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Peace and development

Water for jobs, peace and schooling

Schoolchildren stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.

A Joint Programme Launch in Mongolia: Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness

The UN Joint Programme on Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness project was launched on February 12, 2020, Wednesday, in the Meeting Room of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

Future of Work

Viet Nam’s openness to trade changes national job distribution, types and quality

An interview with ILO Viet Nam Labour Economist, Valentina Barcucci

The 2030 Agenda and the future of work in Europe

Greater efforts needed to achieve SDG targets

Speaking at the University of Helsinki, the ILO Director-General told an audience from the Sustainability Foundation that a lack of credible action on the SDG’s risked damaging the credibility of national and multilateral institutions.

Seminar – Centenary of the Finnish membership of the ILO

Ryder salutes Finland’s contribution to ILO’s work

Since joining the ILO in December 1920, Finland has contributed to various areas of ILO’s work. Speaking at a seminar to celebrate the Centenary of Finland’s membership of the ILO, Ryder said that it has been a two-way street.

Promoting Fair and Effective Labour Migration Processes for Potential and Return Migrant Workers in Nigeria

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Engages with Employers’ Organizations in Nigeria to enhance engagement in the area of Labour Migration in Nigeria through capacity building on the promotion of fair labour migration and its processes.

ILO and Uzbekistan: cooperation that goes beyond child labour and forced labour

Uzbekistan’s ability to create enough decent jobs will be the key factor to enable and sustain the ongoing reform process. This was stated by the participants of the roundtable “Sustaining reforms through decent work” held on 5 February in Tashkent.

Social health protection

Expansion of Lao People's Democratic Republic’s National Health Insurance accelerates progress towards universal health coverage

Since 2016, Lao People's Democratic Republic’s landmark National Health Insurance Scheme has been progressively scaled up, streamlined and consolidated to deliver on the country’s goal to achieve universal health coverage by 2025.

Our impact, their voices

Teamwork makes the entrepreneurship dream work

A trio of young entrepreneurs are taking the leap into Jakarta’s creative accessories market with the support of ILO’s Ready for Business youth entrepreneurship programme.

ILO launches a Capacity Building Programme for Labour Inspection in Georgia

The International Labour Organization has launched a comprehensive training programme to support the capacity building of the Labour Inspectorate in Georgia.

Social health protection

Regional knowledge hub, connect, strengthens capacity across Asia-Pacific to promote universal health coverage

A regional technical facility on Social Health Protection in Asia-Pacific has been developed with support from ILO, to facilitate knowledge development, capacity building and technical assistance with a goal to achieve Universal Health Coverage...

Rights of indigenous peoples

Urgent action needed to tackle poverty and inequalities facing indigenous peoples

Thirty years after the adoption of the only international Convention on the rights of indigenous peoples, a new ILO report finds they are still more likely to be poor and face particular hardships in the world of work.

History of the Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit

Established by a decision of the ILO’s Governing Body at its third session in March 1920, the Cooperatives Unit marked its centenary in 2020. In 2024, it was renamed the Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit to reflect its broadened...

Women in STEM

ILO holds first STEM for Workforce Readiness Technical Working Group Meeting

With the goal of developing an overall strategy on Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) for Workforce Readiness and Development, the ILO hosted the first Technical Working Group Meeting with the support of the JP Morgan Chase...

Social health protection

Lao People's Democratic Republic Health Insurance Reform allows 70 year old to access to healthcare for the first time

70-year old’s first experience of medical treatment illustrates progress of Lao People's Democratic Republic’s social health protection system since implementing a National Health Insurance scheme to promote universal health coverage.

Indonesia to build a new scheme to protect the unemployed

The ILO with support from the Fast Retailing Co. Ltd commenced a new project to help Indonesia developing an effective mechanism for the unemployed through employment insurance, re-skilling and up-skilling programme and improved public employment...

ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa

The International Labour Office under its project “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa), conducts a training on data analysis relating to child labour and forced labour for 28...

Towards Introducing Social Protection Floors for Decent Work in Georgia

The International Labour Organization in partnership with UN Women organized one day sensitization workshop on national social protection floors on 24 January 2020, in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Global Forum on Migration and Development

ILO: Employment policies are key to address the challenge of migration

At the 12th Summit of the Global Forum in Ecuador, ILO stated that decent work deficits are one of the main causes of migratory movements. The ILO Regional Director recalled in his speech that most migration is directly or indirectly related to the...

National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

Stakeholders' Common Request presented at an event co-organized by Working Group members for development of the National Action Plan on...

Stakeholders’ Common Request presented at an event co-organized by Working Group members for development of Japan's National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights held on 23 January 2020.