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Just transition

Union leader in the Philippines brings just transition across Mindanao

A just transition in the Philippines must leave no worker behind, especially in Mindanao where unions are helping vulnerable, informal, and young workers build a fairer and more sustainable future.

ILO-UNODC Partnership

Joint initiative strengthens protection for Indonesian women migrant workers

A joint ILO-UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) initiative under the EU-funded PROTECT project is building capacity and coordination to counter trafficking and exploitation across five Indonesian districts with high levels of labour...

SDG Action

Employment that empowers women

Chidi King, Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion branch chief at the ILO, explains how work can liberate women and transform societies, but employment alone is not enough. As digital, green, and demographic transitions reshape labor markets,...

Nigeria Expands Financial Education Network with Support from ILO

Twenty-one new ILO-certified trainers will empower vulnerable workers and households across Nigeria with financial skills to strengthen livelihoods, build resilience, and reduce economic vulnerability.

Gender equality

Investing in Women: Gender-responsive budgeting can help transform Bangladesh's skills development system

Trade unions strengthen action for gender equality and safe workplaces in India

ILO-supported training marks the anniversary of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and supports the development of Indian National Trade Union Congress’s National Gender Policy and Action Plan.

Occupational Safety and Health

Safer coffee work takes root as local capacity grows in Viet Nam’s coffee communities

A partnership creates lasting impact when the knowledge and skills it builds are carried forward by those it has trained.

Employers and Business Membership Organizations (EBMO)

Thai employers strengthen workplace action on violence and harassment

Training of trainers’ programme on violence and harassment at work was launched in partnership with the Employers’ Confederation of Thailand (ECOT).

ILO Voices | Violence and harassment prevention

Technical skills should be for everyone

Md. Ziaur Rahman leads a technical training centre in Bangladesh where more women are entering non-traditional trades. Through ILO-supported initiatives, he is helping to create a safer and more inclusive learning environment.

Menopause at work: addressing productivity loss, talent retention and gender equality

657 million women at work face menopause, costing billions in lost productivity and pushing experienced talent out of jobs. A recent ILO webinar reveals why action is critical for economic performance and equality.

Op-Ed

Domestic workers in Thailand deserve decent work

Marking the 15th anniversary of the Domestic Workers Convention, Xiaoyan Qian International Labour Organization Country Director for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao Peoples Democratic Republic reflects on Thailand’s significant progress in extending...

METI project empowers trade unions to shape inclusive trade and investment policies in Jordan

ILO–EU initiative brings Jordanian workers’ representatives into dialogue on employment-centred trade and investment reforms that support decent work and inclusive growth.

Domestic workers

15 stories for 15 years of the Domestic Workers Convention

This collection brings together stories from across Asia and the Pacific to highlight progress made and the ongoing importance of protecting domestic workers’ rights and advancing decent work in the care economy.

Civil society organizations strengthen cross-border protection for women migrant workers and children in South-East Asia

While trafficking and exploitative recruitment operate across borders, protection efforts often remain fragmented. The PROTECT Regional Civil Society Forum, organized by the ILO in collaboration with UN Women, UNICEF and UNODC, brought frontline...

Story of change

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

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...

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work

Empowering women in the leather and footwear sector through skills and opportunity

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...

ILO-Unicef

ILO-UNICEF report identifies key enablers of women's employment in wartime Ukraine

The ILO and UNICEF have presented the findings of a joint study demonstrating how access to early childhood education and care services, working arrangements and social norms affect women’s participation in the labour market in the context of the...

Tunisia advances women’s entrepreneurship through a decade of coordinated action

Over the past decade, Tunisia has taken important steps to strengthen support for women entrepreneurs through coordinated action involving government institutions, social partners, financial actors, business support organizations and other...