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Labour Migration

Thai employers are piloting new approaches to expand social protection for migrant workers

Only 1 in 4 migrant workers in Thailand is currently covered by the Social Security Fund. To help close this gap, the Employers' Confederation of Thailand (ECOT), together with the ILO and the Social Security Office, piloted new data-sharing...

Social security

First beneficiaries of Bangladesh’s pilot employment injury scheme from export processing zones notified

Workers in Bangladesh's export processing zones begin to benefit from employment injury compensation, a key social security measure that guarantees income security for other workers and their families in the country's export-oriented ready-made...

Social protection

ILO drives inclusive social protection for informal workers in agriculture, waste management

The ILO and local governments of Quezon City and Del Carmen, Siargao teamed up to pilot a new guide aimed at strengthening inclusive social protection for informal workers in agriculture and waste management.

Q&A on the Global Employment Policy Review 2025

This interview explores how the Global Employment Policy Review (GEPR) can help us better understand employment responsive policies and the relationship between impact assessments, diagnostics, and dialogue for better policymaking.

Employment policy

BVI Government launches Technical Drafting Committee for new National Employment Policy

The NEP is expected to serve as a cornerstone of the Virgin Islands’ economic and social development agenda, advancing job creation, skills development, and social protection for all.

New ILO regional report

Social protection systems key to a Just Transition to net-zero carbon emissions in Europe and Central Asia, says new ILO report

The ILO regional report calls for building climate-resilient social protection systems and extending social protection to all workers who will be affected by the transition policies to net-zero carbon emissions.

ILO deepens partnerships to advance decent work in Kenya

During a high-level mission to Kenya, ILO Regional Director for Africa Fanfan Rwanyindo Kayirangwa met with national partners to strengthen collaboration on skills development, employment, and inclusive growth.

Global Accelerator

Philippines validates landmark roadmap to create decent work, expand social protection

The Philippines, as a UN Global Accelerator pathfinder country, convened a National Validation Workshop to finalize a strategic roadmap aimed at promoting decent work, expanding social protection, and driving inclusive growth in the high-potential...

Persistent social protection gaps in Europe and Central Asia worsened by climate change impact

New International Labour Organization report reveals that despite relatively high levels of social protection coverage in the region, significant gaps in adequacy and coverage remain.

Social protection

ILO to build a more inclusive social protection system in Timor-Leste

The inception workshop of the new launched project in Timor-Leste aims to enhance social inclusion and nutrition across the country.

Jordan’s Ministry of Labour and the ILO launch workshop on the country’s transition to formal economy

Initiative is part of ILO technical support activities to strengthen social protection and support workers’ transition to the formal economy in Jordan, with funding from Norway, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

ILO Strengthens Capacity of Health Insurance Agencies to Expand Social Health Protection in Nigeria

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the EU-funded SUSI project, has trained national and state health insurance agencies to improve technical capacity and accelerate the extension of health coverage to Nigeria’s informal sector,...

Marwan’s path to purpose: How nursing training is transforming lives in Lebanon

Through EU-funded training, young Lebanese like Marwan are gaining the skills – and the purpose – to build a better future in healthcare.

Indian trade unions take united step toward advancing maternity protection

Eleven Central Trade Unions have taken a significant step forward in strengthening maternity protection for women workers in India during a national training organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 21–22 August in New Delhi.

World Humanitarian Day

Partnerships between humanitarian and development actors are key to including refugees in social protection systems

A new International Labour Organization (ILO) brief highlights how a decade of ILO work demonstrates that closer collaboration between humanitarian agencies and development actors is essential to integrating refugees into national social protection...

Indonesia achieves 60 per cent sustainability in Decent Work Programme Review

The ILO and its tripartite constituents jointly review progress on the three priority areas of Indonesia’s Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for the 2020–2025 period.

Global Accelerator

Philippines gains ground for decent work, social protection roadmap

National consultation held in August in Manila builds on previous regional dialogues with the transportation, construction and informal sectors to move closer towards finalizing the Global Accelerator roadmap of the Philippines for decent jobs and...

Social protection

Social security governance: Peruvian institutions review international good practices with the ILO and ISSA

In Peru, representatives of the State, trade unions, and the business sector took part in a technical dialogue aimed at fostering more transparent and sustainable governance of social security, guided by the international guidelines of the...

International youth day

Measuring what matters: NEET vs youth unemployment

Today, hundreds of millions of young people worldwide are NEET: Not in Employment, Education or Training. Drawing on the latest ILO data, Niall O’Higgins, senior employment research specialist, explains how the NEET rate offers a more accurate...

Press Release

ILO and Japan launch project to expand social protection in Sri Lanka

New initiative strengthens unemployment, maternity, and pension schemes while extending coverage to informal and care economy workers through a gender-transformative approach.