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Launch of Financial education programme for migrant workers communities in Italy

New programme equips Embassies, Consulates and migrant community leaders to deliver certified financial education training and promote decent work for migrant workers in Italy.

Werabe Polytechnic College and the Case for Operational Excellence in Pre-Departure Training

The case study examines how Werabe Polytechnic College strengthened the quality and delivery of overseas employment training for potential and returning migrants in Ethiopia. It highlights the college’s operational reforms, expanded training offer,...

Migration

ILO supports Suriname in strengthening labour migration governance

The two-day visit to Suriname advanced labour migration governance by promoting fair recruitment, strengthening institutional capacity, including on labour migration information systems, and deepening social dialogue in the context of incoming and...

From skills to opportunity: How hands-on training is helping youth in Jordan access decent work

The ILO, through the PROSPECTS partnership, is providing young Jordanians and Syrian refugees with practical experience that links to real jobs in a changing labour market and expands opportunities for individuals choosing to return their home...

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO supports youth innovators in Sudan to create jobs and solutions for local challenges

Through the i-UPSHIFT programme, the International Labour Organization brought together 160 young entrepreneurs from refugee and host communities supporting them to showcase innovative solutions and promote inclusive economic opportunities.

Building Practical Guidance to Strengthen Ethiopia's Overseas Employment System

Developing practical guidance to help translate Ethiopia’s overseas employment laws and procedures into clear, user friendly steps for institutions, implementers, and prospective migrant workers.

African Migrant Resource Centres strengthen cooperation to better support migrant workers

The International Labour Organization and its partners have agreed on a regional framework to strengthen cooperation among Migrant Resource Centres across Africa, helping improve access to information, protection, referrals and support services for...

Labour migration

New public mural in Bangkok highlights the relationship between migrant workers and Thai communities

A new mural in the Thong Lor area highlights the connections between migrant workers and Thai communities, celebrating the major contributions migrants make to Thailand’s economy and society.

Egypt advances employer-led skills governance in tourism sector

Partners convene to consolidate progress on the employer-led platform, Sector Skills Council for Tourism, and agree on next steps for demand-driven workforce development in one of Egypt's key sectors.

News

Refugee youth call for stronger investment in skills and decent work at ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

ILO, UNICEF, UNHCR and the Global Refugee Youth Network co-organized a side-event highlighting youth-led initiatives driving change in their communities and urgent calls to expand socio-economic opportunities for forcibly displaced young people.

Middle East crisis weighs on global labour markets

Report finds rising risks to jobs, incomes and working conditions worldwide, with uneven effects across regions and growing pressure on migrant workers and remittance-dependent economies.

Formalizing Coordination on Job Creation and Safe Labour Migration in Ethiopia

Strengthening coordination among Ethiopian institutions to advance job creation, overseas employment, and reintegration support for migrant workers through the formalization of the Reintegration Sub Working Group and endorsement of a shared...

Dignity in Service: Transforming Domestic Work through skills development in Tanzania

Validating Tanzania’s proposed domestic work curriculum to give greater structure, recognition, and standards to a sector that employs many women and young people.

Somalia's Advances Implementation of New Labour Migration Policy Framework

Raising awareness and strengthening coordination for the implementation of Somalia’s National Labour Migration Policy and Private Employment Agencies Regulations.

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO empowers Sudanese partners to advance employment-intensive infrastructure development

The ILO brought together Sudanese institutions, contractors and infrastructure specialists in Addis Ababa to strengthen employment-intensive approaches that promote job creation, local recovery and resilient infrastructure development in Sudan.

Our impact, their voices

New teaching skills help a young teacher transform her classroom in Timor-Leste

Through hands-on training and new teaching methods, one young educator is helping students learn with greater confidence and understanding.

ILO urges stronger protections and a renewed commitment to decent work for migrant workers

The call was made at the second International Migration Review Forum, where attendees adopted a Progress Declaration, recommitting to safe, orderly and regular migration.

THAMM Plus

Egypt's national institutions agree on roadmap to strengthen labour migration statistics

The roadmap will improve the quality, coordination and use of labour migration data, strengthening evidence-based policymaking and labour migration governance in Egypt.

Occupational Safety and Health

ILO and Viet Nam partners address psychosocial risks at work in national occupational safety and health month

Representatives of the tripartite constituents from the government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and youth participants gathered in Hanoi to mark the Viet Nam’s National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Month, with a focus on...

Statement

International Labour Organization statement on promoting fair and effective recruitment in Malaysia