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World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2015

Unemployment on the rise over next five years as inequality persists

ILO report says sluggish jobs recovery and social instability are the result of greater inequality.

Local economic development framework in Puntland: in-house revolt to the statuesque

Education and research institutions have not offered technical and management skills which enable youth to work out of unemployment. Putting education to work remains yet deeply worrying in Puntland.

Decent work high on ILO Director-General’s agenda in Timor-Leste

Guy Ryder to address major decent work issues in meetings with employers, workers and government during a 3-day visit

ILO Director-General to visit Decent Work project and meet villagers in Kupang, Indonesia

During his one-day visit, Guy Ryder will talk to rural villagers about their livelihoods and discuss labour issues with local government, employers, and workers representatives in NTT Province.

Philippines

ILO: around 800,000 workers affected by Typhoon Hagupit

The ILO estimates 800,000 workers have been affected by Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, with their source of livelihood damaged or disrupted overnight. The ILO stands ready to allocate US$1.5 million and to support the government through...

Press release

ILO initial estimates reveal 800,000 workers affected by Hagupit; stands ready to assist through emergency employment

The ILO estimates 800,000 workers have been affected by Typhoon Hagupit, locally known as Ruby, with their source of livelihood damaged or disrupted overnight. In response, the ILO stands ready to allocate US$1.5 million and to support the...

Media Advisory - The ILO Director General to Meet with Vice Prime Minister and Key Labour Actors in Timor-Leste

The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr Guy Ryder, will visit Timor-Leste from 14 to 16 December 2014. This visit marks the first time that a Director General of the ILO will visit the country.

Official launch of the R4D movie

H. E. The Minister of Public Works, Sr. Gastão Francisco de Sousa, hosted a high-level event to officially launch a movie about the Roads for Development Program (R4D). Senior dignitaries from the Government of Timor-Leste, Donors and Development...

ILO and SPARK promote Entrepreneurship in Fragile and Conflict-affected States

The ILO signs a partnership agreement with SPARK to promote decent work through entrepreneurship in fragile and conflict-affected settings at SPARK ’ s second annual IGNITE! Conference. Both parties plan to expand their collaboration through expert...

Opening address at the Working out of disasters: Livelihood at the forefront of recovery, ILO year-end event and partners appreciation

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Working out of disasters: Livelihood at the forefront of recovery, ILO year-end event and partners appreciation, Rockwell Tent, Makati City, Philippines, 27...

Global jobs challenge top of G20’s priorities

As the G20 Summit in Brisbane draws to a close, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder said that working women and men and ILO constituents will be pleased that raising global growth to deliver better living standards and quality jobs for people across the...

Promoting rural entrepreneurship through improved rural road access in Timor-Leste

Income-generating opportunities are available to very few people in rural areas of Timor-Leste where the local economy relies mostly on subsistence agriculture. Severe infrastructure constraints, in particular poor rural roads access, limit...

Gaza reconstruction

ILO to engage in Gaza reconstruction efforts through expansion of its Palestinian Decent Work Programme

Regional Director’s visit to the occupied Palestinian territory lays the groundwork for expanding the ILO’s work in Gaza, and consolidating national decent work initiatives.

Employment

Spain’s challenge: Growing with quality jobs

A new ILO report presents a series of measures to stimulate much needed job creation and cut mass unemployment in Spain amid some signs of economic recovery.

Partnership

Promoting a people and job-centred approach to disaster response

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Australian Government will bring together community leaders from areas hit by Typhoon Bopha (also named Pablo) in a forum to discuss a people and job-centred approach to disaster response.

Media advisory

ILO to launch new report on Spain in Madrid

Sports for Peace and Stability in Qardo

Qardo municipality, with the support of the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG)has made huge strides in rehabilitating Qardo stadium with the aim of reducing the risk of youth being engaged in these...

Business thriving in the new QudhacDheer market, Hargeisa

ILO, through the Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery (JPLG) supported the Hargeisa District Council in the construction of QudhacDheer marketwhich was identified as a community priority.

Capacity Building on Land and Engineering Surveying in Hargeisa

A land and engineering survey training was held on September 2014 in Hargeisa for district engineers and a selected number of university students from related fields of engineering. In total the training had 41 participants.

Keynote address: Extend social protection, combat child labour

By Ms Carla Henry, Deputy Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines, delivered on behalf of Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the World Day against Child Labour, Tacloban, Philippines,...