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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...

ILO Voices | Entrepreneurship

How I built my tea stall business in Somalia

In Somalia, Hawa Ali Mohamed runs a tea stall in a marketplace that was rehabilitated through an ILO project. As the sole breadwinner, she now has a stable place to work and can support her children.

National dialogue calls for stronger protections and zero fatalities in sanitation work in India

Government representatives, trade unions, civil society organisations, international agencies and researchers came together for a national dialogue to advance efforts towards safer and more dignified working conditions for sanitation workers in...

Occupational Safety and Health

ILO and Viet Nam partners address psychosocial risks at work in national occupational safety and health month

Representatives of the tripartite constituents from the government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and youth participants gathered in Hanoi to mark the Viet Nam’s National Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Month, with a focus on...

ILO and Nepal’s Human Rights Commission collaborate to advance equality and dignity at work

The initiative supports the Commission’s role in promoting accountability and ensuring that international labour standards translate into stronger protection for workers.

International Labour Standards

Slovenia ratifies ILO Conventions on Violence and Harassment, and Safe and Healthy Working Environment

Slovenia becomes the 56th country to ratify Convention No. 190, and the 9th to ratify Convention No. 191.

A long road to recognition: domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia

After more than two decades of collaboration, the ILO and its partners have helped bring domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia from the margins to the national policy agenda, advancing stronger legal protection and recognition.

What are Fundamental Labour Rights?

A fair, safe and inclusive world of work depends on the fundamental principles and rights at work as defined by the International Labour Organization. These rights are universal standards applicable to all workers. Let’s hear about Fundamental...

The Contributions of the ILO Grant Support Programme to Social Partners and Civil Society Organizations

Let’s hear, in their own words, what the grant support provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO), with the support of the European Union, has brought to social partners and civil society organizations.

The Future of Work

As you know, the world of work is undergoing a significant transformation. Technological developments, the climate crisis, globalization and demographic changes are significantly affecting how we work, which skills we need and even which jobs will...

Press Release

Colombo hosts sub-regional learning hub on decent work and the care economy

Kartini National Women’s Day

Reflections of Indonesian youth on working mothers

Indonesian youth share how working mothers shape their lives, ambitions and understanding of equality.

A woman entrepreneur drives green growth and job creation in Indonesia

In Indonesia, with support from the ILO, one woman entrepreneur is turning tradition into a growing business that creates jobs and promotes sustainable practices.

Trade and digitalization

AI training opens doors for women entrepreneurs in the Philippines

In the Philippines, women entrepreneurs in a remote Benguet community harness the use of artificial intelligence to strengthen their small businesses and expand opportunities.

Cooperatives create new livelihood pathways for informal workers in India

A cooperative approach to enterprise development could unlock opportunities and deliver decent work, particularly in the care sector in Bihar, India.

International Women’s day

ILO Pretoria hosts dialogue on women in leadership in the world of work

A dialogue on International Women’s Day dialogue brought together women leaders from across Southern Africa to share experiences, address barriers to leadership, and identified practical actions to advance gender equality in the world of work.

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.