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ILO and Enabel promote social dialogue and safety and health at work in Morocco

DIASSOSEC is the first project signed as part of the ILO-Enabel comprehensive agreement. It builds on the ILO's ongoing support for strengthening and institutionalizing social dialogue and collective conventions in Morocco.

Due diligence

Business and human rights: important advances in the application of the Guiding Principles in Chile

ILO and Ministry of Manpower strengthen their collaboration in realizing social justice and decent work for all

The ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste and the Indonesian Minister of Manpower under the new Cabinet conducts a courtesy meeting to continue strengthening the collaboration between ILO and the Ministry of Manpower.

Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024

A business to empower women in northern Nigeria

Through Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training, Rahila Abdu gained the skills to launch Household Essentials, a business that empowers women by providing training in liquid soap, body cream, and insecticide production. Overcoming financial...

ILO, through the joint action of ACTRAV, the GALAB and ENACTE projects, strengthens trade unions capacities to address child labour in Côte...

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the join action of Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), GALAB project and ENACTE project, has reinforced the capacity of union representatives to organise agricultural workers in the cocoa...

Institutional assessment of Saudi Arabia’s Cooperative Societies Council: A path to strengthening cooperatives

In December 2024, the International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted a fact-finding mission as part of its institutional assessment of the Cooperative Societies Council (CSC), the Apex organization for cooperatives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

Labour migration

Rights protection and decent work for Indonesian migrant workers through multi-stakeholders cooperation

A series of events were conducted by the ILO and its partners to better protect the rights of Indonesian migrant workers through initiatives on gender responsiveness fair recruitment and responsible business conduct.

Saint Lucia reaffirms ILO partnership to strengthen national labour landscape

Targeted support will enhance OSH, policy decisions and skills development.

Advancing Decent Work and inclusive industrialization

Ethiopia’s ONE ILO Siraye Programme marks milestones in decent work and industrial development

Improved wages, safer workplaces, and gender equality—Ethiopia’s garment sector is changing for the better. The ONE ILO Siraye Programme has united workers, employers, and government for a shared vision of decent work. As Phase I concludes,...

Business and human rights

ILO joins forces with Indonesian government and university to promote Responsible Business Conduct and Decent Work

The ILO collaborates with the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs and University of Padjadjaran to develop a University Network, integrating responsible business conduct and decent work issues into university’s curricula.

METI Project

Paving the way for employment-centered trade and investment policies in METI II

Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment (METI), a four-year regional programme funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO), has officially concluded. The closing event, held from 10 to 12...

Europe and Central Asia Regional Forum

ILO’s Tripartite Regional Knowledge Sharing Forum concludes with commitment to tackle informality, through social dialogue, evidence-based...

Forum stresses strategic partnerships for effective transition to formality.

Social dialogue

Harnessing social dialogue for Viet Nam’s sustainable future

How can social dialogue pave the way for inclusive growth and sustainable development? An event in Hanoi brought together experts and stakeholders to discuss and share the ILO’s latest report and relevance to Viet Nam’s context.

Suriname becomes the 67th country to ratify Convention No. 102

Suriname has become the 67th Member State to have ratified ILO’s landmark Convention No. 102, which sets the minimum standards and core principles for social security.

Europe and Central Asia Regional Forum

Social dialogue, partnerships, institutional strengthening, and advanced digital tools highlighted as critical drivers of formalization

Forum served as a policy debate platform for exchanging knowledge, lessons learned, experiences and practices of ILO constituents addressing the challenge of transition to formality in the region.

Empowering women and revitalizing agriculture: Femme et Palmier in South Tunisia

United by a shared vision of empowerment and sustainability, the women of an Agricultural Development Group (GDA) called Femme et Palmier have built a collective that thrives on solidarity and innovation. Their story is one of resilience, community,...

ILO and International Seabed Authority sign landmark agreement to protect human life and promote decent work

The agreement between the two agencies highlights a shared commitment to workers’ rights, as interest in seabed activities and resources continues to grow.

ILO co-hosts dialogue on inclusive digital transformation in Ethiopia

Along with the Government of Ethiopia, the social dialogue event validated survey findings to improve Ethiopia's Digital Inclusion Strategy, emphasizing refugees’ access to technology.

Eswatini advances labour rights with key workshop on Freedom of Association

ILO pledges to continue protecting private education workers' rights as Jordan raises minimum wage

Memorandums of Understanding signed with twenty schools across the country to strengthen adherence to the Unified Contract and empower female teachers in private schools