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Responsible business conduct in supply chains

Japanese enterprises in Lao People’s Democratic Republic boost commitment to responsible business conduct

JETRO-ILO joint seminar helps equip Japanese enterprises with awareness and understanding of responsible business conduct and human rights due diligence in practice at the workplace level.

World Youth Skills Day

No time to wait: Bangladesh must upskill its youth today

This Op-Ed by Pedro Jr Bellen, Officer-In-Charge in ILO Bangladesh was published by The Business Standard, one of the leading English newspapers in Bangladesh on 15 July 2025 to mark the World Youth Skills Day.

Our impact, Their story

Skills that transformed my life and others

Bijly Baroi turned her passion for caregiving into a profession—and then into a platform to inspire others. With support from the ILO’s ProGRESS project and Unicare Health and Technical Training Institute, she went from trainee to trainer at a...

Decent Work in Construction

Empowering construction workers: A journey towards dignity and compliance

Decent Work in Construction

Building a stronger foundation from within

Just transition

ILO workshop advances Jamaica’s path to a just transition

The ILO and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security host workshop to explore the social impacts of climate policies and advance Jamaica’s just transition agenda. The session brought together key stakeholders to align climate action with decent...

Sustainable employment

Fiji validates new national employment policy

The policy aims to enhance job quality, boost productivity, strengthen skills development, and harness digitalization and AI to create future-ready jobs.

Labour reforms take spotlight at Ukraine recovery conference

The ILO announced a €3.5 million European Union contribution to help Ukraine align its labour laws and social dialogue systems with international standards.

Social protection

Timor-Leste Launches its first evidence-based Social Protection Statistical Bulletin

With support from the ILO, Timor-Leste advances evidence-based policymaking to build inclusive and resilient social protection systems across the country.

Lebanon’s private-sector labour market severely disrupted by conflict

ILO assessment highlights employment losses, business closures and long-term recovery challenges for both workers and enterprises.

Decent work

Suriname reviews DWCP results framework

The mission to Suriname strengthened national efforts to track and advance decent work through an updated results framework and capacity-building support.

Just transition

Jamaica charts a greener path with new National Green Economic Growth Model

The model estimates that a green transition could generate close to 8,000 new jobs and increase GDP, while building climate resilience and reducing reliance on fossil fuels. It provides evidence-based guidance to align sustainable development with...

Decent Work, a pathway to enterprise success and community resilience

Second Tripartite Advisory Committee meeting advances formalization efforts in Armenia

Armenia’s tripartite constituents reconvened to review progress and strengthen coordination under the ILO initiative addressing informality.

News

ILO shares lessons from PROSPECTS to advance support for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

The new report and an upcoming digital learning portal highlight lessons from five years of implementation under the PROSPECTS programme, offering practical insights and tools to strengthen inclusive, sustainable support for refugees and host...

4th International Conference on Financing for Development

ILO welcomes global commitment to boost social protection investments

The outcome of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development calls for expanding social protection by at least two percentage points annually.

4th International Conference on Financing for Development

High-level event calls for bold action to deliver on Seville’s promise at Doha Summit

On the sidelines of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), United Nations leaders, development banks and social partners chart a path to inclusive and sustainable social development.

Tanzania Strengthens Labour Market and Migration Statistics Capacity

A five-day technical training workshop was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to enhance the capacity of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the Office of the Chief Government Statistician (OCGS) of Zanzibar in analysing labour market and...

Decent work isn’t just a concept but a strategy for more productive enterprises

4th International Conference on Financing for Development

New global initiative to extend social protection coverage

The ILO and USP2030 unveil a global initiative under the Sevilla Platform for Action umbrella at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development.