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Assessing the potential of online labour platforms to connect displaced talent with decent jobs

PROSPECTS Learning Labs series set to explore ways in which online labour platforms can connect displaced individuals with decent work

Labour Rights are Human Rights for all Workers

After the recent tragic death in Jordan of nine agricultural workers, most of whom were refugees, the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Shaza Al Jondi and Meredith Byrne* reflect on the vital need to safeguard the right of vulnerable workers...

Community of Practice established to foster an inclusive digital economy in Kenya

The ILO and government partners convened a two-day visioning workshop to establish a Community of Practice on promoting a Kenyan digital economy that is more productive, sustainable and inclusive for all.

Press release

Pacific regional meeting on labour mobility sets path for partnership

Dialogue strengthens collaboration between trade unions and employers to help ensure safe and regular migration.

ILO-UNHCR Partnership

ILO and UNHCR commit to decent work for refugees, displaced people and host communities

The Joint Action Plan (2023-2025), a result of six interagency regional consultations, sets the priorities for advancing an inclusive world of work in forced displacement contexts.

ILO supports Indonesia’s joint labour inspection in the fishing sector to prevent forced labour at sea

The ILO through its 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has supported Indonesia to improve working conditions of fishers and prevent forced labour through the establishment of joint labour inspection system and strengthened coordination between labour and...

National dialogue raises important questions on prevention and resolution of labour complaints in Jordan

The institutions for resolving labour disputes or complaints form a cornerstone of any sound labour market, preserving and promoting essential principles such as justice, fairness and harmonious relationships in the world of work.

Our impact, their voices

An Indonesian student warns her community of the risks of forced labour at sea

The communications trainings of the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme have inspired a 20-year-old communications student to campaign about labour rights of fishers in her fishing community to break the longstanding myth about working at sea.

Technical Experts Meeting on South Asia Qualifications Reference Framework (SAQRF)

The Qualifications Framework will ease the movement of workers and students across the region and bring equal opportunities and fairness in the recruitment process.

World Refugee Day 2023

PROSPECTS Partnership unites for World Refugee Day Run and Exhibition

This year to commemorate World Refugee Day, PROSPECTS Partners including the Netherlands, IFC, ILO, UNHCR and UNICEF jointly organized a run and an exhibition to demonstrate power of inclusion of refugees.

Migrant workers

Australian Ambassador to Lao PDR meets with Migrant Workers at the Migrant Worker Resource Centre in Pakse

A visit to a Migrant Workers Resource Centre, supported by the TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, provided an opportunity to see the range of support services available to migrant workers and their communities.

ILO launches a new initiative to eradicate forced labour in Mongolia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United States Department of Labor have commenced "The Bridge Project II" to combat forced labour in Mongolia, aiming to enhance the national capacity by engaging with the government, social...

In Lebanon ILO PROSPECTS organizes a business plan competition to select social and solidarity economy entities that will benefit from...

The business plan competition took place on 19-21 June 2023 with the participation of 37 SSE projects that aim to create decent jobs for vulnerable host communities and Syrian refugees to bring about changes in their communities.

Skill development for refugees

Women defy gender norms, access vocational training on hard labour occupations in Ethiopia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners have introduced tailored courses, empowering refugee and host community members to gain professional skills and pursue meaningful careers.

ILO Voices | Labour migration

A job changed my life as a refugee

War in Syria forced Syrian Abdel Halim al Qasir and his family to flee to the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. Becoming a facilitator for the ILO’s Job Search Club project and helping other refugees inside the camp find new careers and job...

Occupational safety and health

Occupational safety and health high on agenda at Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum

Event sees wide ranging discussion on pathways and actions to create safe and healthy working environment for decent work and the protection of human rights.

Op-ed

Skilled, essential but undervalued. It’s time to solve the domestic work paradox

Despite performing a huge range of skilled tasks around the home, domestic workers’ efforts often go unrecognised in terms of pay and working conditions. To mark Domestic Workers Day, 16 June 2023, Anna Engblom, Chief Technical Adviser of ILO’s...

Domestic workers

Study highlights forced labour amongst migrant domestic workers in Southeast Asia

Survey by International Labour Organization (ILO) of migrant domestic workers in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand points to poor working conditions, yet also highlights the skilled nature of domestic work.

Press Release: A Technical Tripartite Workshop on formulating Skills Partnerships for Labour Migration in the East and Horn of Africa...

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) programme, is organising a Technical Tripartite Workshop on formulating skills partnerships for labour migration in the East and Horn of Africa...

Decent work key to resilience of Syrians and host communities

Syrian displaced persons and refugees, and the communities that host them, need concrete decent work opportunities, and to move from receiving assistance to generating income, the ILO says at the Brussels Conference on supporting Syria and the...