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ILO welcomes Malaysia's first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights and the country’s commitment to promote decent work

By adopting its first National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights, Malaysia reinforces its commitment to eliminate forced labour, promote fair recruitment and uphold labour rights in business practices.

Crisis response

ILO launches livelihood recovery initiative in earthquake-affected areas in Myanmar

The project aims to rebuild destroyed buildings by hiring local workers, thereby providing decent work for affected communities.

World Humanitarian Day

Partnerships between humanitarian and development actors are key to including refugees in social protection systems

A new International Labour Organization (ILO) brief highlights how a decade of ILO work demonstrates that closer collaboration between humanitarian agencies and development actors is essential to integrating refugees into national social protection...

Indonesia achieves 60 per cent sustainability in Decent Work Programme Review

The ILO and its tripartite constituents jointly review progress on the three priority areas of Indonesia’s Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for the 2020–2025 period.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

The ILO has partnered with Philippine employers to launch a pioneering programme that will support sustainable and inclusive business growth

Philippine enterprises face rising pressure to meet global supply chain and trade standards tied to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. With ILO support, the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) launched “Elevate....

Global Accelerator

Philippines gains ground for decent work, social protection roadmap

National consultation held in August in Manila builds on previous regional dialogues with the transportation, construction and informal sectors to move closer towards finalizing the Global Accelerator roadmap of the Philippines for decent jobs and...

Productivity growth and decent work

ILO highlights productivity ecosystem for decent work at forum in Jamaica

The ILO highlights the link between productivity and decent work at Jamaica’s Productivity Forum, presenting its Productivity Ecosystem for Decent Work model.

Social protection

Social security governance: Peruvian institutions review international good practices with the ILO and ISSA

In Peru, representatives of the State, trade unions, and the business sector took part in a technical dialogue aimed at fostering more transparent and sustainable governance of social security, guided by the international guidelines of the...

TVET Officials and Instructors Across Ethiopia skills strengthened on Core Skills

Strengthening institutional capacity to integrate core skills into TVET teaching and preparation programmes for potential migrant workers.

News item

ILO launches Global Policy Tracker on Digital Labour Platforms

A new ILO resource to support evidence-based policymaking and social dialogue on platform work.

Crisis response

ILO launches women-centred employment and decent work initiative in Afghanistan

The initiative aims to empower vulnerable communities recovering from earthquakes across Herat Province.

International youth day

Measuring what matters: NEET vs youth unemployment

Today, hundreds of millions of young people worldwide are NEET: Not in Employment, Education or Training. Drawing on the latest ILO data, Niall O’Higgins, senior employment research specialist, explains how the NEET rate offers a more accurate...

Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme

Revitalizing cultural heritage through decent work in Lebanon

Funded by the German government through KfW Development Bank, ILO's initiative boosts local employment while preserving cultural identity and enhancing public spaces in the town of Rachaya El Wadi.

Press Release

ILO and Japan launch project to expand social protection in Sri Lanka

New initiative strengthens unemployment, maternity, and pension schemes while extending coverage to informal and care economy workers through a gender-transformative approach.

Azerbaijan advances just transition in national climate plan

Tripartite constituents and the ILO held a national workshop to align Azerbaijan’s NDC 3.0 with just transition and decent work principles. It continues a series of ILO interventions conducted in 2024 in preparation for COP29 and in 2025 under the...

Tanzania Pilots Information Note to Prepare Migrant Workers for Oman

A pilot workshop in Dar es Salaam to test a new Information Note designed to help prospective migrant workers understand the realities of living and working in Oman.

Green jobs

Turning adversity into opportunity thanks to biochar

In northern Côte d'Ivoire, Diallo Koundja and his family, asylum seekers from Burkina Faso, are regaining hope and dignity thanks to an ILO project on biochar.

Blog

From Bangladesh to Bangkok: journey with ILO to labour research conference

As Bangladesh navigates alignment of its labour laws to international standards, the demand for greater public awareness and stronger advocacy has never been greater. This is where lessons can be learnt from global networks.

Voices from the ILO PROSPECTS

Threads of hope: Refugee entrepreneur finds new markets online

Masika Masimengo, a Congolese refugee in Kakuma, turned traditional basket-weaving into an online enterprise after completing ILO's Digitalize Your Business training and joining an online marketplace. Her success under ILO PROSPECTS Kenya...

Quality apprenticeship

Indonesia to advance its apprenticeship reform through tripartite dialogue

The ILO supports tripartite dialogue to advance apprenticeship reform in Indonesia, based on its Quality Apprenticeship Recommendation, 2023 (No. 208).