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ILO and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation reaffirm support for Oman’s inclusive social protection reforms

A high-level visit, set in the context of Oman’s recent social protection reforms, aimed to deepen cooperation on social protection and migration under the new STREAM programme.

World Forum for Local Economic Development 2025

ILO champions social and solidarity economy for local transformation

The ILO highlighted the transformative role of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in fostering sustainable development, resilience, quality care services, youth employment, and financial inclusion at the VI World Forum for Local Economic...

World Bank / IMF Annual Meetings

ILO Director-General statement to the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee and to the joint World Bank-IMF Development...

Tanzania Validates Revised PDO Manual and Domestic Worker Curriculum

Tanzania has strengthened its labour migration governance by validating a revised pre-departure orientation manual and competency-based domestic worker curriculum. Supported by the ILO, the initiative follows a national gap analysis and recent...

BRICS Brazil

The ILO calls on BRICS to strengthen efforts on social justice as groundbreaking LEMM declaration on AI and Just Transition is adopted

BRICS Labour Ministers adopted their Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Declaration during their annual meeting in Brazil.

ILO Director-General calls for an integrated approach to jobs, rights, and growth

Decent work must be an explicit target of economic policy, Gilbert F. Houngbo tells IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.

News

Toward more institutionalized labour-management dialogue - ILO joins Asian Automotive Trade Union Conference hosted by JAW

Trade unions in the automotive industry from 8 countries gathered online to discuss their role in human rights due diligence

The ILO report on peak-level social dialogue is presented in Spain at the headquarters of the Economic and Social Council (ESC)

Vera Paquete-Perdigao, Director of the ILO’s Governance and Tripartism Department, shared the main findings of the recently published ILO report on 23 April 2025 during a session of the ESC’s Aula Abierta series.

Global Government Summit

The ILO reaffirms the social and solidarity economy as a key driver of social innovation

The ILO participated in the Summit, reaffirming the role of the social and solidarity economy in advancing social innovation, consistent with its tripartite mandate and relevant international resolutions.

Just Transition

Building a greener future: Cambodia paves the way for Just Transition in construction

Supported by the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme, a national workshop highlights the urgency of Just Transition and collaborative action for the sustainable construction sector.

Decent work and wage justice

Nepal's commitment to fair wages: A path to social justice

Nepal is stepping up efforts to strengthen fair wage-setting mechanisms through inclusive, evidence-based policies. The International Labour Organization (ILO) continues to support social dialogue and tripartite cooperation to ensure living wages...

Press Release

Brasília Hosts the 4th BRICS Employment Working Group Meeting Focused on Artificial Intelligence and Just Transition

By focusing on the impact of Artificial Intelligence and Just Transition, the 4th BRICS Employment Working Group meeting in Brasília convened to ensure a fair, inclusive, and sustainable future of work in BRICS member states through South-South and...

Social Protection

Angola takes a key step towards the ratification of Convention No. 102

Angola's tripartite partners came together to support the ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102) through a process supported with funding from the European Union.

DWCP validation workshop

Barbados sets course for decent work – A collaborative vision

The event was marked by dynamic dialogue, collaborative group work, and expert guidance, underscoring a shared commitment to advancing decent work for all Barbadians.

African Labour Attachés in the Gulf Strengthen Capacity to Protect Migrant Workers

African Labour Attachés from across the Gulf received training in Doha to strengthen their capacity to protect migrant workers, promote fair recruitment, and support workers, especially women, in accessing rights and remedies.

News release

Arab States help shape a new global social contract grounded in social justice

ILO engages regional partners on the road to the Second World Summit for Social Development in Doha, to ensure that Arab states play a substantive role in shaping the global social development agenda.

Knowledge exchange

Dialogues on displacement - Perspectives from ILO Practioners

Action Programme on Crisis (AP-Crisis), MIGRANT and PROSPECTS joint initiative to support institutional knowledge exchange and learning in contexts of forced displacement.

Angola strengthens capacities for implementation of labour market information system

A three-day workshop held in Luanda trained key stakeholders on labour market data production as part of Angola’s efforts to implement a national Labour Market Information System, with EU funding.

Latin America and the Caribbean: Three decades of labour transformations, progress and persistent challenges

A new ILO report reviews key trends that have shaped labour market dynamics in Latin America over the past thirty years. It highlights significant progress in the regulation of decent work, improvements in labour institutions, and advances in social...

News release

ILO and Lebanon’s Prime Minister discuss emergency employment responses and wider support toward economic recovery

A meeting between Lebanon’s new Prime Minister and the ILO’s Regional Director for Arab States underscores urgent need to protect livelihoods and rebuild jobs amid the continuing national crisis.