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Think piece

What is not green about market systems development?

Three considerations for your journey towards greener market systems development (MSD) programming.

ILO promotes skills development fund mechanism for Indonesia

The ILO showcases its initiatives on inclusive skills development through skills development fund (SDF) and employment services.

Sectors and value chains for decent work and productivity

2030 Roadmap approved in Peru to boost the Amazon Chestnut sector in Madre de Dios with decent work and sustainability

This strategic planning tool—developed with the active participation of Amazon Chestnut harvesters’ associations, enterprise, authorities and technical partners such as the ILO and CITEproductivo Madre de Dios—will guide the transformation of the...

Enterprise digitalization

A young farmer’s journey to smarter agribusiness

At 24, Maria Joyce Escosa transforms farming in Igbaras with organic produce and digital tools, blending tradition with innovation for a sustainable future.

PAGE Regional Academy for Africa: Harnessing the power of green finance for a just transition

The inaugural Academy marked a significant step in building capacity and fostering South-South collaboration among African nations.

Press Release

Growing resilience in Sri Lanka’s north: ILO launches a new project with support from Australia and Norway

Focusing on creating lasting and inclusive employment through climate-resilient agriculture and aquaculture, social empowerment, and market system development, the initiative will be implemented from 2025 - 2028.

Cherry producers in Lebanon prepare for EU export markets through ILO-supported training

Awareness sessions help farmers and agricultural SMEs understand compliance protocols, strengthen value chain collaboration, and build capacity for certification.

15 years of SCORE: A milestone in enterprise development and decent work

To mark 15 years of the SCORE Programme, the ILO hosted a special event bringing together SCORE donors and partners to celebrate achievements and share their journeys. Since its inception in 2010, SCORE has helped small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...

Transforming South Africa's clothing sector: SCORE training empowers SMEs

Managers and workers from SMEs shared their transformative experiences with the ILO SCORE programme at two knowledge sharing workshops in Gauteng and Cape Town.

Cooperatives in Bethlehem drive local livelihoods and decent work despite resource and access challenges

ILO and Italian Agency for Development Cooperation conduct joint visit to assess cooperative-led development in the West Bank’s Bethlehem district.

ILO hosts strategic roundtable to strengthen Lebanon’s stone fruit sector

Through BOUZOUR project the ILO brings together stakeholders to boost export readiness, enhance coordination, and promote decent work across agricultural value chains.

ILO supports Sierra Leone’s labour transformation, unveiling historic job tracking platform

Sierra Leone, with the support of the ILO, has taken a bold step in reshaping its labour landscape with the successful hosting of National Labour Conference and the launch of the Sierra Leone Labour Market Information System (SL-LMIS), with Sierra...

ILO-supported programme is changing lives in Jordan through social protection

Donor delegations hear worker and employer accounts of how the ILO-supported Estidama++ programme is expanding social protection across the country

Project story

Over 1000 Women and youths in Bulawayo to benefit from Financial Education Training

The Business Growth for Young Entrepreneurs component of the SEDWAY project has impacted 1,017 entrepreneurs (668 women and 349 men), generating 2,246 jobs (1,196 for females and 1,050 for males) in the districts of Hauna, Mutare, Mutoko, Karoi,...

Just transition

Bangladesh Just Transition Academy launched

The International Labour Organization (ILO), Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Laudes Foundation, and Thomson Reuters Foundation (TRF) came together to organize the Bangladesh Just Transition Academy today (06 May 2025).

Tourism

Bangladesh Tourism Board and ILO launch community-based tourism in Jaflong to empower the local Khasi community

Coffee and social protection: moving towards formalisation A workshop by the ILO and GIZ prompts reflection on how to improve social...

On the occasion of Labour Day, the tripartite dialogue held in Huila is highlighted for advancing discussions on a social protection system for coffee growers in Colombia.

Press release

Enhancing service quality at the national employment services centres through digital finance skills

A deeper understanding of digital finance and wage payments equips public employment services officers with the ability to offer more effective support to their clients, especially small businesses and self-employed workers.

Tripartite Advisory Committee of ILO initiative holds inaugural meeting in Yerevan

The first meeting of the Advisory Committee brought together Government, employers’ and workers’ representatives to support Armenia’s response to informality in the context of a refugee crisis.

ILO promotes occupational safety and health training for leaders in Colombia’s sugar sector

As part of the project Improving Occupational Safety and Health in the Sugarcane Supply Chain, led by the ILO with support from the Vision Zero Fund and cooperation from the European Commission, a training-of-trainers programme on Occupational...