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Youth employment

Socio-emotional skills considered a priority for the development of youth entrepreneurs

ILO and development partners discuss the importance of socio-emotional skills for youth entrepreneurs wanting to start their own businesses.

Collaborating to improve the health of shared ecosystems

Yamilett Carrillo Guerrero, Senior Program Manager for the Binational Resilience Initiative at the San Diego Foundation, San Diego, California

ILO providing expertise on costing of unemployment insurance and social protection system for Belize

Results expected to serve as basis for social dialogue process to reach consensus.

New social contract would lead to bright future for global maritime industry

ILO Director-General delivers keynote speech to mark opening of Seafarer Summit 2050 in the Philippines.

ILO launches a new initiative to eradicate forced labour in Mongolia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United States Department of Labor have commenced "The Bridge Project II" to combat forced labour in Mongolia, aiming to enhance the national capacity by engaging with the government, social...

Seafarer 2050 Summit

Keynote address at the Shaping the Future of Shipping – Seafarer 2050 Summit

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted at the Shaping the Future of Shipping – Seafarer 2050 Summit the need for a new global social contract, including for the global maritime industry.

Agri-food sector can be driver of decent work and sustainable enterprise development

At a conference in Brussels, the ILO said that decent work in the agri-food sector is essential to build sustainable food systems, which ensure food security without compromising the economic, social and environmental foundations for present and for...

ILO urges global collaboration for a just transition amid climate change challenges

A new resolution and conclusions concerning a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all were adopted at the International Labour Conference.

ILO shares its work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy in Korea and strengthens cooperation with Korean partners

The mission members shared the ILO’s work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and explored avenues to further strengthen collaboration with related Korean institutions, universities, and cooperative partners.

New cooperation set to prepare a better skilled industrial workforce in Lebanon

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the Ministry of Industry, and the Association of Lebanese Industrialists sign a memorandum of understanding for cooperation on technical and vocational education and training and life-long learning in...

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in companies makes good business sense

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in private sector companies in the region is both the right thing to do and a smart business move, says ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat.

ILO Director-General Houngbo to hold first official visit to the Philippines

As the Philippines marks its 75th anniversary of ILO membership, ILO Director-General Houngbo will make his first official visit in the country to promote the Global Coalition for Social Justice, which aims to address growing inequalities and...

Un-tapping the potential of the Nepali Film Industry to generate decent employment for women

A policy dialogue event jointly organized by ILO Nepal and UN Women brought together various stakeholders relevant to the Nepali film industry including government representatives, professionals of the film sector and representatives of development...

ILO holds third regional advisory committee to share updates on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia project

The project’s national researchers and regional advisory committee members exchanged around the progress of the research on the social and solidarity economy in Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand, and Vietnam on 9 June 2023.

Integrating Social Dialogues in creating more decent jobs in the agro-processing sector - The ProAgro Ethiopia project experience

Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190)

Ensuring the Right to a Workplace Free from Violence and Harassment

On the fourth anniversary of the adoption of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), the ILO and partners in Jordan launch a social media campaign that seeks to garner backing for legislation safeguarding the rights of both women and...

ILO Office for Japan supports a special dialogue session on the future of the social and solidarity economy in Tokyo

On the 17 June 2023, the Institute for Solidarity-based Society (Rengo Institute) at Hosei University, with the support of the ILO Office for Japan, held a public lecture on 'Special Dialogue Session: The Future of the SSE” in Tokyo, Japan.

ILO and Apindo sign a partnership agreement to promote responsible digital wage payments in Indonesia

The ILO and Apindo join forces to promote the transition from cash to responsible digital wage payments by signing a Collaboration Agreement. This will enable Indonesian workers to have better control over their wages and benefits.

ILO, Government of Sierra Leone and Social Partners Launch The SL-DWCP II 2023-2027 in Freetown

With the financial and technical assistance provided by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Government of Sierra Leone and Social Partners formulated the second-generation Decent Work Country Programme (SL-DWCP) 2023 – 2027 which was...

Brazil and the ILO sign new South-South Partnership programme to promote social justice in the global South

The launch of this new South-South Cooperation Programme brought together representatives of the ILO, the Brazilian Government and workers’ and employers’ organizations in Geneva.