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Indonesian and Thai employers cooperate to boost labour standards in the seafood industry

Workshop fosters a cross-border exchange of knowledge and cooperation aimed at championing good labour practices across the seafood processing sector.

Pension policy reform

Tripartite representatives of Solo adopted a joint statement on pension reform

The adoption of a joint statement in Solo on pension reform marks the second provincial adoption supported by the ILO. The first one was adopted by the tripartite representatives of West Java Province.

Operationalizing the humanitarian-development-peace nexus for social protection in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Efforts to boost coherence between humanitarian and development activities are laying the groundwork for a stronger Palestinian social protection sector.

Businesses need to innovate and adapt to harness opportunities in the rapidly changing world of work

Keynote Speech by Mr Satoshi Sasaki, OIC/Deputy Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at the EFSI ER Conference 2023: Business dynamics and HR value creation

Womens' empowerment

ILO supports the development of women trade union leaders in garment industry

The ILO training programmes empower women trade unionists, encouraging them to assume leadership roles and support the recognition of women issues in company’s collective bargaining agreement.

ILO Sustainable and Resilient Enterprises (SURE) Programme

Ukrainian companies invest in future, despite the war

The massive destruction caused by the war in Ukraine has not prevented employers from taking part in an ILO-supported training programme on business continuity and resilience.

Sustainable development

Bangladesh businesses constitute SDG Committees to accelerate Agenda 2030

The Bangladesh Private Sector Working Committee (BPSWC) unveiled its organizational structure and the members of its five working groups that will work with the Government and the UN to accelerate achievement of the SDGs.

Video

ILO and meaningful engagement with young people

This video launched on the occasion of International Youth Day 2023, explains the need to engage with youth in a right based approach by ensuring their participation in matters that affect them and their future and advocates for their inclusion in...

ILO Caribbean Director emphasizes strong policies to close gaps in skills and formality during regional CAF event

Mr. Zulu participated in discussion on regional solutions to obstacles to decent work faced by youth.

Reinforced social dialogue in Malawi

The ILO Bureau of Employers ACTEMP and the Bureau of Workers ACTRAV support cooperation between workers and employers in Malawi

Social security

Mobile offices to provide social security services in rural communities

Loveleen De, Social Protection Project Manager, Lao People’s Democratic Republic explains a pilot project to serve agricultural and home-based workers who have difficulty travelling to the Lao Social Security Offices to register or claim benefits....

Ghana's development gains momentum as the ILO and Government formulate Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) III

The Decent Work Country Programme aims to achieve three priorities in Ghana: more sustainable jobs, broader social protection coverage, and enhanced workers' rights leading to a prosperous nation for all.

Sustainable Development Goal 8

There cannot be decent work for all without decent work for youth

Young people are our hope for a better future, but targeted policies are needed to address the disadvantages they face in the labour market.

Making a difference for a more sustainable future

Colleen McSwiggin, Executive Director and Recycler in Chief, Cincinnati Recycling & Reuse Hub, Cincinnati, Ohio

10 years of the National Wage Council

Marking a decade of the National Wage Council, ILO commits to working together with social partners to advance social justice and promote decent work through setting adequate wages.

EU-Funded Opportunity Salone Programme, Supports Entrepreneurs for Job Creation

The Opportunity Salone is set up to promote the creation of decent jobs and increase livelihoods of the Sierra Leonean Youths, Women, and Persons living with disabilities across the districts of Bombali, Port Loko, Bo, and Kenema districts...

Timor-Leste to extend its social security coverage to informal workers

The ILO supports the government of Timor-Leste strengthen its social security policies and programmes focusing on informal sector.

Pioneering the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund

A consultative workshop for Drafting the Kenyan Migrant Workers Welfare Fund (KMWWF) Bill in Naivasha, Kenya

Jobs that help neighbourhoods recover from the earthquakes

Following the earthquakes that hit Syria and Türkiye earlier this year, ILO infrastructure recovery works engaged communities in clearing debris and rubble in Aleppo, making many streets accessible and creating hundreds of short-term jobs

Time to Act for SDG 8

What will it take to ensure Decent work for all?

Sustainable Development Goal 8 on Decent Work for All is the only SDG that brings together social, economic and environmental targets. It has an impact on all other Agenda 2030 goals. Ahead of the UN SDG Summit on 18-19 September, we ask what will...