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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 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.

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.

Tripartite committee established in Nineveh to expand social security

EU-funded ILO Social Protection Programme holds high-level meetings in Nineveh and Kirkuk to advance implementation of Iraq’s Workers’ Social Security Law.

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.

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.

Decent Work Country Programme

Cambodia and ILO agree on action areas to deliver decent work

Government, employers and workers validated priorities under the Cambodia Decent Work Country Programme for 2026–2027.

Institutional Capacity Building

Employers strengthen capacity for sustainable textile production in Syria

Syrian textile and garment employers participated in an ILO-facilitated study tour to Italy, gaining practical insights into European market requirements, responsible business conduct, international labour standards and sustainable production.

South Sudan Trade Unions Strengthen Action on Migrant Worker Rights

Embedding migrant worker protection within national trade union structures in South Sudan

European Parliament study calls for stronger decent work metrics in EU interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

The study finds that the measurement of employment outcomes within EU external actions remains fragmented, with insufficient systematic attention to job quality and decent work. It calls for a better use of existing tools, including ILO tools, and...

Questions and Answers

From papers to people: How employment policies shape lives and jobs

Dorothea Schmidt, Chief, ILO’s Employment Policy, Labour Market and Youth (EMPLAB) branch, explains how well-designed employment policies can turn the promise of decent work into lived reality. She reflects on the role of social dialogue,...

Lebanon moves forward on landmark pension reform implementation

Ministry of Labour and National Social Security Fund, and International Labour Organization continue coordination on the implementation of Lebanon’s new Pension Scheme.

Social protection

ILO review helps set direction for new Lao National Social Protection Strategy

The review supports the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in its vision to reduce poverty and inequality through extension of social protection.

Tanzania Charts Path Forward for Labour Migration Governance in Dodoma

Fifth National Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on Labour Migration in Dodoma, Tanzania to review progress, address implementation challenges, and promote the programme’s exit strategy for long-term impact.

Transnational Company Agreements in 2025 focused on fundamental rights, safety at work, and due diligence

The recently updated section of the ILO Repository on Cross-Border Social Dialogue identified environmental issues and technological changes as priorities.

Ethiopia Strengthens Fair Recruitment Oversight through the Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) Platform

Targeted IT training and stakeholder consultations lay the foundation for embedding the Migrant Recruitment Advisor within Ethiopia’s labour migration governance system.

Productivity ecosystems for decent work

ILO welcomes Swiss mission, highlighting progress on productivity and decent work in Viet Nam

High-level delegation of Swiss Government, employers and workers reviews ILO-supported initiatives linking productivity growth with improved working conditions.