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Youth Employment

Supporting career pathways for young people in Viet Nam’s green economy

Young people are central to Viet Nam’s green transition. With adequate guidance, training, and other labour market support, they can access green jobs and help shape a more environmentally sustainable economy and society.

UN calls for faster action on child labour as world misses goal of ending the practice by 2025

Delayed action on child labour threatens global Sustainable Development Goals.

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan unveils major actions to curb informal economy and strengthen social protection

Launch of the Global Accelerator on Jobs and Social Protection for Just Transitions and the Multistakeholder Global Accelerator Joint Programme in Uzbekistan

BRICS Brazil

The ILO calls on BRICS to strengthen efforts on social justice as groundbreaking LEMM declaration on AI and Just Transition is adopted

BRICS Labour Ministers adopted their Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting Declaration during their annual meeting in Brazil.

ILO Director-General calls for an integrated approach to jobs, rights, and growth

Decent work must be an explicit target of economic policy, Gilbert F. Houngbo tells IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings.

World Bank / IMF Annual Meetings

ILO Director-General statement to the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee and to the joint World Bank-IMF Development...

Global Accelerator

Asia-Pacific Global Accelerator Policy Forum calls for major scale-up of strategies and financing to deliver skills, decent jobs and...

Government, employer and worker representatives from six pathfinder countries gather in Cambodia to shape priorities to drive skills development, employment growth and universal social protection.

UN extends support to India’s Voluntary National Review consultations

The VNRs are intended to track progress in implementing the SDGs and targets, in a manner that respects their universal and integrated nature and all dimensions of sustainable development.

Partnership

UN agencies partner with Kenya to promote safe migration, mobility and social inclusion

UN agencies and Kenya launch a $28.5M Joint Programme (2024-2026) to promote safe migration, mobility, and social inclusion. The initiative supports Kenya’s Vision 2030 through policy, capacity building, and partnerships.

ILO Director-General hails G20 support for social justice, the eradication of poverty, and reduction of inequality

The Director-General highlighted the centrality of universal social protection to promoting decent work and advancing social justice and welcomed the G20 leaders’ commitments to Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and gender equality in care...

"Employment in focus" Blog

Reflecting on Brazil’s G20 Presidency: Tackling poverty, inequality and financing challenges

Kee Beom Kim, ILO Macro-Economic and Employment Policies Specialist, reflects on the G20 Brazilian Presidency’s initiatives to tackle the challenges of poverty, employment, inequality and financing.

Multilateral system

Brazil hands over the G20 Employment Working Group to South Africa during ILO-hosted event

ILO Director-General oversaw the session during which the current Brazilian chairpersonship is passed to South Africa for the next year.

Weaving decent work into the fabric of supply chains in the cotton industry and beyond

The cotton, textile and garment supply chain support the livelihoods of millions globally, especially in developing countries. But this industry is not just about producing clothes; it’s about people, communities, and livelihoods.

ILO Director-General calls for enhanced international cooperation to address global labour challenges

In statements to the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings, Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the Global Coalition for Social Justice as a key initiative to deepen multilateralism and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

World Bank / IMF Annual Meetings

ILO Director-General statement to the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee and to the joint World Bank-IMF Development...

ILO Director-General concludes visit to Colombia

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo ended his first official visit to Colombia after addressing the XXII Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labour of the Organization of American States.

Visit

ILO Director-General starts official visit to Colombia emphasizing the importance of effective tripartite social dialogue

ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo has begun his first official visit to Colombia with high-level meetings emphasizing the importance of effective tripartite social dialogue.

ILO and German Development Cooperation (BMZ) call for greater social dialogue in just transition

The two organizations issued their call at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, which was attended by ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, aimed to strengthen interdisciplinary, multilateral and national action on climate change.

ILO Director-General pledges increased support for Ukraine

During his visit to Kyiv, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo pledged to increase support for Ukraine, highlighting the organization's commitment to aiding the country's labor market recovery amid the ongoing war.

UNOPS and ILO join forces to strengthen the UN’s sustainable procurement processes

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNOPS will begin exploring ways to integrate UNOPS’s wide programme for sustainable procurement into the ILO’s procurement process.