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Enabling people with disabilities to start their own business

An ILO-funded Start Your Own Business training and mentorship programme brings financial independence to people with disabilities in Vanuatu.

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Better skills and more formal employment for Syrian refugees

A new ILO project supporting the objectives of the London Syria conference aims to build skills and formalize employment status among Syrian refugees in Jordan’s construction and agricultural sectors, and improve job prospects for Jordanians in...

Implementing the ILO G20 Training Strategy

How rural communities are being empowered and deciding on quality jobs and skills needed in their areas

ILO’s Chief Technical Advisor in Mozambique, Ana Cristina Paulo, talks about the "Skills for Employment and Productivity in Low Income Countries” project being implemented by the ILO, with support from KOICA of South Korea project, now approaching...

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Financial skills help shape a better future

An ILO project in Indonesia enhances labour productivity, employment opportunities and entrepreneurship in key rural activities.

ILO Launches Strengthening the Impact on Employment of Sector and Trade Policies (STRENGTHEN) project: Ghana

ILO in close collaboration with Ghana Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI), and funding from the European Union work to strengthen the employment dimension in sectoral and trade policies and...

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“I didn’t have a life, but now I feel strong”

An ILO-US-funded project brings financial independence to Egyptian women who used to stay at home and were dependent on their families.

World Teachers Day

The 50-year struggle to put teachers at the centre of quality education

On World Teachers Day, we all have a stake in standing with teachers to make education a true force for peace, discovery and fulfilment.

Entrepreneurship Programme for Job Seekers in Azerbaijan

In implementing the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, Azerbaijan is establishing a comprehensive employment policy framework through developing and implementing a National Employment Strategy 2030.

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Training Seminar on International Labour Standards Held in Tbilisi

On 28 to 30 September 2016, Tbilisi, Georgia, hosted a training seminar on international labour standards and national implementation mechanisms. The event was organized by ITC-ILO in Turin and the ILO.

Launch of skills training initiative for domestic workers: Improving domestic workers’ job quality and standards

Domestic work is an important occupation in many economies worldwide but it remains unrecognised as “work’’ and virtually invisible form of employment in many countries. It is also generally seen as unskilled work, a natural extension of women’s...

Syrian Refugees and Labour Market

ILO Turkey office provides skills training for 1,330 Syrian refugees and Turkish citizens

A national plan and new investments needed to respond to the growing number of refugees, ILO Country Director says.

Three-day teachers’ training on Safe Migration for Decent Work in the GCC countries

The ILO in partnership with the NAVTTC has developed an educational course on safe migration to improve migrants employment prospects in the GCC countries . 17 representatives from private and public TVET institutions and authorities from all over...

ILO supports youth through Apprenticeship programme in hotel operations

The programme intended to provide solution to the challenge on longer school to work transition periods among college graduates in Tanzania.

Fight against HIV

Viet Nam’s journalists trained to communicate sex work

The workshop aims to bridge the gaps in the current media coverage of sex work including usage of language, knowledge and approaches.

Jobs and Skills take centre stage at the Africa Rural Development Forum

The ILO will highlight skills development and youth employment at the 2nd Africa Rural Development Forum to be held in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 8-9 September 2016.

Young Entrepreneurs Council Vanuatu supported by Pacific Youth Council

ILO supports young entrepreneurs to be part of national private sector organizations in Vanuatu

Supporting self-employment for persons with disabilities in Vanuatu

The objective of this training and mentoring initiative is to support business start-ups for unemployed persons with disabilities to gain decent employment

ILO and ITF to develop skills and entrepreneurship in Nigeria

The ILO and ITF signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen the capacity of the Nigeria’s Industrial Training Fund in skills development for youth and entrepreneurship education.

Jute means jobs in Bangladesh

Thought the Bangladesh Jute industry was a thing of the past? Think again. The industry needs more and more skilled staff and an innovative partnership supported by ILO between Panchagarh Technical School and College and a leading jute company is...

International Youth Day

Cooking up a brighter future in Bangladesh

A young woman in Bangladesh benefits from ILO skills training, highlighting the leading role of youth in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development.