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Türkiye and ILO reinforce decent work in supply chains through the appointment of the national focal point for the promotion of the ILO...

Türkiye has appointed a national focal point for the promotion of the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy, reinforcing its commitment to decent work, social dialogue and responsible...

Voices of Action - Child labour

In Peru, a mother’s decent job becomes her daughter’s path out of child labour

Guadalupe, a 15-year-old girl from Lima, managed to move away from child labour, a reality that still affects more than 600,000 children in Peru. Her story shows how the ILO’s strategies, from promoting decent work for adults to strengthening...

Jordan advances policy dialogue and investment pathways for a Just Energy Transition

Strengthening national dialogue and partnerships to translate just energy transition ambitions into concrete policies and investment opportunities that support decent work and economic resilience

Migrant labour

Improved access to social protection and safe work sought for Thailand’s agricultural workers

Efforts to expand access to employment-injury protection and strengthen workplace safety in agriculture are helping reduce risks for workers while supporting resilient businesses and supply chains in Thailand.

ILO Director-General urges governments to turn economic transformation into decent work

At the World Government Summit in Dubai, Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the central role of labour-market governance, skills and social justice in shaping inclusive growth in the digital and green transitions.

Labour migration

From the production floor to collective action

In Malaysia’s electronics sector, women migrant workers are coming together to build leadership, confidence and a shared voice at work.

High-level training strengthens negotiation capacity for public service social dialogue in Lesotho

The initiative brings together senior government leaders to enhance negotiation skills in line with international labour standards and recent public service reforms.

Voices of Action - Child labour

Farm work threatens Egyptian boy’s dream of becoming an engineer

Every dawn, 14‑year‑old Islam heads to the fields in rural Egypt to help feed his family. The long hours of agricultural labour leave him exhausted in the classroom and push him further from his dream of becoming an engineer — a dream he refuses to...

Kazakhstan tripartite constituents advance dispute resolution through social dialogue

An ILO-organized high-level round table in Astana brought together government, employers and workers to strengthen social dialogue and peaceful labour dispute resolution in Kazakhstan.

Our impact, their story.

Let’s talk it out

At Sri Lanka Railways, workplace forums based on social dialogue are creating a positive shift on-the ground.

Social protection

ILO supports efforts to expand social security coverage in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Training of district labour officers strengthens outreach to informal workers and communities across the country.

Estidama++ project concludes, expanding social security to around 46,000 workers

The ILO and Jordan’s Social Security Corporation held a national event to highlight the project’s key achievements, lessons learned and expansion of social security coverage for vulnerable workers.

CLEAR Supply Chains Project

European Union highlights that complementarity between implementing agencies has been key to advancing towards more responsible supply...

Representatives of the European Union Delegation in Honduras carried out a follow-up mission in the departments of Copán, Lempira, and Intibucá to assess the progress of the CLEAR Supply Chains Project, an initiative co-financed by the European...

Landmark bipartite roadmap launched to advance Responsible Business Conduct and Decent Work in India

India’s employers’ and workers’ organizations jointly launched the country’s first Bipartite Roadmap on RBC, marking a culmination of landmark year-long dialogue and strengthened cooperation.

Rapid ageing reshapes jobs, growth and inclusion in Asia and the Pacific

ILO-EU forum urges collective solutions to ensure demographic change drives decent work and inclusive growth.

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ILO launches diploma to strengthen evidence-based public policy for decent work and social justice

Programme responds to rising demand for rigorous, data-driven policymaking in a rapidly changing world of work marked by climate change, inequalities, and technological disruption.

ILO Director-General urges a human-centred response to technological change and global labour market fragmentation

At the Global Labour Market Conference in Riyadh, ILO Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the need for inclusive growth, a just transition and renewed social dialogue amid labour market disruption and geopolitical uncertainty.

ILO advances occupational safety and health with heavy-duty machinery assessment in Jordan

Assessment conducted under an EU-funded project responds to workplace accidents and outlines concrete steps to strengthen workplace safety, compliance and prevention.

Addressing the impacts of extreme heat through social protection

International stakeholders at the Global Labour Market Conference (GLMC) in Riyadh explored how social protection can help protect workers, including migrant workers across the GCC-South Asia corridor, from the growing impacts of extreme heat.

Fourth Labour Migration Advisory Group meeting reinforces sustainable Labour Migration Governance in East and Horn of Africa

Shifting toward long-term ownership, institutional integration, and the development of a clear sustainability roadmap for labour migration governance in the region.