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Improving capacities for employment, livelihoods and social protection assessments during disasters

The ILO delivered a first time training in Fiji on Employment, Livelihoods & Social Protection (ELSP) assessment as part of its technical assistance to the government led Post Disaster Needs Assessment.

Innovative business

Jaime Lemos’s innovative chicken business

Age is no barrier to starting an innovative new business. At the age of 60, Jaime Lemos C. Moris founded and opened a kampong chicken business in the Lautem district, Timor-Leste, called Copanhia Panirasa Dinaste Lda.

Business development

Talho Moris’ Butcher Shop: Fresh meat business in Timor-Leste

A cool and clean atmosphere welcomes customers entering Talho Moris’ butcher shop at Bemori Street in Dili, Timor-Leste. A refrigerated display unit showcasing the various fresh meat cuts helps the consumers to choose what they need. Unsurprisingly,...

Minimum wages

Statutory minimum wages: The example of Malaysia

The first local woman recruited to manage construction site administration

A key objective of the Roads for Development Programme (R4D) in Timor-Leste is to build capacities of local contract companies to stimulate the growth of a strong local contractors’ industry.

Women are capable of working on rural road works

The Roads for Development Programme (R4D) utilises ‘labour-based technologies’ in the rehabilitation and maintenance of rural roads in Timor-Leste. To date 500,000 labour days have been generated for local labourers – 150,000 labour days for women...

Disaster preparedness and response

Maximising employment and social protection outcomes in crisis response programmes

Tropical Cyclone Winston

ILO training initiative

Women in agriculture: Cooking their way to empowerment and visibility

An ILO initiative in north Lebanon is training women on food preparation and marketing, to help them make a living, market excess produce, and carve a visible role for themselves in the agricultural sector.

Rising from disaster to a business woman

In her small shop, Susiyanti Br Sembiring was busy serving hot black coffees to her customers. Located at the shelter for refugees of the Mt. Sinabung, Karo District of North Sumatra, her small shop also provides daily needs, beverages and...

Providing starting points for future entrepreneurs

Distribution of toolkits to 50 entrepreneurs, to help them start up their own small enterprises. On 3rd February 2016 by The Assistant Commissioner of Dadu Mr. Ghulam Shabbir Rind.

Awareness raising seminar on Sindh Industrial Relations Act

On 28th January 2016 a total of 70 representatives of the harris/ peasants and the landless farmers from the Dadu district of Sindh were trained on their right to form trade unions and collectively bargain with their employers/ landlords. This is in...

ILO urges dialogue to resolve current industrial disputes

The ILO appeals to all involved parties to resolve the current industrial disputes in Cambodia through constructive dialogue.

From landless Peasant to successful Entrepreneurs

First Women-owned Bakery and Computer Training Centre inaugurated in Mirpurkhas

ILO and UN agencies launch project to bolster the resilience and self-reliance of Yemeni communities

The project entitled “Enhancing resilience and self-reliance in crisis affected Yemeni communities,” will serve to allow Yemenis to manage economic shocks, increase social cohesion and strengthen local institutions.

Building bridges: livelihoods festival promotes ties between Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities

Partnerships

ILO and IFRC to promote decent work opportunities in fragile and post-disaster settings

Agreement covers cooperation on livelihoods, procurement, SMEs, and cooperatives.

ILO co-hosts discussion on promoting sustainable livelihoods for Syrian refugees and host communities

The ILO joins FAO and WFP in hosting a roundtable discussion on livelihoods during the Resilience Development Forum for Syrian refugees and host communities, organized by UNDP and hosted by the Jordanian government.

Cambodian garment industry’s solid performance continues in the first half of 2015

The Cambodian garment industry’s solid performance continued in the first half of 2015, according to the ILO's new edition of Cambodian Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin.

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

A successful cooperation with the ILO

According to a recently conducted evaluation, five outcomes were fully achieved of the first Decent Work Country Program for the period of 2010-2013.

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Strengthening social dialogue and establishing minimum wage

For the first time, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia regulated its minimum wage to ensure security of income for most vulnerable groups of workers as a result of the ILO technical advice and assistance.