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Fear disappears when we are not alone: Komal Devi’s journey of empowerment

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Fear disappears when we are not alone: Komal Devi’s journey of empowerment

Supported by the ILO and the Government of Japan, domestic workers in India’s Bihar State are organizing to strengthen their rights, representation and social protection.

Dignity at work, inside every home: Unionising Bihar’s domestic workers

Dignity at work, inside every home: Unionising Bihar’s domestic workers

Domestic workers in Bihar, supported by the ILO’s PRS Project funded by Japan, have organized and advocated for better working conditions. In this interview, Chandra Prakash Singh, National Vice-President of the Indian National Trade Union Congress...

Saudi Arabia and ILO discuss ongoing cooperation aimed at advancing labour market development and worker protection
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo (right) and Saudi Arabia Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed bin Sulaiman Al-Rajhi during a bilateral meeting at the 114th ILC. Geneva, 4 May 2026.

Development cooperation programme

Saudi Arabia and ILO discuss ongoing cooperation aimed at advancing labour market development and worker protection

A grant, a business plan and 300 chickens: how ILO-supported competition helps poultry farmer grow in Ethiopia
Hussien Saleman, founder and manager of Al Nur Poultry Farm, in the first branch of the farm

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

A grant, a business plan and 300 chickens: how ILO-supported competition helps poultry farmer grow in Ethiopia

Through entrepreneurship training and access to finance under the PROSPECTS programme, Hussien Saleman has expanded Al Nur Poultry Farm, created jobs for young people and strengthened local supply chains in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.

ILO supports capacity building and social dialogue to strengthen social protection in Timor-Leste
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Social protection

ILO supports capacity building and social dialogue to strengthen social protection in Timor-Leste

The ILO training programme brings together stakeholders in Timor-Leste to expand social security coverage and strengthen protection for workers in the informal economy.

Thai trade unions address the reduction of safety and health risks in the workplace
Thai workers

Occupational safety and health

Thai trade unions address the reduction of safety and health risks in the workplace

Training supported by the ILO and the Government of Japan is helping Thai trade unions strengthen workplace risk assessment, with greater attention to psychosocial hazards affecting workers’ health and safety.

ILO report highlights progress and gaps in maternity benefits across ASEAN

ILO report highlights progress and gaps in maternity benefits across ASEAN

New analysis finds expanded maternity protection across the region, while calling for stronger efforts to close coverage gaps and improve benefit adequacy for all women.

Thailand pilots strategic compliance planning to strengthen protection for domestic workers
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Domestic workers

Thailand pilots strategic compliance planning to strengthen protection for domestic workers

A new strategic compliance planning approach, developed by Thailand’s Department of Labour Protection and Welfare with support from the ILO through the EU-funded PROTECT project, is helping strengthen protection for domestic workers from reactive...

From uncertainty to confidence: Yann Ratha’s journey into Cambodia’s EV future
Three participants stand in front of a presentation scree, discussing content displayed on the screen in a classroom.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

From uncertainty to confidence: Yann Ratha’s journey into Cambodia’s EV future

ILO/China partnership strengthens TVET teachers’ capacity to support Cambodia’s transition to electric mobility.

EU Director visits Timor-Leste Agroforestry Programme, highlights growing opportunities for farmers
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EU Director visits Timor-Leste Agroforestry Programme, highlights growing opportunities for farmers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Union (EU) are partnering to deliver agroforestry skills training for employment, climate resilience and economic diversification in Timor-Leste.

ILO and JDE Peet’s partner to strengthen labour rights in coffee supply chains in Brazil
Mulher trabalhadora com lenço vermelho na cabeça colhe grãos de café em uma plantação.

ILO and JDE Peet’s partner to strengthen labour rights in coffee supply chains in Brazil

A new public-private partnership seeks to tackle child labour, prevent forced labour violations and promote fair recruitment in the coffee sector.

Driving Cambodia’s green skills transition through South-South cooperation
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ILO/China Partnership Programme

Driving Cambodia’s green skills transition through South-South cooperation

ILO/China Partnership Programme helps Cambodian technical and vocational education and training (TVET) teachers gain skills to maintain New Energy Vehicles.

New energy, new confidence: South–South Cooperation prepares Cambodia’s electric vehicle trainers
Several people gather around an engine.

ILO/China Partnership Programme

New energy, new confidence: South–South Cooperation prepares Cambodia’s electric vehicle trainers

Training through South–South Cooperation equips Cambodian technical teachers with skills, confidence and networks to support the country’s green transition.

Timor-Leste strengthens the voice and representation of informal economy workers
Three men on the stage

Workers' organization

Timor-Leste strengthens the voice and representation of informal economy workers

Workers in Timor-Leste’s informal economy, with support from the ILO, have taken a major step towards stronger representation and recognition with the establishment of the country’s first national association for informal economy workers.

ILO strengthens Indonesia’s Financial Education Network through trainer certification and capacity building
Training of Trainers on Financial Education

Financial education

ILO strengthens Indonesia’s Financial Education Network through trainer certification and capacity building

New trainers certified and national network refreshed to expand quality financial education across communities and sectors in Indonesia.

From skills to opportunity: How hands-on training is helping youth in Jordan access decent work
Culinary student Sara Al-Tamimi during her work-based learning placement in a restaurant kitchen. Amman, Jordan, September 15, 2025.

From skills to opportunity: How hands-on training is helping youth in Jordan access decent work

The ILO, through the PROSPECTS partnership, is providing young Jordanians and Syrian refugees with practical experience that links to real jobs in a changing labour market and expands opportunities for individuals choosing to return their home...

Technical workshop strengthens social protection statistics in India
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Technical workshop strengthens social protection statistics in India

ILO’s technical training supports India’s efforts to build a stronger and more sustainable social protection statistical system.

Creating jobs and technology transfer in Africa by strengthening Japan-ILO partnership

Creating jobs and technology transfer in Africa by strengthening Japan-ILO partnership

Through its Employment-Intensive Investment Programme, the ILO is tackling protracted crisis, enhancing resilience, addressing poverty and inequality by creating decent work for all.

Regional forum advances universal health coverage and universal social protection in Asia and the Pacific

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Regional forum advances universal health coverage and universal social protection in Asia and the Pacific

Peer-to peer exchange shares experiences and helps chart path towards wider and more effective coverage.

Royal Government of Cambodia, United Nations and Switzerland accelerate efforts to expand decent employment opportunities for youth
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Skills development youth

Royal Government of Cambodia, United Nations and Switzerland accelerate efforts to expand decent employment opportunities for youth