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Piloting national skills passport in Pakistan

ILO’s project “Governance of Labour Migration in South and Southeast Asia” (GOALS) funded by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) provided technical and financial support to the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) to convene launch ceremony...

ILO Voices | Apprenticeships

As a refugee, my new skills have given my family hope

When her husband was killed in 2009, Angelique Kahindo fled the Democratic Republic of Congo with her children to a refugee settlement in Uganda. For years she had no income, but a new opportunity for an apprenticeship has given her the skills and...

The International Labour Organization Supports the Government of Nigeria to Convene Stakeholders Sensitization Workshops towards...

In February 2023, the Government of Nigeria, under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, organized workshops in Lagos state and the Federal Capital Territory for stakeholders on the revised National Policy on Labour...

Opening address at the regional training on strengthening labour migration programmes and services in Western Visayas

By Ms Ma. Concepcion Sardaña, Senior Programme Officer, delivered on behalf of Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the regional training on strengthening labour migration programmes and services in Western Visayas,...

War in Ukraine

ILO proposes extra support measures for Ukraine, as war enters second year

A new ILO plan to support Ukraine’s labour and employment sector seeks to address humanitarian, as well as recovery needs, after a year of war that has created massive economic and employment losses and threatens millions with poverty.

Testimonials from Ukraine

"We prepare hot dishes and deliver them in the neighbourhoods where there is no gas and electricity"

Before the war Oleksii Aleksandrov was one of the partners of an ILO-supported training programme for chefs de cuisine in Kherson. After the outbreak of the war, he joined other professionals preparing warm meals for people without gas or...

Testimonials from Ukraine

"We sincerely want to help people, and make them feel hopeful"

Ella Albanska’s company participated in packaging and distribution of food for families in need, many of them fleeing from areas affected by the war. With ILO support, the Federation of Employers of Ukraine organized a country-wide effort to engage...

Testimonials from Ukraine

"I could have left, but I stayed"

Ivanna Khrapko, Ukrainian trade unionist, launched a volunteer initiative after the war broke out to help internally displaced Ukrainians. The ILO assisted trade union efforts and provided support to cover 7,750 bednights and daily food packages for...

Ethiopia to host the Second Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration

One year of war in Ukraine

Ukrainian manufacturing continues despite the war: How the Employers help their members to find new markets in the EU

With ILO assistance, the Federation of Employers of Ukraine supports members to seek new business partners and markets by facilitating networking between Ukrainian and EU companies.

One year of war in Ukraine

“Professional Education Online” – a new and innovative digital platform to sustain TVET education in Ukraine

Ukraine strives to maintain access to technical vocational education and training during the war with ILO’s commitment and support. A new online platform assists 225,000 TVET students in keeping up with their studies.

One year of war in Ukraine

Humanitarian aid for Ukrainians sourced from Ukrainian companies

With ILO support, the Federation of Ukrainian Employers engages local businesses in the production of humanitarian aid packages thus preserving jobs, generating income and boosting confidence in the future of Ukrainians.

Press release

How service delivery for women migrant workers and their families in construction sector are strengthened in Thailand

The ILO, through the Safe and Fair programme under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, reaches out to women migrant workers and their families in construction camps in Thailand, ensuring their rights and entitlements are protected and respected.

A new private sector working group to promote decent work and sustainable growth in Indonesia’s fishing industry

Supported by the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Multi Partner Fund, employers’ organisations and their members’ fishing companies, form a working group to address existing labour challenges and promote decent work.

Our impact, their voices

“It was my dream to have a family business and I am happy to have fulfilled it”

A Syrian refugee in Egypt credits ILO’s business development programmes for providing her with courage to come over challenges and restart her business.

International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023

Measuring SDG 10.7.1 on migrant recruitment costs: Recent advances and way forward

The Parallel Session F.4 at the International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023, organized by ILO with support from WB KNOMAD, showcased recent achievements to promote measurement of SDG 10.7.1 on migrant workers’ paid recruitment costs and...

Migrant workers' rights

New ILO initiative to help protect migrant worker wages in Malaysia

Wage protections for women and men migrant workers in Malaysia a key focus of new phase of the International Labour Organization’s Migrant Workers Empowerment and Advocacy project.

Opportunities for Lives Project touched more than 12,000 lives in 5 years

The project achieved significant, replicable, successful examples in refugee entrepreneurship, social adaptation at work, and formal employment.

THAMM programme opened its second Regional Conference on mobility schemes between North African and European countries

Opening address at the Validation workshop on the Code of Conduct for private recruitment agencies and its monitoring

By Mr Rex Marlo Varona, Project Coordinator of the Safe and Fair Programme, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Validation workshop on the Code of Conduct for private recruitment agencies and its monitoring, 26 January 2023, Manila,...