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Cooperatives

ILO and partners present roadmap to strengthen rural cooperatives and advance formalization of the rural economy in Chile

South Sudan Strengthens Trade Union Role in Peace, Resilience, and Migrant Worker Protection

A two-day workshop on the role of trade unions in consolidating peace, resilience, and the protection of migrant workers.

ILO enhances capacities of Lebanese municipalities through employment-intensive infrastructure training

Municipalities gain skills in EIIP methodologies to sustain infrastructure and strengthen community resilience and local economic recovery

Somalia Holds Tripartite Executive Roundtable on International Labour Standards Reporting

A two-day Tripartite Executive Roundtable in Mogadishu to strengthen national capacity for the implementation and reporting of international labour standards (ILS), with a particular focus on labour migration governance.

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Corporation (SMEDCO) effect

Leading with Decent Work

1st national prize for journalism in Social Protection in Cape Verde awarded

Organized by the National Institute for Social Protection (INPS), the event honored journalists in radio, television, and print/web for promoting inclusive social protection. Supported by the ILO’s ACTION/Portugal project, the initiative also...

Decent work

Bangsamoro Labour Code progresses toward lasting peace, decent work

The Bangsamoro region of the Philippines is taking an important step to finalize its first-ever labour code before the plenary submission, which will address decent work challenges and support peacebuilding efforts.

From factory floor to championing workers in Jordan garment sector

With guidance from their union and the ILO, Amal and Ahlam are helping garment workers raise concerns and resolve issues through social dialogue.

ILO advances its support programme to Syria’s garment and textile industry

"Weaving Hope" initiative in the city of Aleppo aimed at recovery of the economically pivotal industry in northern Syria.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Nigerian employers are taking decisive steps towards stronger engagement on ESG and responsible business practices

ACCEL Egypt

ILO study paves way for revising wages of Egypt’s jasmine pickers

In social dialogue sessions with tripartite stakeholders, a recent ILO-led income assessment laid the foundation for fairer wages for jasmine pickers, to support families and reduce child labour.

Decent Work Country Programmes

Tripartite partners in East Africa unite to champion nationally owned Decent Work Programmes

Arusha Tanzania (ILO News) - In a strong show of unity and purpose, governments, employers, and workers from across East Africa reaffirmed their commitment to championing Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) as nationally owned, action-oriented...

Formalization

Cambodia launches monitoring and evaluation framework to accelerate formalization

New digital framework empowers Cambodia to track and tailor support for informal workers, with a strong focus on gender inclusion, real-time data and coordination.

ILO trains industrial workforce in Jordan to strengthen safety culture, advance decent work

Participants from garment, engineering, plastics and chemical sectors gain hands-on training under an EU-funded project.

Childcare access improved for Female workers in a Jordanian industrial zone

With funding from the EU, the ILO and employer representatives from the garment sector renovated a nursery in Al-Dhulayl Industrial Zone, channelling decent work to advance gender equality and productivity.

Tanzania holds fourth National Technical Working Group meeting on Labour Migration

Tanzania's fourth National Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on labour migration in Dodoma brought together government institutions, social partners, and the ILO to review achievements under the BRMM programme over the past three years, identify...

Labour migration

Voices at the table: CARICOM and ILO engage social partners in blueprint for regional labour migration

The ILO–CARICOM Bi-partite consultation of Caribbean workers’ and employers’ organizations produced actionable recommendations and affirmed the importance of tripartite dialogue in advancing fair, rights-based labour migration across the region.

Kenya Builds Frontline Capacity for Safe and Orderly Labour Migration

Strengthening coordination and technical capacity among officers working at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport labour migration desk and the One Stop Shop Centre, which provide end to end labour migration services for outbound migrant workers.

Tanzania Advances Safe Labour Migration Communication through Stakeholder Workshop

A three-day stakeholder consultation and drafting workshop was held in Morogoro, Tanzania, to support the development of a National Communication Strategy and Communication Plan on the Promotion of Safe Labour Migration.

Social protection

ILO presents progress in digitalization to the Unitary Workers’ Front to strengthen social protection in Ecuador

The ILO presented to the Unitary Workers’ Front the results of the “Innovating for Equality” project, implemented in partnership with UNDP and the Municipality of Quito, which demonstrates how digitalization can transform social services and expand...