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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,...

Opportunities and challenges on Labour Migration: An Experience-Sharing Forum among East African Countries to be held in Zanzibar, Tanzania

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The Government of Nigeria convenes a National Stakeholders’ Workshop on Labour Market Information System (LMIS)

With support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), and within the framework of FAIRWAY global programmme, the Government of Nigeria has facilitated a National Stakeholders’ Workshop on Labour Market Information System (LMIS) from 11th -...

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Brighter light and higher hopes: Solar energy systems keep technical schools running in Lebanon

The ILO provided a number of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) schools with solar systems in Lebanon to keep their doors open and trained their students on solar panel installation and maintenance to build their skills and help...

How dialogue can help address challenges to informality for refugees and host communities in Kenya

Following the release of an assessment report by ILO PROSPECTS, government, employers and informal workers representatives agree on strategies to support the transition to formality, advance inclusive economic development and sustainable livelihoods.

Protection of Indonesian migrant workers should be included in the upcoming national development plan

The ILO’s Ship to Shore Rights South-East Asia Programme supports the two-day public dialogues to improve services and protection of Indonesian migrant workers. including Indonesian migrant fishers.

International Migrants Day

The Integrated Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Services Office (LTSA-MRC) in Tulungagung receives the Indonesian Migrant Worker Award for...

The Integrated Gender Responsiveness-One-Roof Integrated Service (LTSA-MRC) in Tulungagung district, supported by the ILO through the Safe and Fair programme, receives the Indonesian Migrant Worker Award from the Ministry of Manpower for providing...

ILO’s infrastructure investments resolve health and water access challenges in Sudan

Through employment-intensive investments three water points and a healthcare centre in Sudan were rehabilitated and handed over to community for operation and maintenance.

Interview: Q&A with Alexio Musindo, Country Director for ILO in the Horn of Africa

With this edition of the “ILO in the Horn” newsletter, we have discussed with the Country Director on major successes and challenges of the country office in the year 2022 with exclusive focus on Ethiopia.

Successful Milestones in Programmes: BRMM Reintegration Work - Beneficiaries’ Testimony

Successful Milestones in Programmes: Strengthening the Role of Media in Promoting Disability Inclusive Social Protection Systems in Ethiopia

Stories Behind Our Work - Vocational skills and industry exposure: Pathways to enter the labour market

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Stories behind our work: Industrious leaders in Ethiopia’s industrial parks

Launching Workshop: Research results on measuring SDG indicator 10.7.1 on recruitment costs of Vietnamese workers working abroad and...

The press release call for public attention to reports jointly produced by ILO and the General Statistics Office of Viet Nam. These include (1) report on measuring SDG indicator 10.7.1 on recruitment costs of Vietnamese workers working abroad; and...

Trade union federations in Kenya and Lebanon sign Memoradum of Understanding (MOU) to support and empower African workers in Lebanon

In November 2022, the Kenyan Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU-K) and the National Federation of Worker and Employee Trade Unions in Lebanon (FENASOL) committed to inter-union collaboration on both sides of the migration corridor to create...

Sustainable reintegration of Sri Lankan migrant workers

The International Labour Organization and Government of Japan join hands together to enhanced socio-economic reintegration and economic...

ILO, IOM and UN Women Joint Press Statement

The Governance of Labour Migration in South and South-East Asia (GOALS) Programme Supports Sustainable and Inclusive Labour Migration...

On this International Migrants' Day, the world lauds the socio-cultural and economic contributions of the 169 million migrant workers around the world, who help boost economies and strengthen the social fabric of communities.

International Migrants Day

Make fair labour migration a reality

The International community must do better to ensure the world’s 169 million migrant workers are able to realize their basic human and labour rights, says ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, in a message released for International Migrants Day.

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Social security offers a win-win for migrant workers and ASEAN alike

Few migrant workers in the ASEAN region are covered by social protection, despite the benefits it offers workers and countries. To mark International Migrants Day, Panudda Boonpala Deputy Regional Director of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the...