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Georgian trade unions strengthen their education system

From October 30 to November 2 the Georgian Trade Unions Confederation hosted a workshop on the training of trade union educators. Twenty-five representatives of the trade union education system participated in the workshop organized within the...

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

Between 25 and 45 per cent of workers in Europe are either over – or under-qualified for their job, leading to a substantial mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market, a new ILO study says.

Labour market

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

New ILO study calls on governments and social partners in Europe to provide workers with skills that match those demanded by employers.

Media advisory

ILO to issue new study on skills mismatch in Europe

ILO and UNDP sign agreement to impart employable skills to North-Waziristan families

UNDP and ILO will impart employable skills training and employment facilitation to 200 women and men from North-Waziristan Agency who are temporarily residing in District Bannu due to ongoing ‘Operation Zarb-e-Azab’.

ILO signs first license agreement with TUV-Rheinland China to offer SCORE Training

Guangzhou, China: 21 October 2014

Nicaragua

“Supervisors of the future”

The ILO American Regional Meeting kicks off next week in Lima, Peru, with a focus on topics such as productivity, social inclusion, competitiveness and the informal economy. ILO News looks at how some of these issues have been tackled in the apparel...

Opportunities for upgrading training programmes in Tajikistan’s education system

n October 7, Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss opportunities for upgrading training programmes and curricula in Tajikistan’s education system.

Mutual recognition of skills in the ASEAN Economic Community

Promoting cross-border movement of skilled laborers in ASEAN

Paving the way for the cross-border recognition of skills in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be discussed by ASEAN member countries’ high-level representatives in Jakarta today.

Business Plan Competition

Three farmers to be awarded US$9,900 for best business plans

A competition to choose the most aspiring entrepreneurs among farmers is being organized by the ILO as part of its support to the One Million Farmers Initiative.

Skills and employability

Quality apprenticeships “gold standard” to get youth into decent jobs

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder highlights role of efficient apprenticeship systems in overcoming high youth unemployment.

Cooperation priorities discussed in Bishkek

On September 8-9, Ms Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to meet with representatives of the government, trade unions and...

Cooperatives

The cooperative key to sustainable development

On the occasion of the International Symposium “Cooperatives and the Sustainable Development Goals: Focus on Africa” in Berlin, ILO Cooperative Unit (COOP) Chief Simel Esim explains why cooperatives are vital to reaching the goals of the United...

ILO's global training module on entrepreneurship launched in Pakistan

The ILO and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan launched a new programme today to strengthen women's entrepreneurship in Pakistan.

Skills

The road to entrepreneurship

Than Wai Aung, a Myanmar migrant worker in Thailand, turned himself from a construction worker into a mushroom entrepreneur with the help of the ILO's C-BED business skills training.

Small Island Developing States

Can closer economic integration bring more decent work opportunities in the Caribbean?

A high-level panel discussion at the UN Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Conference in Samoa on 1 September will bring together the ILO with policy makers, employer and worker representatives to discuss the feasibility and implications of...

Skills training for people with disabilities

ILO: Better Work Indonesia improves access to jobs in garment industry for people with disabilities

According to a World Report on Disability (2011) published by The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, there are roughly a billion people with disabilities in the world. Further, there are approximately 785 million of people with...

Small Island Developing States

Gaining skills for a new life in Timor Leste

Empowering youth through education and training is key to achieving sustainable development in small island developing states like Timor Leste, where youth unemployment has reached 21.6 per cent.

International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes US/Myanmar announcement on labour market collaboration

With the ILO's technical support,the Governments of the United States and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar will work together to support the promotion of fundamental labour rights and practices in Myanmar.

School to work transition

Young workers in Asia face instability and vulnerability

A new International Labour Organization (ILO) report on the transitions of young people from education to the employment market in Asia and the Pacific, finds majority of youth in the region are either in low quality jobs or unemployed.