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Social protection
Why social dialogue matters for building pension systems people can trust
Pension reforms often focus on financial sustainability, but long-term success also depends on legitimacy, solidarity and public confidence. Social dialogue can help achieve all three.
Press release
Harnessing AI for better healthcare and decent work in Indonesia
The sixth ILO AI and the world of work forum explore how AI can transform healthcare delivery, support the health workforce and expand access to services without leaving vulnerable workers behind.
Occupational Safety and Health
Safer coffee work takes root as local capacity grows in Viet Nam’s coffee communities
A partnership creates lasting impact when the knowledge and skills it builds are carried forward by those it has trained.
Workers’ rights and gender equality drive new phase of Union Power project in Jordan
Renewed partnership between the ILO and the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions aims to strengthen workers’ rights, women’s and youth empowerment, and gender-responsive collective bargaining.
Our impact, their voices
More than two decades later, the impact of child labour prevention lives on
More than two decades after receiving support through an ILO-backed programme in Indonesia, former street child Abdul Rohim is helping a new generation of children build brighter futures.
ILO programme helps strengthen India's social security system
Initiative builds institutional capacity on governance, service excellence and actuarial practice for one of India's largest social insurance institutions.
Journalists Across Eastern Africa Forge a Common Path on Migration Reporting
Strengthening ethical, accurate, and evidence based migration reporting across Eastern Africa while fostering regional media collaboration on labour migration, fair recruitment, and countering misinformation
Tujibidiishe SACCO Creates New Pathways for Kenya's Returned Migrant Workers to Build Sustainable Livelihoods
Supporting the sustainable reintegration of returned migrant workers in Mombasa through a SACCO model that combines entrepreneurship, cooperative development, savings, and access to finance to help build stronger and more resilient livelihoods
ILO and Uzbekistan trade unions discuss social insurance
The ILO and the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan exchanged views on implementing the new Social Insurance Law and strengthening social protection.
Advance decent work and social justice
Thailand and ILO reaffirm partnership to advance decent work and social justice
Menopause at work: addressing productivity loss, talent retention and gender equality
657 million women at work face menopause, costing billions in lost productivity and pushing experienced talent out of jobs. A recent ILO webinar reveals why action is critical for economic performance and equality.
The Government of Mali and Japan, through the ILO, launch a project to combat child labour in Ségou
Funded by the Government of Japan and implemented by the ILO in partnership with the Sasakawa Africa Association, the project aims to strengthen the economic resilience of vulnerable cotton-farming households and promote sustainable agricultural...
Global Accelerator
Uzbekistan advances social protection statistics
ILO workshop brought together national institutions to strengthen social protection data and improve evidence-based policymaking in Uzbekistan.
Minimum wage
ILO welcomes Telangana’s first comprehensive minimum wage fixation since state formation
Wage increase expected to benefit more than 9.2 million workers and strengthen evidence-based wage setting in India’s youngest state.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
Building capacity to drive SME productivity and decent work in Viet Nam
New training, advisory services, and knowledge-sharing initiatives are helping SME support organizations and enterprises accelerate digital and green transformation while improving productivity and working conditions.
South African firms turn productivity into better jobs
The ILO and Productivity SA are helping enterprises improve workplace systems, competitiveness and decent work.
Governments launch Group of Friends on the Social and Solidarity Economy at the ILO
Governments from across all United Nations regional groups met at the ILO to launch a voluntary platform for cooperation on the social and solidarity economy. The Group of Friends on the Social and Solidarity Economy is intended to support exchange,...
114th Session of the International Labour Conference
International Labour Conference ends with adoption of the first Convention on decent work in the platform economy
Governments, employers and workers reaffirm the importance of social dialogue to tackle current and future challenges in the world of work.
Decent Work and Social Justice
Delivering Impact, Expanding Opportunity
The first half of 2026 has demonstrated that meaningful progress is achieved when people remain at the centre of development.
Taking labour migration to the classrooms in Dar es Salaam
Raising youth awareness of labour migration governance, fair recruitment, and regular migration pathways through public lectures that equip students in Dar es Salaam with practical knowledge for informed employment and migration decisions.
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