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Trade and digitalization

Trade officials complete training to introduce AI tools for enterprises

Officials of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) joined a Training of Trainers co-organized by the ILO and the Negosyo Center-Project Management Office that equipped them to help micro, small and medium enterprises adopt simple, practical AI...

EU–ILO apprenticeship drive accelerates Zambia’s skills development push

Zambia is advancing the National Apprenticeship Programme to link training with real workplace experience. Supported by ILO's EU-funded Skills Development for Increased Employability Programme (SDEP), the initiative aims to equip 1,000 youths with...

Tourism and hospitality

ILO backs new sector skills body to power Ethiopia’s tourism and hospitality workforce transformation

Ethiopia is strengthening its tourism and hospitality sector by advancing an industry-led skills body, supported by the ILO Global Skills Programme, to align training with labour market needs and enhance workforce quality.

Our impact, Their voices

Returning migrant worker Abdul Mannan started a new life in Bangladesh

ILO’s EU funded Skills 21 project, supports partner TVET institutes in delivering job-focused skills training through a modernized TVET system. Through this initiative, around 3,000 returning migrant workers - like Abdul Mannan - have been...

Video

ILO BOUZOUR project is advancing climate-smart agriculture in Lebanon

A climate-smart agriculture initiative under the ILO BOUZOUR project is helping farmers in Lebanon adopt sensor-based irrigation systems that improve water efficiency, reduce input costs, and enhance crop quality.

Skills development for young Haitian trainees

Young artisans certified for a greener future in Grand’ Anse, Haiti

Uttar Pradesh State Engagement

Linking India–EU mobility opportunities with Uttar Pradesh workshop in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Under the EU–India Cooperation and Dialogue on Migration and Mobility (CDMM-II) Project, in partnership with Ministry of External Affairs, India, European Union and the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, a workshop on Linking India–EU Migration...

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Local manufacturing, better farming: upgrading greenhouses in Lebanon

In Lebanon, the high cost of modern agricultural infrastructure often leaves smallholder farmers stuck with outdated technology. This video showcases how the ILO’s BOUZOUR project is changing the game by training local metal workshops to manufacture...

Freedom of association

Freedom of association reinforced to uphold labour rights as human rights

A strengthened partnership in the Philippines turns freedom of association from principle into action and protection of labour rights as human rights.

Cambodia strengthens reintegration response for returning migrant workers

ILO and Japan-supported project will deliver integrated employment and skills services to benefit returnees and their families.

PROSPECTS Impact

From a small shop to a growing enterprise: Youth entrepreneurship support transforms a family tailoring business in Ethiopia

Ziyin Tesfa, a young entrepreneur in Addis Ababa, transformed her family’s tailoring shop after participating in the ILO-supported Youth‑to‑Youth Fund (Y2YF) project. Through entrepreneurship, financial literacy and digital marketing training,...

Skills development

Kenya turns skills evidence into new curricula

New occupational curricula in Kenya’s tourism and fodder sectors show how labour market evidence can help training providers equip young people and workers with skills that employers need.

ILO skills training boosts earthquake recovery in Southern Shan State

Community members complete vocational courses to rebuild livelihoods and support inclusive economic recovery in Myanmar.

ILO brings ministries together to promote Employment-Intensive Infrastructure in Lebanon

Representatives from the ministries of Agriculture and of Public Works and Transport take part in a one-day training focused on labour-based approaches and safe and inclusive infrastructure.

From data to action: Strengthening MENA youth employment policies through better evidence

A regional workshop organized by the ILO and the EU strengthened national capacities to measure and apply a key statistical tool to drive more effective employment and activation policies across the MENA region.

This is social justice

From child labourer to skills trainer in the Philippines

As a child, Jestoni Go Padua worked making shoes to support his family. Jestoni recounts how he became a school instructor and now helps young people build skills for a better future and decent work.

Press release

ILO and the EU’s European Training Foundation strengthen partnership on skills and decent work

The European Training Foundation (ETF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) agreed to expand joint action on skills, lifelong learning, and employment policies, backing the green transition, competitiveness, and social inclusion.

Global Accelerator

Employment counsellors improve jobseeker interviews in Fergana, Uzbekistan

From pilot to practice: an interactive training supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) under the Global Accelerator strengthened practical interviewing skills in Uzbekistan’s public employment services.

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO-supported coworking hub is expanding opportunities for youth in Ethiopia

Young people in Jigjiga, Ethiopia, are benefiting from the coworking space, where they learn, collaborate and pursue decent work opportunities.

Skills development

Industry-paid attachment programme supports job-ready skills for diploma graduates

ILO supported re-modelled industrial attachment pilot is helping bridge skills gaps for diploma graduates in Bangladesh by strengthening collaboration between industries and polytechnic institutions. The initiative has improved students’ workplace...