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From a migrant worker to a cooperative leader

By Muhamad Nour, Labour Migration Project Coordinator in East Java, and Gita F. Lingga, Communications Officer of ILO-Jakarta. (East Java, Indonesia): in The global challenges of the crisis, however, can still turn into opportunities. And, here is a...

Securing a business idea, stopping working overseas

Siti Mutia’s family was very poor with no permanent job or regular income. It forced her husband, Joko Susanto (39) to seek work overseas as a plantation worker in Malaysia. The family had to sell their cattle to fund the cost of Joko’s departure...

Reaching for a better future through vocational training

Nikodemus Nisa or Niko, the youngest of six siblings, was born in Soe, TTS District, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. When his father died, he was raised by his uncle in Tanini Village, Kupang District—a remote area with a limited access. He was just...

Thai Unions to promote decent work for persons with disabilities

(ILO Bangkok) The push for greater recognition in the workplace of the rights of people with disabilities has received a boost from Thai trade unions. Facilitated by the ILO, representatives of worker organizations met to discuss the role of trade...

A great transformation of a young entrepreneur in Maluku, Ambon

Sarmin is one of the victims during the conflict in Ambon, Maluku. When coming back to his village in 2008, after being imprisoned for four years, he did not know what he was going to do. His future was uncertain. Yet, his life was changed...

Developing strategies for local employment recovery in Asia

To tackle the prospect of a prolonged global increase in unemployment, poverty and inequality and the continuing collapse of enterprises, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Organization for Economic Cooperation...

Signing Ceremony V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, India and the National Institute of Labour Studies, Sri Lanka

By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka

Green jobs initiative: MOU signed between BMET and Grameen Shakti

In support of the government’s current efforts for expansion of renewable and clean energy, the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET) and Grameen Shakti signed a Memorandum of Understanding for training of solar technicians on 16...

Trainers come to enterprises of Kaliningrad

On September 15-17 an educational seminar for trainers on the prevention of stigma and discrimination at workplace was held in Kaliningrad under support of the Immunopathology Center. The event was organized within the framework of the ILO project...

ILO presents proven strategies for the prevention of HIV/AIDS in the world of work

HIV/AIDS project dissemination workshop, New Delhi 9-11 September 2009

Modular training workshops in Dushanbe

At the request of national tripartite partners ILO experts organized workshops on modular training methodology from August 10 to August 20.

Preparatory training on social protection for Tajik migrants in Kazakhstan

New ILO report says “cost of coercion” to workers in forced labour surpasses USD 20 billion per year

In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the International Labour Office (ILO) says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year.

Fish and fairs support economic development in Sri Lanka

By Roel Hakemulder, Advisor, Enter-Growth Project, Sri Lanka. The ornamental fish breeders of Polonnaruwa District in Sri Lanka had a problem--not enough water. In 2007, with support from the ILO’s Sida-funded Enterprise for Pro-poor Growth project...

Tackling youth unemployment through youth entrepreneurship

The promotion of youth employment is one of the most critical challenges Indonesia is facing today. Nearly 2 million Indonesian young women and men enter the labour market each year. Nationwide, Indonesia’s youth is six times more likely than adults...

Fellowship programme for policy makers

The first fellowship batch under the Technical and Vocational Education Training project comprising of senior government and employers'organization visited Malaysia and Australia. The objective was to provide them first hand knowledge on the...

Getting an education in Papua

By Urmila Sarkar, Child Labour and Youth Employment Specialist, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Papua, home to 50 million indigenous people and 300-400 distinct indigenous communities with their own languages, beliefs and livelihoods, is...

Keynote speech at the Forum on Training Policies of Government and Industry to Address Employment Mismatch

By Ms Linda Wirth, Director, ILO SRO-Manila, Manila, Philippines

Speech at the KAB Annual Review Meeting

By Mr Zhang Guoqing, Deputy Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Paskalina Baru: Building local communities in Papua

By Gita F. Lingga, Communications-Officer of ILO-Jakarta. (Manokwari, West Papua): This is a story of Paskalina Baru, Programme Facilitator, in West Papua. She has broken the traditional barrier, becoming the first female facilitator for the ILO's...