustainable Growth in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine

TBILISI. October 28, 2015 – The regional conference on jobs and employment had a prominent start in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 28 October 2015. The two-day forum which will look into the ways to boost employment in the region ensuring inclusive and ...

ILO methodology will help assess the needs of labour market in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s Labour and Employment Agency and the Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment, with the support from the International Labour Organization’s project “Applying the G20 Training Strategy,” organized a round table conference to present...

ILO/China South-South cooperation project: mid-term achievements

Award Winning Actress Joins ILO to Boost Young People's Awareness

COLOMBO (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) on September 5 and 10 2015, supported two Career and Entrepreneur Job fairs by way of sponsoring and endorsement. EDEX Mid-year Expo held in Colombo, attracted over ten thousands young...

VTASL and ILO join hands to introduce labour market oriented vocational training in North and East

Under the European Union Support for District Development Programme (EU-SDDP) ILO has entered into an agreement with Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka (VTASL) on 4th September 2015 to introduce labour market oriented skills training and to...

ILO and MoLE/DoL sign MoU to improve Employment Services in Nepal

An impetus on improving the access to basic quality employment services that helps Nepalese job seekers especially the youth is underway following the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE),...

Action Plan on Youth Employment presented in Astana

On 26 June, the final version of a Action Plan on Youth Employment was presented at a multi-stakeholder conference in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic national job fair attracts thousands

The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare with support from the ILO China South-South Cooperation Project organizes the inaugural National Job Fair in Vientiane on 5-6 June 2015.

Vanuatu Department of Labour launches Employment Services Vanuatu (ESV) and calls on registrations

The three month pilot will focus on Shefa province and is designed to provide services to formal sector employees who lost jobs as a result of cyclone Pam and want to return to the workforce, including unemployed young people who are seeking career...

Joint ILO MPI reports

Many immigrants in Europe struggling to move out of low-skilled jobs; European governments have opportunities to prioritize policies to...

Tanzania

One-stop job centre makes it easier for workers and employers to connect

With help from the ILO, an employment agency in Dar Es Salaam goes digital and makes the job search easier.

Moscow hosts international seminar of public employment services

On September 17-18, Russia’s Federal Service for Labour and Employment (Rostrud) held an international seminar for members of the World Association of Public Employment Services focusing on models of public employment service (PES): centralized and...

Employment services

ILO Training to boost employment services in Asia-Pacific

Boosting employability, improving access to labour markets, and promoting employment in six Asia Pacific countries, is the focus of a five-day employment services training being organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Bangkok.

Fragile States and post-crisis recovery and reconstruction

ILO signs agreement with g7+ group of fragile States

On 20 March 2014, during a High-Level Meeting on Decent Work in Fragile States, the ILO and the g7+ group signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a partnership for cooperation in job creation, skills development, social protection, SSTC, migration,...