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Technical and vocational education and training
Certified, confident, ready: Timor-Leste’s TVET trainers step forward
Seventy-five trainers graduated from competency-based training in Dili. For two of them, the experience changed not only how they teach, but also how they see themselves as trainers.
Green skills
Green skills support construction workers in the Philippines
A pilot training on green construction skills in the Philippines is helping participants like Michelle Meñez turn sustainability concepts into practical knowledge that can reach construction workers and support their livelihoods.
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ILO, Australia and Switzerland launch partnership for fair and effective labour migration in ASEAN
New five-year programme will strengthen protection, skills and decent work opportunities for migrant workers across the region.
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ILO, OJK and Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs continue to strengthen financial inclusion for MSMEs and workers in Indonesia...
ILO statement to the IMF/World Bank Group 2026 Annual Meetings
Making productivity growth work for people
In a statement to the Development Committee and International Monetary and Financial Committee at the 2026 Annual Meetings, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo calls for policies that ensure productivity gains, including those generated by AI,...
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Safer work takes root on Indonesia’s coffee farms
Simple solutions, gradual changes and local support are helping coffee farmers in Lampung, Indonesia, work more safely through a programme supported by the ILO and Nestlé Indonesia.
Digital skills and AI
AI training helps turn technical skills into enterprise opportunities
The ILO’s AI training under a UN joint programme in the Philippines is helping trainers and vocational learners turn the skills they already have into new businesses, better livelihoods and opportunities for themselves and their communities.
ILO highlights key role of cooperatives in EU external action
Speaking at a conference, the Director of ILO-Brussels underscored how cooperatives drive inclusive growth, decent work, and local ownership in EU external action. She called for deeper integration of cooperatives into the EU’s Global Gateway...
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Small changes help a woman farmer work safer in Lampung, Indonesia
With support from the ILO and Nestlé Indonesia, a women farmers’ group leader in Lampung, Indonesia is turning practical lessons into simple improvements that create a safer and better working environment for herself and fellow farmers.
ILO and partners establish official recognition of prior learning system in Jordan, expanding pathways to decent work
The pilot initiative helped Jordanians and Syrian refugees turn skills and experience into recognized qualifications and pathways to future employment, laying the basis for the recognition of prior learning system institutionalization.
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Growing coffee, building safer futures in Lampung, Indonesia
With support from the ILO and Nestlé Indonesia, two coffee farmers in Lampung, Indonesia, are learning how safer working practices and better awareness of labour rights can help them build a better future for their farms and families.
Timor-Leste TVET trainers complete study tour in Australia to strengthen competency-based training and assessment
Trainers from training centers across Timor-Leste took part in a study tour at Charles Darwin University to strengthen their understanding of quality TVET delivery and trainer development.
Social protection
ILO report highlights pathways to expand social security coverage for workers in informal economy
Drawing on experiences from China, Kenya and the Lao People's Democratic Republic, the report highlights the importance of flexible participation, public financing, digital services and gradual reform.
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Young Indonesians build skills for a Just Energy Transition
A new solar power technician training programme equips young Indonesians with skills for emerging job opportunities and the country’s just energy transition.
Social protection
SOLAR II advances rights of coffee, tea, and forestry workers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic
The SOLAR II project scales up interventions to increase social security coverage and advance labour rights in the northern and central regions, by strengthening service delivery and empowering local communities.
Alliance 8.7
Philippines sets roadmap against forced labour, child labour and exploitation
The Philippines crafts a national roadmap to accelerate action against forced labour, child labour, human trafficking and modern slavery as it seeks to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country.
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West Kalimantan’s youth explore their role in Indonesia’s Just Energy Transition
The ILO and Tanjungpura University engage young people in West Kalimantan to explore how skills development, social protection and innovation can contribute to a greener and more inclusive future of work.
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Indonesia, ILO and Switzerland launch e-Seaweed initiative to advance financial inclusion for seaweed farmers
The digital initiative aims to strengthen the resilience of smallholder seaweed farmers in South Sulawesi by improving cooperative governance and supply-chain transparency while expanding access to formal financial services.
Inclusive transition
Cambodia looks to responsible business and skills as LDC graduation approaches
High-level dialogue highlights support for SMEs, skills development and responsible business practices as key to a smooth and inclusive transition.
Green jobs
Small businesses embrace greener practices to grow and create new opportunities in Indonesia
From turning aloe vera into a low-waste business to giving traditional herbal drinks a modern appeal, small businesses in Indonesia are discovering how greener practices can help them use resources more responsibly, strengthen their businesses and...
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