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Latin American governments strengthen public action to advance Indigenous Peoples' rights
Representatives from eight Latin American countries identified priorities to strengthen public institutions, consultation mechanisms and regional cooperation to support the implementation of the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989...
EU-Funded ILO Project news update
Maya communities in Belize lead the way as the EU-funded ILO PROSPER project advances
Field visits and consultations are shaping locally driven solutions for sustainable livelihoods, while ensuring respect for indigenous peoples through a Free, Prior and Informed Consent process.
Local economic development
Transforming local economic opportunities: The European Union-funded ILO PROSPER Project officially launched in Southern Belize
The ILO and EU in partnership with Government of Belize have launched the PROSPER Project in southern Belize, a four-year initiative valued at BZD 8.9 million. The project aims to build resilience and inclusive growth across the Toledo and Stann...
International Year of Cooperatives
ILO highlights cooperatives’ role in advancing cultural rights and decent work at global cultural policy conference event
At a side event during the UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development, the ILO underlined the role of cooperatives in advancing cultural rights, decent work, social justice and inclusive development, calling for their...
ILO Voices | Care economy
Our community now sees the value of care work
Yoraima Cristina Navarro Izquierdo is an Arhuaco leader and founder of Josa Peace Builders, an association of women weavers in Colombia. An ILO project has provided training on economic autonomy and recognizing care work, and is helping Yoraima and...
From San Andrés island, lives are being transformed through technology and an ILO backed project
This is the case of Keyn Manuel Martínez, who guides his eleventh grade students along the path of technical education, creatively tackling the challenges of language, exclusion, and the geographical distance between the archipelago and the...
International labour standards
Fiji advances dialogue on indigenous peoples' rights under ILO Convention No. 169
Fiji hosted a national dialogue to review progress on implementing the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169).
With the support of the ILO, Javier Quintero Rojas is enthusiastically shaping a generation transformed by technology
From the mountains of Bucaramanga, with roots in the warm and quiet land of Gamarra, Javier Quintero has made teaching his life project and technology a tool to transform the present of hundreds of young people. His commitment to technical...
The ILO and SENATIC continue paving the way to the future: this is the story of Dayarlin, a young woman transforming her life through...
From the hills of Bucaramanga, in Comuna 14, a young Venezuelan learner shows that a passion for technology can be the driving force to build dreams and forge a professional life with independence and purpose. Dayarlin is one of the many voices that...
With the support of the ILO, Arleidis Pushaina overcomes barriers to study technology and serve her Wayúu community
From the Lomamatos ranchería in the municipality of Hatonuevo (La Guajira), Arleidis Pushaina Pushaina is moving forward with determination as a trainee in the SENATIC programme.
Tourism
Bangladesh Tourism Board and ILO launch community-based tourism in Jaflong to empower the local Khasi community
Our impact, Their voices
From cornfields to classrooms to end child labour
Verly Viñas overcame child labour and discrimination to support education by providing scholarships for children in child labour and promoting equality for indigenous youth.
News
Advancing a just transition with indigenous peoples
Representatives from 21 countries recognized the commitment to a just transition can only succeed when indigenous peoples are active protagonists and partners in climate action and sustainable development.
Enterprise development
Indigenous peoples' eco-friendly pet products enhance operations
An enterprise producing eco-friendly pet care products, run by indigenous peoples in Davao del Sur, enhances safety, productivity, and nationwide reach after benefiting from the ILO's Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE)...
Opinion editorial (Op-Ed)
Spark change to secure our future
August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day. Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines explains that the challenges youth and indigenous peoples face require collective...
Sustainable tourism and wood-processing earmarked by ILO as growth sectors in Suriname’s indigenous and marron communities
ILO Caribbean conducts meetings to determine pathways to decent work.
The ILO and the Ministry of Equality and Equity promote care organizations in Cesar and Chocó, Colombia
The objective: Strengthen care organizations within the social and solidarity economy for decent work in territorial care.
ILO Supports the Production and Commercialization of Indigenous Tomato Seeds for Ghana using Systems Approach
As part of efforts to improve food security and promote environmental sustainability in Ghana, the International Labour Organization has supported the production and commercialization of the first locally produced certified tomato seeds, using the...
Unlocking potential: Gender-Responsive Budgeting in TVET and skills development - Investing in women's economic empowerment
The ILO’s ProGRESS Project, funded by the Government of Canada, organised a dynamic discussion on ‘Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) for the skills and TVET sectors’ on 11 March 2024.
Guyana Ministry of Labour hosts session with indigenous leaders in Region 2 on dangers of child labour
Sensitization event demonstrates national commitment to prevention and elimination.