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Platform economy
ILO Philippines clarifies misuse of preliminary Platform work survey findings
The ILO in the Philippines issues a follow-up statement addressing the misrepresentation of preliminary findings from its ongoing study on platform work, which is not a final or officially endorsed report on the country’s platform economy.
Impact story
Transforming Somalia: Infrastructure and job initiatives empower displaced people and local communities
Through employment-intensive infrastructure projects, thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees, and host community members are gaining access to improved roads, better job opportunities, and a brighter future.
Decent Work
Connecting communities through routine road maintenance for better access to services and employment
Routine road maintenance plays a vital role in connecting communities by improving access to essential social services, such as healthcare and education, while unlocking opportunities for decent employment. By ensuring safe, reliable, and...
75th anniversary of International Road Transport Union (IRU)
Road transport is essential for human-centred development, inclusivity and prosperity
Speech by ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo to International Road Transport Union (IRU)’s 75th anniversary.
Occupational safety and health
ILO’s Vision Zero Fund and Nike launch initiative to reduce injuries and deaths from road accidents among garment and footwear workers
Garment and footwear workers are disproportionately affected by road accidents; a new project aims to find out why and offer tools to improve safety.
EIIP activities in PNG
Groundbreaking ceremony labour-based road works in PNG
The project in PNG funded by EU and implemented by FAO with an ILO component to improve the condition of transport infrastructure, mainly provincial, district or local level roads, air strips and jetties in East Sepik and Sandaun Provinces to create...
The ILO joins the UN global partnership on road safety
The ILO is pleased to announce that it has joined the UN Road Safety Fund's (UNRSF) global partnership to tackle the hard-hitting global road safety crisis we all face today. This partnership is well aligned with the ILO's mandate and builds on...
Paving the road to financial inclusion for rural workers in Nepal
In remote areas of Nepal, rural communities, and especially the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups, do not have access to formal financial services. However, the Strengthening National Rural Transport Programme took up the challenge of...
COVID-19 and road transport
Road transport operators warn of a “perfect storm” in supply chain crisis
Road transport companies and workers’ representatives call on governments to address labour concerns, rising fuel prices and pandemic restrictions in the sector, to stem driver turnover and prevent supply chain disruptions.
Technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services
Urban passenger transport systems will be crucial to move towards a zero-carbon future
An ILO Technical meeting on the future of decent and sustainable work in urban transport services emphasized the sector’s role in the achievement of sustainable cities and communities.
Our impact, their voices
Local communities benefiting from market linkages to agro-forestry areas in Timor-Leste
The rural road project has benefited local communities, providing better access to markets, farms, public health, education and community services.
COVID-19 and road transport
Help needed for the “heroes” of the road
Risks related to infection, theft and quarantine, combined with the closure of welfare facilities and other restrictions, have created complex social and economic issues for road transport drivers and companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our impact, their voices
Additional incomes help rural communities of Timor-Leste during the pandemic
To assist the economic recovery, the ILO with support from its social partners in Timor-Leste support rural communities to survive the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct employment opportunities.
Our impact
The road to employment and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
Lack of access to schools, marketplaces and hospitals is a challenge for communities in Timor-Leste, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. An ILO initiative to rehabilitate rural roads is helping break their isolation, provide jobs and improve...
News
Upskilling local contractors in routine road maintenance for better performance and workmanship
The evident and vital role local contractors play in infrastructure development and employment creation in the construction sector provide recognition for essential investment in upskilling for better performance and workmanship.
Article
Roads to Employment Opportunities and Harmonious Communities
Forcibly displaced persons including refugees and IDPs in Ethiopia could find employment opportunities and maintain harmonious communities through the bridge of labour-based technology approaches between forcibly displaced persons and host...
Our impact, their voices
Paving the way to inclusive rural development in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste needs to promote sustainable, inclusive employment and growth in its rural areas, where 70 per cent of the population live, if it is to achieve its development targets. To help, an ILO infrastructure project is finding work for women and...
Inauguration of Maliana – Saburai rural road in Bobonaro Municipality
TThe Ministry of Public Works (MPW), inaugurated one of its rehabilitated core rural roads, the Maliana – Saburai road in Bobonaro Municipality.
Promoting decent work and road safety for truck drivers of GMS countries
Governments, employers and workers from the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) agree to enhance decent work by promoting social dialogue, skills development and cross-border coordination in road freight transport.
R4D celebrates Women’s Entrepreneurship Day 2017
Four awards were presented during the commemoration of the Women's Entrepreneurship Day 2017 in Timor-Leste for local contractors who have shown leadership in promoting women's socio-economic empowerment in the rural roads programme in Timor-Leste.