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World Against Child Labour

Red card to child labour campaign engages Indonesian youth

The ILO and Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia joined forces to mark the World Day Against Child Labour and inspire young people to take part in efforts to end child labour in Indonesia.

Tanzania Launches First Migrant Resource Centre to Protect and Empower Migrant Workers

Strengthening protection and support for migrant workers in Tanzania through the launch of the country’s first Migrant Resource Centre, providing accessible services on safe migration, fair recruitment, and reintegration

ILO launches a global Just Transition Policy Gateway

The International Labour Organization has launched the Just Transition Policy Gateway, the first global platform dedicated to supporting the implementation of just transition policies. The Gateway provides policymakers and social partners with...

Digitalization and financial inclusion

Indonesia launches digitalization and inclusive financial access initiative for the dairy sector in East Java

The Financial Services Authority (OJK), the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs, and the East Java Provincial Government, together with the ILO and the Swiss Government, are strengthening the inclusive financial ecosystem through an ERP...

Productivity ecosystems for decent work

Viet Nam builds momentum for policy reform to strengthen support for SMEs and household businesses

Recommendations from a multi-stakeholder consultation will inform reforms to the SME support framework, helping businesses become more productive while creating better jobs and more inclusive economic opportunities.

Op-ed

Is every child working on the street a victim of child labour?

Tendy Gunawan, ILO Rural Development TVET Officer in Timor-Leste, highlights a question that is often asked whenever people see children selling snacks, tissues or other items on the streets of Dili. This opinion editorial was published by Tatoli,...

Institutionalising Overseas Employment Training at Assela TVET College

Strengthening overseas employment training in Ethiopia by enhancing Assela TVET College’s capacity, improving access for migrant workers, especially women, and demonstrating how institutional investment and income generation can support sustainable...

13th Annual South-South review

Brazil and the ILO reinforce their strategic partnership and commitment to South-South

The meeting brought together Brazil’s Minister of Labour and Employment Luiz Marinho, and the ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo, and highlighted Brazil’s leadership in the Global Coalition for Social Justice.

World Day Against Child Labour

30,000 voices, one goal: Ending child labour in Indonesia through the power of football

Through a landmark partnership, the ILO and PSSI are showing child labour the red card and championing every child’s right to learn, play and thrive in Indonesia.

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers

ILO welcomes the G7 Social Presidency’s initiatives to promote quality jobs and strengthen decent work

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo emphasized the need to anchor ongoing transformations in social justice and respect for fundamental principles and rights at work, thereby creating a level playing field.

Cross-regional dialogue platform launched on social protection for migrant workers along the Asia–Gulf corridor

The launch of the platform, co-chaired by the Philippines and the GCC Executive Bureau, sends a powerful message: effective social protection for migrant workers can only be achieved through dialogue and partnership between countries of origin and...

East and Horn of Africa Labour Attachés Strengthen Capacity to Advance Rights-Based Labour Migration Agreements

Strengthening the capacity of Labour Attachés and Consular Officials from the East and Horn of Africa to negotiate, implement, and monitor rights based bilateral labour migration agreements and better protect migrant workers in Gulf destination...

Strengthening social dialogue and collective bargaining in Lesotho’s health sector

Strengthening negotiation skills and social dialogue capacity, the workshop marked an important step towards institutionalising collective bargaining and fostering more collaborative and effective labour relations in Lesotho’s health sector.

Child Labour

Uganda strengthens community response to child labour

In Kalungu District, the CLEAR Supply Chains has successfully supported and strengthened an informal child protection structure to identify, monitor and resolve child labour in coffee producing communities. A total of 122 para-social workers were...

Podcast

Social dialogue at 50: Lessons for the future

In 1976, Convention No. 144 established a simple but powerful principle: governments, employers and workers should shape labour policy together. To mark the Convention's 50th anniversary, representatives of governments, employers and workers,...

World Environment Day

Three ways we promote nature-inspired work across the Arab States

This year on World Environment Day, the ILO Regional Office for Arab states is highlighting three examples of how decent work is a central element in the transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.

New Decent Work Country Programme for Ukraine signed by tripartite partners

New framework will support recovery, labour market reforms and the creation of decent jobs through 2029.

Report

Oman advances a new regional model for rights-based social protection

A new report by the ILO and Oman’s Social Protection Fund highlights how integrated, lifecycle-based social protection aligned with international labour standards can strengthen social justice and economic resilience.

Social protection

ILO supports capacity building and social dialogue to strengthen social protection in Timor-Leste

The ILO training programme brings together stakeholders in Timor-Leste to expand social security coverage and strengthen protection for workers in the informal economy.

“The future of work will not be determined by technology alone,” says ILO Director-General

At the opening of the 114th International Labour Conference, Gilbert F. Houngbo calls for a human-centred approach to artificial intelligence and social justice in a time of growing global uncertainty.