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Infographic Series ‘GreenPulse for TVET’

1. Skills development driving a greener future: a global analysis of renewable energy and jobs

Infographic Series ‘GreenPulse for TVET’

2. Nature-based Solutions: an engine for employment and skills for the green transition

Infographic Series ‘GreenPulse for TVET’

3. Green and digital transitions creating new opportunities for employment and skills

ILO/China Partnership Programme on skills

ILO/China Partnership Programme to prioritize skills development in Lao People’s Democratic Republic for 2025

Stakeholders emphasize public-private partnerships, quality apprenticeships, and education-industry alignment to advance decent work opportunities.

Promoting decent work and gender-inclusive policies: CSW69 UN Women high-level side event was successfully organized in Beijing

ILO at COP29

From Vision to Practice for a Just Transition for All

A cross-regional policy dialogue on energy, sustainable finance, and enterprises for inclusive policy-making and enhancing NDC ambition, 20-21 November 2024, COP29 ILO Just Transition Pavilion.

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...

Beijing+30: Delivering on the promise

Why gender-responsive economic policies still matter

Thirty years after a global commitment to advance women's rights was taken in Beijing, women still face inequality in rights, wages, and job opportunities. ILO specialist Valeria Esquivel, explains how gender-responsive economic policies can improve...

Research brief

Women in business and management: Building on the legacy of the Beijing Declaration

This brief provides an overview of progress on women in business and management since the Beijing Declaration, highlighting both advancements and persistent gaps. While women’s education and workforce participation have increased, barriers to...

Women and the economy: 30 years after the Beijing Declaration

Achieving gender equality in employment rates would take almost two centuries

Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action set out an ambitious agenda for equality, women still face significant barriers in the economy, according to a new International Labour Organization brief.

Social protection

ILO, China and EU convene to set 2025 agenda for advancing universal social protection in China

World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2025

Economic recovery is losing steam, new ILO report says

Geopolitical tensions, the rising costs of climate change, and unresolved debt issues are putting labour markets under pressure, according to the International Labour Organization.

Social protection

Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor - Issue 19

The Quarterly Social Security Policy Monitor is produced by the ILO under the EU-China project “Improving China’s Institutional Capacity towards Universal Social Protection (Phase 2)”. It captures latest social security policy development in China,...

ILO's new Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific takes office

Kaori Nakamura-Osaka serves as Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the International Labour Organization’s Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand.

Regional Skills Webinar Series

Global experts highlight growing need for core skills amid labour market and demographic shifts

ILO Regional Skills Webinar Series gathers over 120 participants from 30 countries to discuss integrating core skills into education and training systems for inclusive employment and skills-driven growth.

‘AI Skilling for Chinese TVET Trainers Toolkit’ Practitioner Consultative Workshop successfully held in Baoji

On 18 and 19 December 2024, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) jointly held the ‘AI Skilling for Chinese TVET Trainers Toolkit’ Practitioner Consultative Workshop in Baoji,...

Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2024: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration

The report highlights the realities of migrants in Asia and the Pacific and provides comprehensive recommendations to enhance migration governance to be more inclusive and gender-responsive.

Formalization

Asia-Pacific forum drives efforts to formalize informal economy, addresses climate impact on vulnerable workers

Regional stakeholders urge integrated strategies to promote decent work, emphasizing climate resilience and systemic change ahead of 2025 International Labour Conference discussions.

ILO Flagship report

Social Dialogue Report 2024: Peak-level social dialogue for economic development and social progress

The report explores the critical role of social dialogue in advancing decent work, ensuring a fair labour income distribution, addressing the challenges of the digital and green transitions and delivering a renewed social contract for peace and...

Good practices on extending social security in China policy brief 03

Pilot programme on occupational injury insurance for workers in new forms of employment