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Children leave work, return to school and gain access to safe spaces through ILO project in Jordan
Through the establishment of local committees and centres across Jordan, the ILO has been addressing child labour in the country’s agricultural sector. It supported communities and families to send hundreds of Jordanians and Syrian refugee children...
SOLAR Project highlights progress supporting coffee and tea sector workers in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Programme Advisory Committee meets to review activities of the ILO-OXFAM SOLAR project and strengthen internal coordination.
Extending social protection to migrant workers in the Arab region would benefit workers and economies alike
Worker, government and employer representatives explored regional perspectives on extending social protection to migrant workers in the Middle East and Northern Africa, at an ILO side event at the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo.
Social protection
Social protection systems made stronger through improved public finance management
Training event builds public finance management capacity of government, employers and workers representatives from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.
111th International Labour Conference
Make social justice a priority issue on the global agenda, says ILO Director-General
ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, emphasized the need to build a Coalition for Social Justice to fight growing inequalities, at the opening session of the 111th International Labour Conference.
Social protection
Revision of key health and social protection laws in Lao People’s Democratic Republic progresses
Recommendations made to government with a view for amended laws to be enacted by mid-2024.
ILO Monitor on the World of Work
Mutually reinforcing crises have worsened the global employment divide
International cooperation aimed at bolstering jobs and social protection can help tackle growing disparities between high and low-income countries, according to new ILO Monitor on the World of Work.
RISPE network
ILO becomes observer member of the Ibero-American Network of Public Employment Services (RISPE)
A total of nine Ibero-American countries constituted the RISPE network on 23 May 2023, the creation of which was agreed at the IV Ibero-American Conference of Ministers of Labour and Senior Officials Responsible for Social Security held in the...
Debunking myths about social protection
How do we finance the social protection we need?
Paraguay has advanced the technical solutions to develop a solid and broad social protection system. However, according to experts, it is important to focus on political solutions, which may mean opening up discussions about tax reform and reach...
Skills training and financial empowerment: The antidote to child labour in India
The ILO’s MAP16 project adopted a Convergence Model to empower rescued child labour and their families, socially and economically.
Debunking myths about social protection
How can we get a pension?
In Paraguay, people contribute less than 30% of the time they could to a pension system, whether due to being in informal occupations, in unpaid carework, or due to the lack of knowledge of workers and employers about their right to social security....
Social protection
The International Labour Organization supports in building capacity of social security institution in Nepal
Tripartite Delegation from Nepal, facilitated by ILO-Nepal and ILO-Jakarta and supported by the European Union and Japan, visits Indonesia to discuss social protection system, social security administration, information technology, and management of...
Reducing HIV testing and social protection coverage gaps amongst migrant workers through workplace intervention in Gujarat, India
HIV testing at worksites, focusing on migrant and industrial workers, can reduce HIV testing gaps amongst men, shows this innovative project implemented by the Gujarat AIDS Awareness and Prevention, a non-profit organization, with support from the...
ILO Monitor on the World of Work
ILO to release new report on the impact of mutually reinforcing crises on the world of work
Social protection
EU visit to a Paksong tea farm
On the occasion of International Tea Day, 19 May 2023, H.E. Ina Marčiulionytė, Head of EU Delegation to Lao People's Democratic Republic visited an organic tea farm in Paksong District, Champasak Province. She was accompanied by H.E. Baykham...
Sustainable food systems
Experts agree new guidelines to promote decent work in the agri-food sector
More than one billion workers will benefit from the guidelines, which are based on the ILO’s instruments and Decent Work Agenda.
Social Protection
Training of trainers (ToT) on actuarial work in social security pensions
The EU-China Project “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection (Phase 2)” successfully organized a training of trainers (ToT) on actuarial work in social security pensions in Yixing, Jiangsu Province.
Recovery of Arab economies accelerating, with projections of hundreds of thousands of new green jobs
Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat led an ILO delegation to the 49th Arab Labour Conference in Cairo, where she highlighted major labour market dynamics and trends globally and in the Arab region.
Fighting poverty
The reform of the social assistance programme in Albania - improvements and future challenges
While committed to reform its social assistance programme, Albania is still facing challenges in ensuring adequate income assistance for all persons in need. A recent ILO assessment explores the key achievements and future issues.
Video
Maternity cash benefit for women in Kenya's informal economy - a call to action
This video is a call to action to provide women in the informal sector in Kenya with maternity cash benefit to ensure that they are cushioned against income losses during pregnancy.
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