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Geologist shapes a just transition, sustainable energy in the Philippines
Geologist and union officer Demi Abaniel discusses the role of geothermal energy in supporting a just and sustainable energy transition in Mindanao, Philippines.

Just transition

Geologist shapes a just transition, sustainable energy in the Philippines

A female geologist, supervisor, and union leader champions a just transition within the Philippines' geothermal sector to ensure a sustainable future for workers and the environment.

Union leader in the Philippines brings just transition across Mindanao
Melba wearing a black jacket and standing behind a green field with coconut trees

Just transition

Union leader in the Philippines brings just transition across Mindanao

A just transition in the Philippines must leave no worker behind, especially in Mindanao where unions are helping vulnerable, informal, and young workers build a fairer and more sustainable future.

From child labour to union leader in geothermal power
Raul Amba at work in a geothermal power plant in Kidapawan City.

Just transition

From child labour to union leader in geothermal power

In the Philippines, a former child labourer has become a geothermal worker and union leader, proving that a just transition, skills recognition, and labour rights can create decent work without leaving workers behind.

Jordan’s Ministry of Labour and the ILO launch workshop on the country’s transition to formal economy
a laptop screen with text on it about informal work

Jordan’s Ministry of Labour and the ILO launch workshop on the country’s transition to formal economy

Initiative is part of ILO technical support activities to strengthen social protection and support workers’ transition to the formal economy in Jordan, with funding from Norway, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Hope afloat: Coconut culinary upskills workers, uplifts livelihoods
Jonalyn is wearing a blue apron and speaking over a microphone.

Coconut culinary training

Hope afloat: Coconut culinary upskills workers, uplifts livelihoods

A coconut culinary training helps typhoon-affected workers rebuild their lives and gain new skills in Siargao Island, the Philippines’ coconut and surfing capital.

Fallen coconuts to fresh starts
Rolly wearing a buri native hat next to a coconut tree.

Coconut culinary training

Fallen coconuts to fresh starts

Rolly rises from a disaster and turns coconuts into opportunity in Siargao Island, Philippines under an ILO initiative helping informal workers after a super typhoon through emergency employment, social protection and a just transition.

From storm to stove: Coconut culinary skills revive livelihoods in Siargao
Two women cooking in a coconut culinary training.

Coconut culinary training

From storm to stove: Coconut culinary skills revive livelihoods in Siargao

A mother and aspiring entrepreneur rebuilt her life through coconut farm recovery and culinary training, which helped turn her loss into coconut muffins, coco balls, and new hope.

Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy
Cover image for ILO Working Paper 143

ILO Working Paper 143

Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy

This working paper was prepared in 2024 and reviews developments internationally since 2021 relating to the exercise of the right to bargain collectively and the existence of collective agreements among workers in the platform economy. The paper...

New programme to close digital gap for 15,000 small businesses
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Enterprise development

New programme to close digital gap for 15,000 small businesses

The United Nations in the Philippines launched a new joint programme to bridge the digital divide and boost the competitiveness of enterprises through improved connectivity and support from UN agencies, including the ILO and government partners.

ILO and the Government of Norway renew their partnership
1 trainer teaching 3 trainees how to cook in professional kitchen, Tanzania.

Skills and Lifelong Learning in Africa

ILO and the Government of Norway renew their partnership

The Government of Norway and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have renewed their strategic partnership agreement for 2024-2025 to strengthen the skills development eco-system in targeted countries and contribute to human development...

In Moldova, unearmarked voluntary funding serves as a catalyst for ILO to extend its reach
RBSA fund visit in the Republic of Moldova, October 2024

In Moldova, unearmarked voluntary funding serves as a catalyst for ILO to extend its reach

ILO Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) has been instrumental in advancing the goals of the Decent Work Country Programme and has also attracted further support from international development partners, thereby amplifying the overall impact...

Norway ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment

International Labour Standards

Norway ratifies the ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment

Norway becomes the 33rd country in the world to ratify Convention No. 190.

Norway-ILO Cooperation: Factsheet, May 2023

Norway-ILO Cooperation: Factsheet, May 2023

Norway’s development policy is designed to promote economic development, democratization, implementation of human rights, good governance and measures that can lift people out of poverty.

Norway ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention

Domestic Workers

Norway ratifies the Domestic Workers Convention

Norway becomes the 33rd ILO member State to ratify this Convention

ILO and the Government of Norway sign a new partnership agreement on skills development and lifelong learning for the Future of Work

ILO Partnership

ILO and the Government of Norway sign a new partnership agreement on skills development and lifelong learning for the Future of Work

UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Global Compact on Migration

UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Partnerships between Public Employment Services and Employer and Business Membership Organizations save jobs and help enterprises remain...

Partnerships between Public Employment Services and Employer and Business Membership Organizations save jobs and help enterprises remain...

On 7 October 2020, ILO Moscow conducted the second of five training webinars devoted to the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work. PES representatives and practitioners from the Commonwealth of Independent States,...

Executive Summary - A qualitative study on stigma and discrimination experienced by indigenous peoples living with HIV or having TB at work

Report

Executive Summary - A qualitative study on stigma and discrimination experienced by indigenous peoples living with HIV or having TB at work

Indigenous peoples living with HIV or having TB face double discrimination. Being an LGBT indigenous person adds another layer to this. Barriers to accessing health services, denial of the right to work and discrimination in employment settings are...

Social justice, tripartite cooperation are the keys to social progress

ILO 100

Social justice, tripartite cooperation are the keys to social progress

Speaking in Norway, Director-General Guy Ryder has praised the strength of the ideas, convictions and values that the Nordic countries demonstrated, and their positive impact on the work of the ILO.

Getting and staying together: 100 years of social dialogue and tripartism in Norway

Report

Getting and staying together: 100 years of social dialogue and tripartism in Norway

This report examines the role of tripartism and social dialogue in Norway. It addresses the emergence of tripartite cooperation and the institutions facilitating such cooperation, the outcomes of tripartism and how tripartite cooperation can help...