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Our impact, their voices

The Voice of the Silent: A social campaign to promote inclusive and equal employment opportunities

The new company member of the Indonesia Business and Disability Network (IBDN), Burger King Indonesia, shares benefits gained by employing people with disabilities. The IBDN is supported by the ILO, Ministry of Manpower and the Indonesia Employers’...

Promoting inclusive workplaces in Indonesia

Companies join the fight for inclusive workplaces with Indonesia Business and Disability Network

Indonesia strengthen its commitment to develop inclusive world of work by revitalizing the Indonesia Business and Disability Network (IBDN). Around 75 companies have recently join the IBDN.

Promoting inclusive workplaces in Indonesia

ILO team up with Ministry of Manpower and Apindo to encourage companies promoting inclusive workplaces

In conjunction with the commemoration of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities, the ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) is re-launching and revitalizing the Indonesia...

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Shine a purple spotlight on disability

On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ILO took part in a day-long series of online events across six continents that called for countries to make people with disabilities a priority in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

International Day of Persons With Disabilities

Make persons with disabilities a priority in the COVID-19 response

Disability issues need to be included in pandemic recovery plans says the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network.

Our impact, their voices

Paving their ways to online business: Story of two entrepreneurs with disabilities

Two entrepreneurs with disabilities participated in ILO online shopping business administration and training became more confident in transitioning to online business. These are their stories.

Our impact, their voices

Building hopes and making dreams come true in the midst of pandemic

As COVID-19 reshapes the world of work, ILO is helping vulnerable people in Indonesia to stay competitive and improve their livelihoods.

Our impact

The road to employment and livelihoods in Timor-Leste

Lack of access to schools, marketplaces and hospitals is a challenge for communities in Timor-Leste, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. An ILO initiative to rehabilitate rural roads is helping break their isolation, provide jobs and improve...

People with disabilities are the greatest untapped resource on the planet

Mike Hess – Founder & Executive Director, Blind Institute of Technology (BIT), Denver, Colorado

Disability Inclusion in Economic Empowerment Strategies: Webinar

How to foster inclusion of persons with disabilities in rural economies

Our impact, their voices

Online shops help entrepreneurs with disabilities meet COVID challenges

As COVID-19 reshapes the world of work, ILO is helping vulnerable people in Indonesia to stay competitive and improve their livelihoods.

Promoting decent work for all

Indonesia launches its Decent Work Country Programme 2020-2025 (DWCP) as a response to the fast changing world of work

As a response to the fast changes in the world of work, including the changing of employment regulations, Indonesia identified three employment priorities to realize decent work in the country.

Dignity at Work - How Americans Experience Work

Finding digital solutions for a better tomorrow

Rob Koch - Lead Architect, Big Data and Cloud, S & P Global, Denver, Colorado

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

Realizing an inclusive workplace in Indonesia’s new normal

Many persons with disabilities come into the COVID-19 crisis already facing significant exclusion in all areas of the world of work. The new normal may have provide a greater opportunity to realize inclusive workplace.

Beneficiary story

Moldovan entrepreneur supported by ILO finds the way to respond to COVID-19 in his community

China’s Global Business and Disability Network ready to establish its first Inclusive Employment Resource Centre

The 20 enterprise members of the ILO GBDN-China have decided to establish the first inclusive employment resource center to promote the employment of persons with disabilities and mitigate the impact on persons with disabilities by COVID-19.

Rural employment

ILO Local Employment Partnership creates new jobs for youth in Southern Moldova

The Local Employment Partnership (LEP) implemented by ILO reached out to 600 young NEETs (youth neither in employment, education or training) in the Cahul region. 282 of them already registered as unemployed to benefit from active labour market...

Beneficiary story

Local Employment Partnership in Moldova offers people not only jobs but also self-esteem

Employers Organizations

The Federation for Egyptian Industries (FEI) in partnership with ILO launches the Egypt Business and Disability Network (EBDN) as a local...

The ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) supported the development of the Egypt chapter of the Global Business and Disability Network as a new service of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, through its Corporate Social Responsibility...

The International Disability Day 2019

Building inclusive workplaces in Indonesia

In conjunction with the commemoration of the International Disability Day 2019, the ILO continues to promote equal employment opportunities and inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities.