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Press release

New skills offer better employment prospects for youth in Sabah’s oil palm sector

Initiative supported by European Union and implemented by ILO and UNICEF helps youth living in and around oil palm plantations.

Suriname enterprises gain green business skills

My Green Enterprise Programme makes significant step in sustainable development.

Care economy

Strengthening childcare services in Bangladesh: Building a skilled and certified workforce

In 2024, a study by ILO on childcare in Bangladesh reveals that, 54 per cent of working parents think that lack of accessible, affordable and quality childcare facilities is a major barrier for women to enter and remain in the workforce. Also,18 per...

Apprenticeship in Yemen

Hilal: A journey from vulnerability to empowerment

One young man’s life is transformed through a vocational apprenticeship project by the ILO and the Social Development Fund, funded by the EU and Sweden, to empower youth amid the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

EMPLOYMENT Podcast: Global challenges – Global solutions

The role of migrant skills in shaping tomorrow’s workforce

As global migration continues to grow, is the world prepared to harness the potential of migrant workers’ skills? This question is at the heart of the latest episode of the ILO Employment Global Challenges – Global Solutions podcast, where ILO...

Enterprise development

New programme to close digital gap for 15,000 small businesses

The United Nations in the Philippines launched a new joint programme to bridge the digital divide and boost the competitiveness of enterprises through improved connectivity and support from UN agencies, including the ILO and government partners.

Press release

ILO boosts facilitation and communication skills to expand social security coverage across Jordan

Part of a multi-donor project, the initiative aims to improve social security awareness and engagement across Jordan’'s diverse and most vulnerable communities.

Our impact, Their voices

From cornfields to classrooms to end child labour

Verly Viñas overcame child labour and discrimination to support education by providing scholarships for children in child labour and promoting equality for indigenous youth.

Skills Development

Lao teachers' sharpen tailoring skills through South-South Cooperation

The ILO-China Partnership Project on Skills Development connected the Lao Women’s Training Center with Dongguan Technician College of China to advance teachers’ skills to help deliver decent employment in the tailoring sector.

How reskilling for AI could unlock new and better jobs

Education and reskilling are key if we are to ensure that artificial intelligence is beneficial to workers. This is according to experts who took part in a discussion moderated by the ILO as part of the AI For Good series.

High-Level delegation highlights success of ILO's EU-funded ENABLE Project in Beirut

Key stakeholders witness socioeconomic impact of the EU-funded employment-intensive initiatives in the Lebanese capital’s Bourj Hammoud area.

Video interview

Workers education at ITCILO: what are the opportunities for Unions in 2025?

On this International Day for Education, we spotlight the vital role of education in empowering workers and fostering social justice. Vera dos Santos Costa, Programme Manager for Workers' Activities at the International Training Centre of the ILO,...

ILO and UN hand-over $12,000 worth of advanced ICT equipment to enhance disability training in Zambia

Video

Microfinance empowers farmers, youths and workers in Lebanon

By providing subsidized loans and training, the ILO supported over 1,550 Lebanese and Syrians, creating jobs and building resilience amid Lebanon's economic crisis.

Video

Empowering lives through skills: Sewing hope for displaced communities

The ILO trained Lebanese and Syrian participants, equipping them with job skills and producing essential winter supplies to foster resilience in the aftermath of conflict.

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A trainer journey of resilience and empowerment in Afghanistan

After facing an uncertain future in Afghanistan, Sahar Taj rebuilt her life through the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) programme. Now a business coach, she empowers Afghan women to become entrepreneurs, equipping them with skills and...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

Homegrown idea turned business success in the organic food sector

Reshma Akhter from Bagerhat, Bangladesh, founded Tahsin Food Industry, producing locally made apple cider vinegar. With ILO’s entrepreneurship training, she gained business skills, expanded nationwide, and now employs over 60 workers, bringing...

Empowering small and micro-enterprises

How a poultry farm became a successful business

The ILO’s Improve Your Business (IYB) training enabled Tinsaye Kifle to expand her small poultry farm in Ethiopia. By learning new strategies for egg production, day-old chick sales, and better business management, she diversified his income and...

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A woman’s journey in leather craftsmanship

Violet Mhute, owner of Soko Genuine Leather in Zimbabwe, shifted from exporting hides to manufacturing leather goods. With Expand Your Business (EYB) training, she scaled her business beyond Zimbabwe and now seeks to empower other women.

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A young Azerbaijani turns an inherited land into an agrotourism centre

Togrul Huseynli, a history graduate from Goygol, Azerbaijan, turned his family land into Sevgi Kampı, an agrotourism site. With Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training, he gained business skills to offer visitors a peaceful nature escape...