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ILO Voices | Refugee inclusion

I am starting over, one repair at a time

After seeking safety in Egypt, Sudanese asylum seeker Alhassan Ali participated in ILO business training. It strengthened his entrepreneurship skills and helped him build a more stable future for his family.

New study charts a path forward for Timor-Leste’s vanilla industry

A new study by the ILO’s EU-funded Agroforestry Skills and Employment Resilience Project highlights opportunities to develop Timor-Leste’s vanilla industry, create decent work and strengthen rural livelihoods.

Decent Work at the heart of East Africa’s future

As Caroline Khamati Mugalla, Director of the ILO Country Office for the United Republic of Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda, reflects on the months of June, July and August, she is struck by the scale of ambition across the countries the...

Decent work in coffee

ILO takes decent work push across Ethiopia’s coffee heartlands

The ILO is expanding its decent work push across Ethiopia’s coffee heartlands, equipping stakeholders in Sidama and South Ethiopia with practical knowledge on labour law, working conditions, wages, productivity and social dialogue. Following...

Poverty and barriers to education driving child labour in rural Myanmar, new ILO study finds

New research points to an urgent need for stronger livelihoods, safer access to education and better protection for children at risk.

Sri Lanka strengthens wage-setting institutions with International Labour Organization support

Workshop brings together government, employers and workers to strengthen evidence-based wage-setting institutions and identify priorities for future action.

Social protection

Strengthening farmers’ access to social protection and sustainable livelihoods in Timor-Leste

A joint initiative in Timor-Leste strengthens farmers’ livelihoods and access to social protection while supporting better nutrition for children.

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.

Ghana advances social dialogue for better jobs and fairer wages

Ghana’s 2026 National Labour Conference sets a renewed path toward fair wages, job creation and improved living conditions through strengthened social dialogue and cooperation.

Ghana charts a path to more productive jobs and better livelihoods

Landmark report is helping Ghana align productivity with decent work, driving evidence-based policies that promote better jobs, fair wages, inclusive growth and improved livelihoods.

Training course

ITCILO launches summer school on social dialogue and living wages

Organised with the support of the French Ministry of Labour and Solidarity, the course will examine how tripartite social dialogue and collective bargaining can help turn living wage principles into practice.

Fair wages in agriculture

ILO and partners advance standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector

The ILO, the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA), and tripartite partners have taken a key step toward establishing a standardized wage framework for Ethiopia’s horticulture sector, following the validation of an assessment...

Minimum wage

ILO welcomes Telangana’s first comprehensive minimum wage fixation since state formation

Wage increase expected to benefit more than 9.2 million workers and strengthen evidence-based wage setting in India’s youngest state.

Key actors from Colombia’s main agricultural supply chains conclude diploma programme on living wages and incomes

Representatives of workers’ organisations, companies from the coffee, banana and palm oil sectors, and public institutions participated in RURALIA, an ILO programme aimed at strengthening technical capacities and promoting social dialogue on living...

Middle East crisis weighs on global labour markets

Report finds rising risks to jobs, incomes and working conditions worldwide, with uneven effects across regions and growing pressure on migrant workers and remittance-dependent economies.

Job-rich investment must be at the heart of Syria’s recovery agenda

Investments in decent jobs and local economic growth are essential for an inclusive and sustainable recovery, the ILO has told the Syria Partnership Coordination Forum.

Rebuilding lives and livelihoods in the aftermath of Myanmar’s earthquake

ILO-supported initiatives have created work, restored infrastructure, strengthened skills, and empowered communities to lead a more inclusive and sustainable recovery.

ILO project strengthens resilience and social cohesion through inclusive livelihoods and jobs in Mali

The initiative, funded by Japan, demonstrates how employment‑intensive approaches can promote decent work and build resilience among displaced and host communities.

Rural road rehabilitation boosts connectivity and decent work in Papua New Guinea

Through employment‑intensive approaches under the EU‑funded STREIT PNG Programme, the ILO links improved infrastructure with jobs, skills and sustainable livelihoods.

Blog

Lasting shocks from the Middle East crisis: Emerging risks for the world of work

Beyond its human toll, the Middle East crisis is hitting jobs, incomes, and working conditions worldwide. Early action is critical to protect labour markets, especially for vulnerable workers, small businesses, and low-income households.