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Repair of livelihood and technical skills
Helping one’s self: Repair of livelihood and technical skills (LiTeS) training centre in Bogo City, Northern Cebu
Training in Bogo City’s Livelihood and Technical Skills (LiTeS) Training Center was hampered when Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) made landfall in Northern Cebu. In addition, the welding training building was severely damaged.
Construction and repair of damaged schools
Dignified work: Construction and repair of damaged schools in Sta Fe, Bantayan Island
Providing livelihood opportunities and reconstructing community assets often go hand in hand. Such was the case in Bantayan Island, Northern Cebu during rebuilding efforts after Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda).
Reconstruction for the farming communities
Connecting communities: Causeway reconstruction for the farming communities of San Remigio
Damaged roads hampered trading activities in many Super Typhoon Haiyan-affected areas. A solution to this problem in San Remigio, Northern Cebu lay in the hands of the residents themselves who participated in rebuilding efforts.
Construction and repair of damaged schools
Rebuilding communities: Construction and repair of damaged schools in Camotes Islands
The Camotes group of islands received a surge of relief aid, but the ILO realized that public assets restoration was an area that needed more attention. Thus, the ILO worked with the International Mission Board (IMB), the Baptist Global Response...
Rebuilding for health
Rebuilding for health: Renovation of the mortuary at the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Centre
Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) destroyed the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Centre’s (EVRMC) facilities. Recognizing that health facilities are a community’s lifeline, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Latter-Day...
Communal vegetable production and skills training
Homegrown solution: Communal vegetable production and skills training on support infrastructure maintenance in Sto Rosario, Bohol
Working with the ILO, 79 Sto Rosario Farmer's Association members (43 women and 36 men) established and managed a one-hectare communal garden, and planted cash crops with short gestation periods (tomatoes, eggplants and string beans) to secure their...
Livelihood recovery
Impact of livelihood recovery initiatives on reducing vulnerability to human trafficking and illegal recruitment: Lessons from Typhoon...
This report examines human trafficking and illegal recruitment in Typhoon Haiyan-affected areas and evaluates and how IOM and ILO livelihood interventions assisted vulnerable workers. This report seeks to contribute to the understanding of the...
Social protection
Real life, real challenges, real protection: Life stories of worker-beneficiaries and experiences in social protection availment
This document features eight stories of people’s experiences with social protection coverage. Contrary to the usual approach of examining project effectiveness, this document takes a people-centred approach as it examines social protection coverage...
Sustainable livelihood and recovery
Sustainable livelihood and recovery for Super Typhoon Haiyan-affected communities
This document summarizes the achievements of these donor projects and presents examples of the numerous sub-projects that were implemented by the ILO in the four affected regions (Eastern, Central and Western Visayas and MIMAROPA) in the aftermath...
Livelihood recovery
Integrated livelihood recovery for super typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) affected communities: Final project fact sheet
Through the contribution of the Government of Japan, the ILO immediately worked with the Philippine government and humanitarian partners in providing emergency employment in typhoon affected workers.
Disaster response
Highlights of the ILO Haiyan (Yolanda) project culminating event
The ILO Emergency Employment and Livelihood Recovery Project, for Super Typhoon Haiyan locally known as Yolanda, gathered donors, partners, and beneficiaries to conclude its disaster response work with a culminating event "Strengthening...
Disaster response
Decent work: An immediate response to Haiyan
Almost 6 million workers were affected when Haiyan (Yolanda) struck the Philippines in November 2013. Of these, 2.6 million workers were already in vulnerable employment and living near or at the poverty line even before the super typhoon. The ILO...
Disaster response
ILO Haiyan (Yolanda) culminating event and panel on disaster response
Introduction and panel 1 on Lessons across borders: Learnings from disaster response in Japan and the Philippines, the first panel discussion during the culminating event "Strengthening Partnerships: Livelihood at the Forefront of Recovery after...
Disaster response
ILO Haiyan (Yolanda) panel on disaster response and livelihood
Panel discussion 1 on Lessons across borders: Learnings from disaster response in Japan and the Philippines and Panel discussion 2 on Spearheading sustainability and liveli hood recovery through collaboration during the culminating event...
Disaster response
ILO Haiyan (Yolanda) on livelihood and social protection
Panel discussion 2 on Spearheading sustainability and livelihood recovery through collaboration and Panel discussion 3 on Social protection in Haiyan disaster response during the culminating event "Strengthening Partnerships: Livelihood at the...
Integrated Livelihood Recovery for Typhoon Haiyan affected communities - (Final Evaluation Summary)
Project PHI/14/02/JPN - Evaluation consultants: John Connell and Arvy Origenes
Disaster response
Rebuilding communities after Haiyan in Northern Cebu
When Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) hit Northern Cebu it destroyed public and private infrastructure, wiped out livelihoods, and disrupted productive activities. The ILO focused its efforts on the industries of tourism, agriculture and construction,...
Disaster response
Paving the way to recovery after the Bohol earthquake: A training video
This training video on the Employment Investment Intensive Programme (EIIP) features quick recovery of jobs and livelihoods after the Bohol earthquake in October 2015, through emergency employment and community based livelihood support. The ILO...
Disaster response
Paving the way to recovery after the Bohol earthquake
On 15 October 2013, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bohol, which affected 348,507 people and damages amounted to Php1.38 billion. The ILO through its Employment Investment Intensive Programme (EIIP) addressed quick recovery of jobs and livelihoods...
Emergency employment and sustainable livelihoods
Interlocking compressed earth blocks (ICEB) production in Northern Cebu (emergency employment and sustainable livelihoods after super...
Turning a crisis into an opportunity: alternative livelihood is a safety net to build resilience towards a future calamity.