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Responsible business practices and gender equality

Japan-funded initiatives advance child labour elimination and formalisation in India

Japan delegation visits ILO projects advancing child labour-free supply chains, formalization and gender equality in India.

Gender equality and skills development

Women trainers driving change through agroforestry skills in Timor-Leste

Three women trainers from the ILO programme in Timor-Leste are transforming not only their own lives but also the lives of others in their communities.

Climate action

Climate justice in Kenya begins with local livelihoods

In Kenya’s Narok County, climate change is reshaping pastoralist livelihoods, water access and tourism, showing why local communities must be at the centre of climate adaptation.

PROSPECTS Impact

Inclusive finance strengthens decent work in Kenya

Through the PROSPECTS Partnership, the ILO is supporting access to finance for refugees and host communities in Kakuma by strengthening local financial institutions and expanding opportunities for enterprise growth, employment aligned with decent...

Gender equality

ILO–IBCWE digital campaign promotes gender equality and women’s leadership in Indonesia

Through digital outreach, the ILO and IBCWE promote equal opportunity and women’s leadership to tens of thousands of young Indonesian professionals and businesses.

EPIC

Azerbaijan joins global dialogue on equal pay

Azerbaijan highlighted reforms aimed at closing the gender pay gap and advancing gender equality at an Equal Pay International Coalition side event during the Commission on the Status of Women.

Just Transition

Cambodia advances worker safety and green standards in construction sector

Senior government officials, employers and workers endorse a draft roadmap focused on worker safety, green standards and long-term reform.

Social Dialogue

Cambodia discusses reform of labour dispute prevention and resolution systems

Reforms to strengthen labour dispute prevention system considered as ILO-Korea Partnership Programme presents new research findings.

Gender equality

Care burdens still hinder Indonesian women’s career advancement

Caring responsibilities remain main barrier to women’s career advancement in export sectors in Indonesia, ILO–IBCWE survey finds.

Financial inclusion

Indonesian rural banks strengthen gender-responsive business development

The ILO has introduced a practical tool to strengthen gender-responsive practices among rural banks in Indonesia, aiming to expand women entrepreneurs’ access to finance and promote inclusive local economic growth.

Finding their voices: Cambodian domestic workers speak up for rights

Through the Association of Domestic Workers (ADW) and the EU-funded PROTECT project, domestic workers in Cambodia are strengthening their voice, dignity and collective power.

Practical toolkit to support Indonesian SMEs promoting responsible business conduct

Designed for all size of business, particularly SMEs, the toolkit strengthens labour rights and promotes decent work.

Op-ed

Making human rights due diligence work for social justice in Indonesia

Tauvik Muhamad, ILO's National Coordinator of the Resilient, Inclusive, Sustainable Supply Chains (RISSC) project, highlights that Indonesia must move beyond voluntary pledges and adopt a supported mandate that balances global trade demands with the...

Migrant labour

ILO strengthens migrant workers’ access to labour rights and social protection in Thailand

Protect women migrants and children

Dialogues focus on reintegration support for women migrant workers and children in Cambodia

EU-funded PROTECT Project supports coordinated action to protect and reintegrate returning women migrant workers and children.

Press release

Indonesian union confederations call for inclusive social security reform

Nine major trade union confederations have united in a joint commitment demanding inclusive reform of Indonesia’s Social Security System.

ILO/ICS/ITF

20 years of advancing social dialogue and decent work at sea

Joint statement from the International Labour Organization, the International Chamber of Shipping, and International Transport Workers’ Federation on the 20th anniversary of the Maritime Labour Convention.

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan advances work injury insurance for construction workers

Tripartite dialogue identifies a solution to expand work injury insurance for informal construction workers.

RBC and decent work

Indonesian universities establish Business and Human Rights network to advance decent work

The ILO collaborates with six Indonesian universities to strengthen national commitment to advancing decent work and promoting responsible business conduct.

IMO–ILO joint news release

Maritime Labour Convention at 20: The ILO and the International Maritime Organization reaffirm commitment to decent work at sea

Maritime Labour Convention milestone marked with renewed call for fair and sustainable global shipping, protecting seafarers’ rights.