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Empowering a teacher, inspiring a generation in Timor-Leste
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Our impact, their voices

Empowering a teacher, inspiring a generation in Timor-Leste

A certified education training programme under the ILO’s Agroforestry Skills Programme in Timor‑Leste has transformed the life of a dedicated teacher.

ILO training supports recovery and reintegration for former drug users in Afghanistan
Afghan women learn new skills at the Gender and Entrepreneurship Together Ahead (GET Ahead) programme.

News

ILO training supports recovery and reintegration for former drug users in Afghanistan

Skills programme supports long-term recovery, economic independence, and social inclusion for women and men.

Indonesia’s path beyond coal: South Sumatra advances skills development for a just energy transition
A bridge and a boat

Just energy transition

Indonesia’s path beyond coal: South Sumatra advances skills development for a just energy transition

Supported by the ILO, South Sumatra Province of Indonesia has validated its Skills Roadmap to ensure a smooth and just transition into the coffee and tourism sectors.

Just transition - a sustainable path for Viet Nam’s Paper and Pulp industry
Just transition in pulp and paper industry in Viet Nam

Just transition

Just transition - a sustainable path for Viet Nam’s Paper and Pulp industry

While MSMEs face significant hurdles, from limited resources to evolving sustainability requirements, these obstacles also open the door for innovation, skills growth, and cleaner practices that can propel the industry toward a more competitive and...

Ethiopia accelerates Recognition of Prior Learning rollout with assessor training in Bishoftu
Trainees doing an assessment role play exercises

Recognition of Prior Learning

Ethiopia accelerates Recognition of Prior Learning rollout with assessor training in Bishoftu

Ethiopia is rolling out its national Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) system, as 35 assessors completed a four-day training in Bishoftu under the ILO Global Skills Programme, supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. The...

Lao students lead innovation at National Symposium on Social Protection
Lao students showcase their innovative ideas to strengthen social protection across the Lao People’s Democratic Republic at the 2nd National Symposium on Social Protection.

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Lao students lead innovation at National Symposium on Social Protection

Student teams showcase creative ideas to strengthen social assistance systems, bringing fresh perspectives to national policy discussions.

With ILO, Ethiopia’s Jigjiga University transforms into an entrepreneurship hub
Trainees at the Business and Technology Incubation Center (BTIC)

PROSPECTS Impact

With ILO, Ethiopia’s Jigjiga University transforms into an entrepreneurship hub

The partnership between the ILO and Jigjiga University is driving the institutionalization of the ILO’s globally recognized tools and the creation of a dynamic Business and Technology Incubation Center, fostering entrepreneurship for host and...

Africa draws up a common roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into vocational training
Photo de groupe des hauts responsables gouvernementaux, partenaires sociaux et partenaires techniques participant à l’atelier régional du RAFPRO sur l’intelligence artificielle et la formation professionnelle, à Abidjan.

Skills development

Africa draws up a common roadmap for integrating artificial intelligence into vocational training

Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, members of the African Network of Vocational Training Institutions and Funds (RAFPRO) and their partners adopted the Abidjan Declaration on Artificial Intelligence, a joint commitment to integrate AI into...

Youth at the heart of the discussion on green transition: Turning potential into actions
Representatives of the ILO - Korea Youth Network

Youth employment

Youth at the heart of the discussion on green transition: Turning potential into actions

Tripartite partners and young people discuss a draft research on green jobs and youth career development, contributing perspectives to strengthen policies and systems that support youth access to decent work and opportunities in Viet Nam’s green...

Survey finds job quality key to attracting youth to Mongolia’s cashmere sector
Garment workers assembling clothing using industrial sewing machines at a garment factory in Mongolia.

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Survey finds job quality key to attracting youth to Mongolia’s cashmere sector

New findings from the ILO–Korea Partnership Programme highlight labour shortages and high turnover, calling for stronger human resource practices and better working conditions.

Historic alleyways restored in Lebanon’s coastal city of Jounieh, creating jobs and reviving heritage
Cutting ribbon for inaugartion with a group

Historic alleyways restored in Lebanon’s coastal city of Jounieh, creating jobs and reviving heritage

Germany and the ILO's partnership improved urban infrastructure in Jounieh, provided thousands of workdays for local vulnerable workers and preserved the city’s old town character.

ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities concludes two online validation workshops on strengthening labour functions in employers’...
People appear in pictures in triangle shapes. One women in a laboratory coat smile while holding a microscope, a male and female nurse, a women wearing a black traditional Arab robe, a man and a women in a construction site, a man wearing traditional white Arab costume working in a laboratory.

Employers and Business Membership Organization - capacity building

ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities concludes two online validation workshops on strengthening labour functions in employers’...

Strengthening labour functions in employers’ and business membership organizations in the Arab States

ILO, Korea and tripartite partners join hands to amplify youth voice for decent work and green jobs in Viet Nam
Group photo of Vietnamese Youth

Youth Employment

ILO, Korea and tripartite partners join hands to amplify youth voice for decent work and green jobs in Viet Nam

ILO, its tripartite partners and Vietnamese youth join together for a dynamic dialogue on decent work and green jobs. This meaningful event is organized under the Integrated Youth Employment Programme, funded by the Government of the Republic of...

OIT/Cinterfor and Fundae renew their partnership to strengthen vocational training in Ibero-America
Acuerdo Cinterfor-OIT y Fundae

Cooperation

OIT/Cinterfor and Fundae renew their partnership to strengthen vocational training in Ibero-America

The agreement, which renews and updates the one signed in 2023, was signed in Madrid on 2 December 2025, in the presence of the Spanish social partners.

Big Data: What it is, what it does and how it impacts the world of work

Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions

Big Data: What it is, what it does and how it impacts the world of work

Big Data is sweeping up information on just about everything, from traditional sources of information to mobile phone use. It’s a powerful new tool for powering economic development and informing policy making that can improve people’s lives and...

Cambodian officials gain skills to review national technical and vocational education and training policy
TVET trainee engages in practical lesson in TVET institute.

Cambodian officials gain skills to review national technical and vocational education and training policy

ILO supported training builds evidence-based policymaking skills as Cambodia reviews its national TVET policy 2017-2025.

Empowering TVET instructors to drive Zambia’s clean energy transition
TVET instructors undertaking a study tour of Chatandika Mini-grid Solar Plant in Chipangali District.

Empowering TVET instructors to drive Zambia’s clean energy transition

Zambia is empowering Technical Vocational and Education Training (TVET) instructors to lead its clean energy transition through a UN-backed training programme. The initiative equips educators with skills to integrate renewable energy into curricula,...

Sunil Das: Rising above challenges with determination and inclusive support
Sunil Das at the production line of Bengal Biscuit factory

Disability inclusion

Sunil Das: Rising above challenges with determination and inclusive support

Sunil is one of 39 persons with disabilities economically empowered through the ILO ProGRESS Project, supported by Global Affairs Canada. His journey is more than a personal achievement; it stands as a powerful reminder that inclusive workplaces...

Qatar Foundation and the International Labour Organization partner to help shape the future of Qatar’s workforce
ILO and QF team taking a group photo during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between QF and the ILO during the recent WISE 12 Summit in Doha, hosted by QF’s global education initiative WISE. Doha, Qatar November 2025

Qatar Foundation and the International Labour Organization partner to help shape the future of Qatar’s workforce

Insights from Qatar Foundation alumni will be harnessed to develop policy briefs covering key employment areas – from skills gaps and talent retention to gender equality

Language training helps migrant workers improve communication and access to services

Language training helps migrant workers improve communication and access to services

Basic language skills provide an essential entry point for migrant workers to access healthcare, understand labour rights and participate in their communities.