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Joint ILO - EU report
Mapping enterprise formalization measures in tourism in the European Union
Tourism plays a crucial role in economic growth and employment generation in European countries. However, informality remains a significant challenge in the sector contributing to deficits in decent work and sustainability and undermines tax...
Just Transition
ILO launches Green Employment Diagnostic to guide just transition in Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia
The report points out that to ensure a just green transition, building a strong evidence base and social dialogue are essential.
New community spaces create jobs and strengthen social cohesion in Jordan through ILO–Germany partnership
The Hallabat Municipality Park and Playground and Bergish Community and Educational Centre promote decent work, community wellbeing and social inclusion, with funding from Germany through the KfW Development Bank under the ILO Employment Intensive...
ILO Working Paper 153
The return of the visible hand: Social dialogue and the making of 21st-century industrial policy
Industrial policy has returned amid geopolitical rivalry, supply-chain fragility, and contemporary grand transitions, but its performance hinges less on ideology than on governance and design. By examining three comparative cases (Germany, Republic...
Global progress on social justice slowed by persistent inequalities, new ILO report warns
New assessment shows advances in poverty reduction, education and productivity, but progress has stalled in recent years, leaving deep inequalities and eroding trust in institutions.
GreenPulse for TVET
Comparative analysis on policy development and good practices on green skills development: EU, Germany, the United States and Singapore as...
Media Advisory
ILO to release new global report on social justice
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.
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.
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.
ILO Working paper 145
The role of collective bargaining in promoting just transitions
This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six country case studies from various regions highlights key...
Social protection
Chinese tripartite delegation explores social protection policy exchange with Poland and Germany to promote a just transition in the coal...
With support from the International Labour Organization (ILO), a Chinese tripartite delegation completed a five-day study visit to Poland and Germany (23–27 June 2025) to strengthen international exchange on social protection and promote a just...
ILO Care Economy Brief
ILO brief highlights global five-month gender gap in paid parental leaves
ILO study, marking 25 years of the ILO Maternity Protection Convention, shows that more equitable, inclusive and sustainable parental leaves would require, on average, an additional annual investment of 0.13% of GDP.
Workers' rights
A joint project from the ILO and German development agency GIZ improved access to grievance mechanisms for workers in supply chains of EU...
Improvements include better business practices through earlier risk mitigation, a shift toward greater corporate accountability, and more transparent and effective labour rights protections across supply chains.
ILO adopts landmark Convention on biological hazards in the working environment
The International Labour Conference – the annual meeting of the International Labour Organization – also held a first standard-setting discussion on decent work in the platform economy, among other issues.
ILO/UNICEF
Despite progress, child labour still affects 138 million children globally
New report shows an almost 50 per cent reduction since start of century, but world fails to reach elimination targets.
Global employment forecast downgraded by up to 7 million jobs in 2025 amid rising uncertainty
In its latest update of the ILO World Employment and Social Outlook, the ILO identifies geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions as key factors in a weakened economic outlook, leading to slower job growth.
Impact story
Knitting through uncertainty: How an ILO grant boosted a hosiery business from Eastern Ukraine
When the war forced the Rubizhne Hosiery Manufactory team to flee the Luhansk region in Ukraine, they lost everything: equipment, premises, and raw materials. Yet through support from partners, and through grant assistance from the ILO and others,...
Global Disability Summit 2025
Advancing disability inclusion in the global labour market
People with disabilities make up an estimated one billion, or 15 per cent, of the world's population. The right of people with disabilities to decent work, however, is frequently denied.
International Women's Day
It’s time to recognize and value all women’s work
From homes to hospitals, fields to factories, women are the backbone of our societies and economies. Yet, their contributions often go unrecognized. In this International Women’s Day message, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo underscores the...
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