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Qatar Foundation and the International Labour Organization partner to help shape the future of Qatar’s workforce

Insights from Qatar Foundation alumni will be harnessed to develop policy briefs covering key employment areas – from skills gaps and talent retention to gender equality

Decent work

Azerbaijan signs Decent Work Country Programme for 2025-2029

Azerbaijan officially launched the new DWCP for 2025-2029, bringing together the Government, employers’ and workers’ organizations and the ILO in a shared commitment to advancing sustainable employment and social justice.

International Day of Persons with Disability

From overlooked to job-ready: Training equips jobseekers with disabilities for decent work in Lebanon

Testimonies from persons with disabilities in Lebanon tell of how training provided by the EU-funded ENABLE Programme helped them regain confidence, develop skills and pursue decent work opportunities.

ILO Governing Body concludes its 355th Session

The Executive Body of the International Labour Organization discussed major global labour issues and reviewed several country situations.

ILO equips Nigerian media to promote decent work and fair migration

The International Labour Organization (ILO) held a two-day workshop in Abuja to enhance the capacity of journalists and communication professionals in Nigeria to report accurately and inclusively on labour migration, employment, and decent work...

Building foundations for effective social dialogue in Lesotho’s Public Service

Public service leaders and trade union representatives in Lesotho participated in an ILO-supported training to improve negotiation skills and foster effective social dialogue ahead of the PSCBC’s formation.

Nigeria Boosts Social Protection Capacity with ILO’s TRANSFORM Training

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the EU-funded SUSI project, delivered TRANSFORM trainings for policymakers and trainers in Abuja to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity for designing and managing inclusive social protection systems.

Testing Methodology and Digital Systems for the Labour Force and Migration Survey in South Sudan

South Sudan took a decisive step toward its first nationally representative Labour Force and Migration Survey, putting survey tools, field procedures and a tablet-based data collection system through their paces in Juba, with results pointing to a...

Child labour

Towards 2045: Indonesia expands efforts to safeguard children from labour exploitation

The ILO and its social partners continue to support the implementation and acceleration of Indonesia’s Child Labour‑Free Advanced Roadmap 2045.

Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)

Major labour-based public works programme concludes in Jordan, creating 1.7 million working days

Jordan, the ILO, and Germany through KfW Development Bank celebrate the completion of a nine-year collaboration that has become a national milestone in ownership, institutionalisation, and sustainable job creation.

Global Accelerator

The Pension Fund of Uzbekistan and the ILO join forces to develop the work injury insurance system

The Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Off-budget Pension Fund under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have agreed to...

Strengthening UN–Ukraine Partnership for Recovery

ILO joins Government of Ukraine and United Nations in launching Cooperation Framework 2025–2029

The International Labour Organization (ILO) as part of the United Nations Country Team, joined the Government of Ukraine in the official signing of the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2025–2029.

Employment promotion and South-South cooperation

Enhanced public employment services power skills matching and decent employment opportunities in Cambodia

Assessing the Effectiveness of Regulatory and Inspection Systems for Private Employment Agencies in Tanzania

Tanzania brought government, social partners, private employment agencies and civil society to the table to scrutinise how recruitment agencies are regulated in practice, surfacing gaps in inspection capacity and enforcement while pointing toward...

UN Climate Conference, Belém

ILO welcomes adoption of Belém political package calling for decent work in just transitions

The agreement reflects international consensus that climate action must be aligned with social justice in order to ensure that workers and communities are not left behind.

Technical and Vocational Education and Training trainers deliver entrepreneurship training to youth in E-Waste Project

The ILO and public Technical Vocational Education and Training colleges in Limpopo delivered SIYB entrepreneurship training to 22 youth in the E-Waste Youth Employment Project, strengthening local capacity and supporting youth-led green enterprises...

Decent work

Brazilian coffee unions and cooperatives strengthen safety and health

The ILO Vision Zero Fund promotes training in Minas Gerais to advance safer working conditions for small coffee producers and workers.

Social and solidarity economy

ILO advances dialogue on SSE and decent work at regional cooperatives seminar in Dominica

The ILO advanced regional dialogue on the Social and Solidarity Economy at the 26–27 November 2025 Dominica cooperatives seminar, contributing technical expertise, strategic guidance, and a shared commitment to strengthening cooperativism and decent...

South Asia–GCC migration corridor

ILO and Sri Lanka expand cooperation on social protection for migrant workers

Sri Lankan tripartite partners identified pathways for cooperation with the ILO STREAM Programme to extend social protection for migrant workers employed in the Gulf.

South-South Cooperation

Countries unite to promote fundamental principles and rights at work in the coffee supply chain

The ILO Vision Zero Fund South-South Cooperation event in Brazil highlights occupational safety and health as a gateway to decent work.