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Better Work Jordan: PAC meeting examines preliminary studies seeking to promote decent work in garment sector

UNGA resolution on human rights

UN General Assembly recognizes human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment

Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Head of the ILO’s Green Jobs Unit and Tim de Meyer, Senior Adviser in the NORMES Department, explain the broader implications of the new UNGA resolution declaring a clean, healthy and sustainable environment to be a universal...

Post-disaster recovery

3.6 million jobs may have been affected by the floods in Pakistan

2.36 to 3.6 million jobs may have been lost and/or disrupted as a result of the worst ever floods in the history of Pakistan that devastated more than 84 districts of Pakistan, the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and HRD briefed the media on initial...

Labour migration

ILO launches the 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

Journalists are invited to submit articles showing exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.

Post-disaster recovery

Minister Overseas Pakistanis and HRD reaffirms its commitment to support workers and their families affected by floods in Pakistan

ILO stands in full support of the Minister, Sajid Hussain Turi, to convene Provincial Governments and Social Partners to chalk out a coordinated roadmap for recovery and reconstruction and uplifting workers and their families out of turmoil in the...

Post-disaster recovery

ILO joins support for Pakistan after devastating floods

The ILO has joined the combined UN effort to support Pakistan in the wake of the most severe flooding in the country’s recent history, including with the rollout of infrastructure rehabilitation and cash-for-work initiatives.

G20 Side Event on Blue Economy

ILO: Coastal communities are enabling key to Indonesia’s blue economic development and implementation

ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste participates in the G20 Side Event Seminar to highlight the potential of the Blue Economy Roadmap to create jobs and improve livelihoods in coastal communities in Indonesia.

Labour Overview 2022

Low growth and global crisis slow job recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean

The regional unemployment rate reached 7.9 per cent and returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the labour outlook in the region, also affected by the impact of the war in Ukraine, may be complicated by greater informality and working poverty, says the...

Improved business skills and knowledge empower Indonesian transgender entrepreneurs

The ILO’s series of business coaching programme have empowered 394 transgender entrepreneurs. They do not only survive the pandemic, but also improve their business performance and increase their incomes.

Revitalize Agriculture: Leveraging Opportunities for Food Security and Livelihood plenary session at the 43rd National Conference of...

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 43rd National Conference of Employers plenary session, 24 August 2022, Manila, Philippines

ILO and its partners sign a Declaration to promote a greater employment opportunity for persons with disabilities

The ILO and its partners join forces to enhance the Employment Disability Service Unit under the Provincial Manpower Office of Central Java to create an inclusive world of work in Indonesia.

ILO Voices | Local economic development

War in Sri Lanka took everything but I made a new start

Displaced by Sri Lanka’s civil war, Veronica Rosani Susilkumar is making a new life for herself and her family as a groundnut farmer.

G7 Leaders’ Communiqué

ILO welcomes commitments in G7 leaders’ communiqué

New commitments by the G7 Leaders, covering gender equality, tackling inflation, climate change, and support for a just transition to a sustainable and inclusive future, have been welcomed by the ILO.

The New Youth Employment Report is out!

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Asia still ‘garment factory of the world’ yet faces numerous challenges as industry evolves

A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights trends in employment, wages and productivity the Asian garment, footwear and textiles industry.

ILO Voices | Child labour

I had to stop school and go to work because of COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the city of Mosul in Iraq, Akram’s parents lost their income and livelihood. Akram dropped out of school to help support his family by collecting and selling scrap metal. An ILO project has helped him return to...

ILO Voices | Green jobs

An apprenticeship changed my life

When war broke out in Yemen, the factory where Muhammad Taher Muhammad al-Tahri worked shut down. His job search was going nowhere, until he joined an apprenticeship programme in solar panel maintenance and installation.

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

ILO welcomes G7 call to make a just transition to a green economy happen

At the end of their meeting the G7 Labour Ministers highlighted the urgent need to greater focus on rights and occupational safety and health.

Green jobs

‘Just transition’ policies targeting key regions vital to support coal phase out in Southeast Asia

Coal is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel, and its rapid phasing out is essential to limit global warming to 1.5°C. A new ILO report highlights need for ‘Just transition hotspots’ to ensure human-centred transition away from coal in Indonesia,...

Minimum wages for seafarers

ILO body adopts new minimum monthly wage for seafarers

An increase in minimum monthly wages has been agreed for the world’s seafarers.