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Microfinance initiative supports young people, farmers and workers in Lebanon

By providing subsidized loans and training, the ILO supported over 1,550 Lebanese and Syrians, creating jobs and building resilience amid Lebanon's multilevel crisis.

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Entrepreneurs fight malnutrition & women's health challenges in Uganda

Empowered through the ILO and UNICEF’s iUPSHIFT programme, refugee and host community youth in Uganda are driving change—tackling malnutrition with soybean products and improving women’s health with local remedies. See how innovation is transforming...

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Tune in: iUpshift promotes youth Innovation in Music & Entrepreneurship

Through the ILO and UNICEF’s iUPSHIFT programme, young innovators are transforming their passion for music into groundbreaking inventions and sustainable businesses.

Social Protection

Strategy launched to support ILO member states’ efforts to extend social protection to migrant workers and refugees

During a joint ILO-ISSA Global Webinar on Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers and Refugees, participants shared experiences and launched the ILO Strategy on extending social protection to migrant workers, refugees and their families.

Women’s entrepreneurship development opens pathways for decent work for circular migrant workers in Morocco

ILO WAFIRA project’s closing ceremony in Rabat brought together women entrepreneurs and partners to celebrate economic empowerment of rural migrant women. With a successful first phase, plans are underway to expand the project’s approach across...

Employment in Focus series

Decent work in the Pacific: The role of policy-driven solutions

The Pacific faces enormous employment challenges. Christian Viegelahn, ILO’s Employment Specialist for the Pacific Island countries, explains how National Employment Policies (NEPs) can create decent jobs and positively impact the region's economies.

Empowering ethical journalism: ILO and University of Media, Arts, And Communication, Ghana partner to spotlight labour migration stories

Shaping Stories, Empowering Change: ILO and University of Media, Arts, and Communication (UniMAC) Launch Transformative Partnership to Redefine Labour Migration Reporting.

Supporting mobility of heavy vehicle drivers between Morocco and the European Union

The first National Thematic Forum on heavy vehicle drivers’ mobility under the EU-funded THAMM Plus project took place in Rabat on Feb 25-26, 2025, uniting key actors to promote professional mobility as a “triple win” for Morocco, the EU, and...

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Indonesia strengthens its integrated gender responsiveness fair recruitment and inspection at national and subnational level

A series of capacity building activities on gender responsiveness fair recruitment and inspection is launched by the Minister of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers, strengthening the commitment of Indonesia to protect the rights of Indonesia...

Skills training

A New Spark: Abdi's journey from labourer to electrician

Through an ILO-supported vocational training in Ethiopia, Abdi Mowlid Abdi transformed from a struggling labourer to a professional electrician, securing contracts and ensuring a better future for his family.

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ILO strengthens labour dispute resolution in Uganda

Judges and legal officers receive training on applying international labour standards, enhancing their ability to resolve disputes, including those affecting refugees and displaced workers.

Rohingya refugees

ILO supports first-ever competency-based skills development for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Eswatini launches National Labour Migration Policy

Labour migration

Training strengthens fair recruitment and labour mobility governance in the Pacific region

Workshop builds capacity to tackle recruitment challenges and protect migrant workers’ rights in the Pacific

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Second phase of PROSPECTS launched in Sudan, empowering host and forcibly displaced communities

The second phase of PROSPECTS aims to enhance education, economic inclusion, protection, and infrastructure, supporting refugees, displaced persons, and host communities in Sudan through sustainable development and resilience-building initiative.

Q&A

Why now is the time to rethink temporary labour migration

A newly published ILO anthology, "Temporary labour migration: Towards social justice?" explores the challenges, policy choices, and innovative approaches shaping temporary labour migration worldwide. The book’s co-editors, ILO experts Christiane...

ILO strengthens development of agricultural organizations and cooperatives in Kurdistan and Federal Iraq

From February 26 to 28, 2025 the ILO worked on strengthening agriculture and cooperative development in Kurdistan and Federal Iraq by enhancing governance, business planning, and economic sustainability.

New ILO publication explores the path to social justice for migrant workers

The book examines the realities of temporary labour migration, providing valuable insights for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars.

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Solar energy gives power to youths and technical schools through ILO Project in Lebanon

An ongoing initiative provides hands-on training in renewable energy, creating job opportunities and sustainable solutions amid Lebanon’s ongoing crisis.

Engaging youth-led organizations

ILO supported Kulehe project to boost youth entrepreneurship and financial inclusion

The Kulehe project, launched in Addis Ababa, supports 120 youth from refugee and host communities with entrepreneurship training, financial inclusion, and business linkages, promoting decent employment through the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund.