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CEBAI trainees successfully placed in industry

The Centre of Excellence for the Bangladesh Apparel Industry (CEBAI) has successfully placed its first batch of 30 trainees into different RMG enterprises following their completion of the nationally recognised Sewing Machine Operator Level One...

Education

New ILO handbook on Education for the Unions

The Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ILO-ACTRAV) has just published a new handbook which addresses “Educating for Union Strength”. In this interview, the ACTRAV Senior Programme Officer for Asia and the Pacific, Ariel Castro explains the issues...

Action Plan on Youth Employment presented in Astana

On 26 June, the final version of a Action Plan on Youth Employment was presented at a multi-stakeholder conference in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Updated Skills Development Programme for Domestic Workers – including Migrant Domestic Workers – Launched in Argentina

The Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and their Families (GAP-MDW) provided support to the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security of Argentina to review its Vocational Training Program for domestic workers and to update...

ILO explores ways to link training and jobs in Bangladesh

A workshop on employment support services was held on July 3, 2014 to discuss different ways of linking skills to jobs in Bangladesh.

Fourth skills governance training workshop for skills development professionals held in Kishoreganj

Capacity strengthening workshops for professionals in the skills development sector continued in Kishoreganj Technical School & College from December 18-21, 2014. The goal of the fourth workshop was to use the monitoring tools developed in previous...

Providing better job opportunities and future for vulnerable children

A group of children aged 15-17 years old were busy frying chips at the Vocational Training Centre (BLK) in Pasuruan District, East Java. Carefully they took out the chips, and dry them before putting them in a nice package. Meanwhile, other children...

Meeting of Tajikistan’s Tripartite Working Group

On April 14, the second meeting of Tajikistan’s Tripartite Working Group created within the framework of the ILO project “Applying the G20 Training Strategy. Partnership of the ILO and the Russian Federation” took place in a conference hall of...

Kazakh delegation visits Germany

On 1-5 March a delegation from Kazakhstan, accompanied by ILO experts, visited Berlin to study German employment policies. Special focus was put on the German dual education system and employment legislation - issues which are currently high on the...

Three countries discuss Disability Inclusion

A Workshop on “Inclusion of people with disabilities in the labour market” was held in Sochi, Russian Federation, on 24-26 February 2015.

Migrant Workers’ Forum in Bangkok brings together tripartite stakeholders on labour rights of migrant workers

Tripartite stakeholders from Thailand’s seafood processing sector highlighted migrant worker rights at the Migrant Workers Forum that was organized on International Migrants Day. The International Migrants Day marks the adoption of the International...

Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications holds its regular meeting

On January 29, the Presidential National Council for Professional Qualifications held its regular meeting in Moscow. In addition to the National Council’s members, taking part in the meeting were representatives of the presidential administration,...

Albania

Better employment services and improved vocational education

The Delegation of the European Union to Albania and the International Labour Organization (ILO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, presented results a three-year Human Resources Development project on 15 January 2015 in...

Linking Livelihoods to Markets

As a key player in providing decent jobs through skills training and human resource development, the ILO shared its stance on need for ‘demand driven’ training during a national conference on “Sustainability Exchange” organised by the Engro...

Labour rights

Cambodia takes first crucial step towards protecting entertainment workers

New ground-breaking regulation for entertainment workers in Cambodia marks the first attempt in the region to reduce widespread stigma and discrimination in the sector.

Labour market

ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

New ILO study calls on governments and social partners in Europe to provide workers with skills that match those demanded by employers.

Opportunities for upgrading training programmes in Tajikistan’s education system

n October 7, Tajikistan’s Ministry of Labour, Migration and Employment of Population hosted a roundtable meeting to discuss opportunities for upgrading training programmes and curricula in Tajikistan’s education system.

Kazakhstan to provide free technical vocational education

Kazakhstan will provide free first technical vocational education. At a Cabinet meeting on September 23 Minister of Education and Science Aslan Sarinzhipov introduced a bill amending and supplementing several legal acts on education.

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and H&M have forged a unique partnership to promote sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry.

Cooperation priorities discussed in Bishkek

On September 8-9, Ms Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to meet with representatives of the government, trade unions and...