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Circular transition and responsible business conduct in Montenegro

Circular transition and responsible business conduct in Montenegro

The project, jointly developed by ILO and UNDP, seeks to enhance resource efficiency, reduce waste, and promote sustainable production models by combining industrial symbiosis, digital innovation, responsible business conduct (RBC), and targeted...

Inclusive and Productive Employment in Moldova – Phase II

Inclusive and Productive Employment in Moldova – Phase II

The project aims to support Moldova’s transition towards a more inclusive, productive, and formal labour market, aligned with International Labour Standards (ILS) and related EU acquis.

EU4PEOPLE: Employment Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina

EU4PEOPLE: Employment Programme in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The project aims to accelerate Bosnia and Herzegovina’s employment, education, and social reforms as part of the country’s socio‑economic recovery. It will increase employment opportunities for youth, rural women, and individuals facing multiple...

Promoting inclusive Labour Market Governance Reform in Support of Ukraine’s Reconstruction and EU Accession

EU-Funded Project

Promoting inclusive Labour Market Governance Reform in Support of Ukraine’s Reconstruction and EU Accession

The project supports Ukraine in building a fair, inclusive, and modern labour market that drives recovery, reconstruction, and progress toward European Union membership. It strengthens labour market governance by enabling government institutions,...

EU for Haya Karima
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Advancing social protection

EU for Haya Karima

The ILO, with support from the European Union and in partnership with the Government of Egypt, UNICEF and WHO, is working to strengthen social protection systems and improve access to services for informal workers, vulnerable families and retirees...

Towards a safe and healthy working environment in North Macedonia

Towards a safe and healthy working environment in North Macedonia

The project aims to promote the fundamental right to a safe and healthy workplace by aligning national legislation and systems with EU directives and ILO conventions. Through capacity building, legislative reform, institutional strengthening, and...

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STRENGTHEN3

Leveraging employment impact assessments for the creation of more and better jobs

Labour Inspectorate Efficiency, Empowering SMEs for Growth in Kosovo: Enhancing working conditions, occupational safety and health, and...
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Labour Inspectorate Efficiency, Empowering SMEs for Growth in Kosovo: Enhancing working conditions, occupational safety and health, and...

This initiative aims at enhancing working conditions and occupational safety and health while boosting enterprise productivity, which will lead to more and better employment and ultimately improving social and economic circumstances in Kosovo.

Reskilling women and vulnerable groups for employment and recovery
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Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus

Reskilling women and vulnerable groups for employment and recovery

Customized skills training, entrepreneurship support, and enhanced employment services to promote inclusive crisis-response in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Managing a decent future of work together in Asia-Pacific
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Future of Work: APAC

Managing a decent future of work together in Asia-Pacific

The EU and ILO are working with nine countries across Asia and the Pacific to navigate the megatrends reshaping work, ranging from AI to ageing populations to climate change, and more.

Promotion of occupational safety and health and labour inspection in Serbia

Promotion of occupational safety and health and labour inspection in Serbia

The project supports the alignment of the Serbian OSH policy, legislation and practices with International Labour Standards and with the EU Acquis Communautaire. It will aim to improve the responsiveness of the Labour Inspectorate and the OSH...

Promoting social dialogue on just transition issues in Montenegro and North Macedonia

Promoting social dialogue on just transition issues in Montenegro and North Macedonia

The Project seeks to strengthen social dialogue on just transition by addressing selected shortcomings of existing social dialogue mechanisms, and promoting the inclusion of just transition issues into social dialogue agendas.

Promoting Safe and Healthy Workplaces in the Southern Mediterranean – Phase II
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EU-ILO Partnership

Promoting Safe and Healthy Workplaces in the Southern Mediterranean – Phase II

The EU-ILO initiative "Promoting Safer Workplaces in the Southern Mediterranean" is transforming occupational safety and health (OSH) standards across Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and now Egypt. This collaborative effort ensures safer, healthier, and...

Participation, Ownership and Sustainable Progress for Economic Resilience (PROSPER)
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An ILO-EU Project

Participation, Ownership and Sustainable Progress for Economic Resilience (PROSPER)

Lifelong Empowerment and Protection in Albania (LEAP)

Lifelong Empowerment and Protection in Albania (LEAP)

The UN joint project of the ILO, UNDP, UNICEF and UN Women, aligned with the Global Accelerator Roadmap of Albania, will advance an inclusive and responsive social protection system to support individuals throughout their life cycle. The ILO will...

EU4Employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Harnessing the green and digital transitions

EU4Employment in Bosnia and Herzegovina - Harnessing the green and digital transitions

The project aims to facilitate post-pandemic employment and enhance access to the labour market in support to green and digital transitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This initiative contributes to addressing the challenges faced by individuals who...

Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa
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SUSTAIN

Sustainable Trade and Investment in Southern Africa

Digital Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Albania (DART)

Digital Agriculture and Rural Transformation in Albania (DART)

The joint project of the ILO, FAO and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will strengthen agricultural productivity and competitiveness in food systems, promote digital inclusion, and empower small agricultural producers, particularly...

EU-ILO Technical Assistance Facility on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee in the Western Balkans: Innovation in youth employment...
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EU-ILO Technical Assistance Facility on the implementation of the Youth Guarantee in the Western Balkans: Innovation in youth employment...

This project builds on the achievements of the previous two phases to support Western Balkan economies in establishing and achieving key milestones in Youth Guarantee implementation. It focuses on creating a coherent policy delivery infrastructure...

HO(SPITABLE) RE(SILIENT) CA(PABLE): Support to the labour market integration of young people in the hospitality and tourism sector in Kosovo

HO(SPITABLE) RE(SILIENT) CA(PABLE): Support to the labour market integration of young people in the hospitality and tourism sector in Kosovo

This initiative aims to foster inclusive and resilient employment opportunities in Kosovo by strengthening the hospitality and tourism (HoReCa) sector. The project contributes to the labour market inclusion of women, minorities, persons with...