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World food day

Can Africa harness agriculture for decent job creation?

Africa struggles to convert its vast agricultural potential into economic benefits. Grace Gondwe examines the paradox of resource dependence and ways to leverage agriculture for decent job creation and economic transformation.

Skills development

Timorese cacao farmers enhance their agricultural skills to improve their lives

The ILO, with support from the EU, promotes sustainable agriculture in the cocoa sector of Manufahi Municipality, Timor-Leste.

ILO Voices | Women's entrepreneurship

Between Spain and Morocco, I built my independence

After years of working in seasonal agriculture in Spain, Fatima Laanieg took part in the ILO’s WAFIRA project, learning how to manage a business. Now, she runs her own grocery store in Morocco while continuing to work abroad for part of the year.

Brunei Darussalam ratifies Convention No. 100 on Equal Remuneration, 1951

With the ratification of Convention No. 100, Brunei Darussalam has ratified five of the ten ILO fundamental Conventions.

Swiss Vice-President visits Pangalengan cooperative in Indonesia to see digitalization in Indonesian dairy sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Government of Switzerland, is advancing digital transformation and promoting financial inclusion in Indonesia’s dairy sector.

Digital innovation

From West Java to East Java: Advancing digital transformation in Indonesia's dairy farming

A dairy cooperative in Pangalengan, West Java, is pioneering the first digitally integrated dairy operation with support from the ILO. The achievements of Pangalengan are now being expanded to three additional dairy cooperatives in East Java.

Article

The care economy in crisis: a driver of recovery, resilience and peace

In crisis and displacement settings, the care economy plays a pivotal yet often overlooked role. When families face the consequences of conflict, forced migration or climate shocks, the burden of care intensifies—falling disproportionately on women...

Wages

ILO welcomes new national minimum wage for Papua New Guinea

Wage increase promotes equality, reduces discrimination and strengthens decent work opportunities for all Papua New Guineans.

Tourism

Community-based tourism in Jaflong: creating jobs and nurturing nature

The ILO, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Tourism Board, has helped launch a community-based tourism (CBT) model in Jaflong that welcomes visitors to experience the vibrant Khasi cultural heritage while ensuring community ownership and equitable...

Ghana’s employers and workers unite in a call for bold reforms to drive productivity and decent jobs

Employers and workers agree wage growth needs to follow labour productivity more closely, but the Government needs to change its tack for true economic and social transformation.

Employment in Focus series

Towards a pro-employment macroeconomic framework: The case of India

For sustainable development, economies need more than growth- they need good jobs. In this article, Radhicka Kapoor, senior employment specialist at the ILO and Amit Basole, professor of Economics at Azim Premji University argue that macroeconomic...

Global Coalition for Social Justice

Asia-Pacific advances agenda for living wages

Regional dialogue strengthens commitment to inclusive wage-setting aligned with ILO principles.

Greening the lands and building sustainable rural livelihoods in southern Lebanon

Enhancing rural livelihoods through sustainable agriculture, local employment, and climate-resilient infrastructure in the Southern Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon.

OpEd

Shaping the living wage agenda: Asia-Pacific’s call to action

OpEd by Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific.

Decent work for social cohesion and community resilience in Togo

In northern Togo’s Savanes region, decent work is emerging as a powerful tool to strengthen community resilience and foster peace amid growing social and economic pressures.

Labour migration

Thailand's Department of Labour Protection and Welfare strengthens protection of women domestic workers

The EU-funded PROTECT Project has continued its support to the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare (DLPW) to ensure decent work for domestic workers in Thailand.

Marwan’s path to purpose: How nursing training is transforming lives in Lebanon

Through EU-funded training, young Lebanese like Marwan are gaining the skills – and the purpose – to build a better future in healthcare.

Crisis response

ILO launches livelihood recovery initiative in earthquake-affected areas in Myanmar

The project aims to rebuild destroyed buildings by hiring local workers, thereby providing decent work for affected communities.

Child labour

Bangsamoro communities unite to end child labour

Communities and partners convened in South Upi in the Philippines to amplify the call to end child labour and the launch a community-based service outlet through the ILO’s Japan funded child labour project.

International youth day

Measuring what matters: NEET vs youth unemployment

Today, hundreds of millions of young people worldwide are NEET: Not in Employment, Education or Training. Drawing on the latest ILO data, Niall O’Higgins, senior employment research specialist, explains how the NEET rate offers a more accurate...