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Ukraine crisis

ILO scales up its assistance to Ukraine

The additional funds will cover new services by Ukrainian Employers organizations, crisis support offered by trade unions and an e-Learning platform for Technical and Vocational Training and Education (TVET).

Post-disaster recovery

Minister Overseas Pakistanis and HRD reaffirms its commitment to support workers and their families affected by floods in Pakistan

ILO stands in full support of the Minister, Sajid Hussain Turi, to convene Provincial Governments and Social Partners to chalk out a coordinated roadmap for recovery and reconstruction and uplifting workers and their families out of turmoil in the...

Labour migration

ILO launches the 2022 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

Journalists are invited to submit articles showing exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.

Ukraine crisis

What is the impact of the war against Ukraine on the labour market?

In the interview series "Three essential questions" with leading researchers and policy makers from Central and Eastern Europe, the ILO interviewed Lidiia Tkachenko, Senior Researcher of Ptukha Institute of Demography and Social Research of the...

Post-disaster recovery

ILO joins support for Pakistan after devastating floods

The ILO has joined the combined UN effort to support Pakistan in the wake of the most severe flooding in the country’s recent history, including with the rollout of infrastructure rehabilitation and cash-for-work initiatives.

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting

ILO calls on G20 to support the “Global Accelerator for Jobs and Social Protection”

G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting puts the focus on improving employment conditions to achieve a better recovery.

Protecting communities in Ethiopia from the impacts of climate change

Jigjiga - Twenty-seven government officials received training from the ILO on flood forecasting and warning systems, tools, and techniques to save lives and livelihoods in their community, which has been facing the adversity of recurring floods.

Tripartite representation in the launch of the new Strategic Plan of the Employers’ Association of South Sudan

After hard years of civil war, the ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) supports the development and implementation of the Employers’ Association of South Sudan’s Strategic Plan 2021-2025.

Employers in the Philippines innovate with eCampus digital learning

The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) regarded the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to transition to digital learning. The Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACT/EMP) Programme at the International Training Centre of the ILO...

Message at the launch of the ILO-Great Women-J.P. Morgan Women Entrepreneurs Peer Programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO-Great Women-J.P. Morgan Women Entrepreneurs Peer Programme, 29 August 2022, Manila, Philippines

Message at the DTI-ILO Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony of the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the DTI-ILO Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony of the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project, 26 August 2022, Manila, Philippines

Digital training to boost productivity, safety of enterprises

A new agreement between the ILO and DTI, will increase productivity, improve safety of small and informal enterprises across the country through digital training under the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project funded by the Government of Japan.

The Covid-19 pandemic has had dramatic implications on the workspace in Eswatini according to findings from ILO report

For enterprises, the pandemic has been characterized by almost unparalleled disruption, forcing them to adapt to new circumstances almost overnight. Enterprises have had to alter and adjust their operations and production processes, human resource...

Ukraine crisis

The Ukrainian Federation of employers is helping businesses to keep afloat

Mobilising local producers in the humanitarian effort has saved hundreds of jobs.

TICAD 8

ILO co-hosts TICAD 8 Side Event

Human security and emergency jobs for peace and resilience/ Experiences through partnership between Japan and the ILO for the promotion of decent work agenda in the context of fragility

Video

Youth-led Road Rehabilitation Builds Resilience in Flood-Affected Sudanese Community

In Mayo suburb, Khartoum, 300 young people gained emergency employment and practical skills by rehabilitating rural roads using labour-based “Do-nou” technology.

ILO Voices | Tourism recovery

How my tourism business survived COVID-19

When COVID-19 struck Indonesia, Dekha Dewandana’s previously thriving ‘homestay’ tourism business was pushed to the verge of collapse. With the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO), his business survived and grew.

Message at the launch of the ILO - Women Biz trade fair

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO-Women Biz trade fair, 29 July 2022, Manila, Philippines

Ukraine crisis

Trade unions in Ukraine and Moldova use their properties to provide shelter for internally displaced persons and refugees

With ILO support, trade unions in Ukraine and Moldova help internally displaced people and refugees arriving from Ukraine by providing food and shelter. Since the beginning of the hostilities, Ukrainian trade unions provided 10,000 bednights, while...

Ukraine crisis

How does the war against Ukraine impact employment and migration?

In the interview series "3 essential questions" with leading researchers and policy makers from Central and Eastern Europe, the ILO interviewed Nataliia Slaviuk, Economist and Assistant Professor of National University Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Nataliia...