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Social media campaign boosts Indonesian public’s awareness on care economy

ILO’s social media training for influencers on care work has reached hundred thousand of viewers with more than a million impressions.

Cooperatives development

Cooperatives offer path to development in Lao People's Democratic Republic

ILO with the support of the Japanese government is playing a crucial role in empowering communities in the southern region of the Lao People's Democratic Republic through cooperative models.

Indonesia

Women still struggle to juggle paid work and unpaid care work

In Indonesia, Natalia, a mother of three, spends more than 100 hours on unpaid care work. Her story shows the plight of women juggling paid work and care responsibilities.

Opinion editorial (Op-Ed)

Spark change to secure our future

August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day. Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines explains that the challenges youth and indigenous peoples face require collective...

ILO supports Indonesia’s initiative to promote mother and child welfare through childcare services

Government of Indonesia has taken some initiatives on care economy. Affordable and accessible quality childcare service has been considered as the main priority.

Myanmar

The village entrepreneur

Si Thu Phyo, a 17-year-old from War Taw Kone village, quit school when he was 12 years old following his parents' divorce. Raised alongside his three siblings by their grandfather, financial struggles soon forced him into dangerous fishing work, but...

Myanmar

My childhood dream

Mi Eizali Myat Mon Oo, a teenage girl from a migrant household in Myanmar, had a passion for sewing since childhood but had to leave school in grade 10 due to financial strain. She successfully completed a three-month sewing course supported by the...

Myanmar

Smiling towards a brighter future

Chit Yin Htoo, a 14-year-old, had to leave school to work due to his father's illness and his family's debt, earning just 3,000 Kyat (US$1.4) for long hours of labour. His parents attended awareness sessions on child labour supported by the ILO and...

Skills recognition

Lao People’s Democratic Republic continues to align skills standards for bricklaying and plastering with Thailand

The ILO/Korea Partnership Programme’s mutual recognition of skills (MRS) initiative supports mobility for semi-skilled migrant workers in the ASEAN region.

Interview

Care economy should be a state investment

Early Dewi Nuriana, ILO’s Programme Coordinator for Care Economy, explains the importance of understanding the strategic role of the care economy in increasing women's involvement in the workforce. This interview is an excerpt from the interview...

Mind the Gap: Bridging the AI divide will ensure an equitable future for all

In a joint report, the ILO and the UN Office of the Secretary General’s Envoy on Technology warn that without international action, the AI revolution could widen the gap between high and low-income countries.

Rights at work

ILO, Canada partner to address child labour, workers’ rights in the Philippines

A new five-year ILO and Canada project through the Labour Program of Employment and Social Development Canada will strengthen freedom of association and rights at work, as well as support actions to end child labour in the Philippines.

Social protection

Lao coffee and tea producers strengthen their collective bargaining skills

ILO and Oxfam jointly organized a workshop on social dialogue and collective bargaining for formalisation of employment and compliance with the labour and social security laws.

ILO-Magdalene social experiment: Women spend 100 hours of unpaid care work a week

The ILO-Magdalene’s social experiment reveals that women can spend more than 100 hours per week on unpaid care work. They even could double their earnings if care work was considered a paying, productive job.

News

Path to align fishing standards with ILO’s Work in Fishing Convention discussed in the Philippines

Workshop hears how bridging remaining gaps in law and practice with the Work in Fishing Convention would enhance the fishing industry's sustainability and competitiveness.

ILO and Jurnal Perempuan examine the role of women in work and care economy

As part of the ILO’s campaign on care economy, a joint special edition was launched, in collaboration with Jurnal Perempuan to promote a greater investment in care economy for more gender equal world of work.

Six Indonesian trade union confederations promote a greater investment in care economy

The ILO supports six Indonesian trade unions to actively promote issues related to care work in Indonesia through an advocacy campaign and a social media training programme.

Social protection

First Social Protection Symposium kicks off a new era for Lao People's Democratic Republic in protecting its poor and vulnerable

The inaugural National Symposium addressed challenges faced by the rural population and informal workforce, highlighting social protection policies and the crucial principle of leaving no citizen behind.

Digitalization and financial inclusion

Digital application helps optimizing the harvest production of Indonesia's seaweed farmers

East Sumba’s seaweed farmers have been able to improve the way they farm using a digital application developed by the ILO programme that promotes digital technology adaptation at the village level.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

ILO calls on G20 to reduce inequalities, promote gender equality and encourage diversity in the world of work

Under Brazil’s Presidency, the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers agreed on comprehensive measures to address global labour market challenges and promote decent work.