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Social protection
Waste collectors, informal economy workers gain ground through social protection
Waste collectors and informal economy workers navigate daily risks and hardships, making social protection an essential lifeline during crises, emergencies and economic shocks in the Philippines.
Social protection
Social protection: An island’s lifeline against disaster
A young mother, shaped by her own struggles, now champions social protection in Siargao Island, where informal workers in construction, agriculture, and fisheries face climate change and economic uncertainties.
Social protection
ILO drives inclusive social protection for informal workers in agriculture, waste management
The ILO and local governments of Quezon City and Del Carmen, Siargao teamed up to pilot a new guide aimed at strengthening inclusive social protection for informal workers in agriculture and waste management.
Skills development
Coconut culinary training
In Siargao Island, Philippines, coconut farmers in Del Carmen turn their harvests into culinary delights through an ILO Coconut culinary training that blends tradition, tourism, and innovation.
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.
Enterprise development
ILO highlights coconut industry advances at Caraga trade fair
At the Caraga Coconut Festival in Siargao Island in the Philippines, the ILO spotlighted new market opportunities for coconut farmers, building on its disaster recovery, value chain, enterprise development, social protection and formalization...
Climate change
Protect workers, farmers from excessive heat
Heat poses severe risks to Siargao’s farming communities, which calls for the need to protect the most vulnerable and prevent heat-related illnesses and injuries.
Social protection
Siargao provides one-stop social protection, employment services
One-Stop Island Services provide social protection registration and education, as well as livelihood support and employment opportunities in Siargao.
Informal economy
Dialogue on informal sector formalization, social protection and decent work
The first tripartite plus meeting on integrated formalization brought together government, workers, employers, informal sector representatives, and key partners to extend social protection and decent work to the informal sector.
Informal economy
Rise from multiple crises through the integrated formalization of informal economy with social protection and decent work in the...
The project promotes transition from the informal to formal economy, resulting to better social protection access, improved working conditions, increased productivity, and enhanced growth opportunities.
Informal economy
Tinabangay: Social protection registration in Siargao
Over a hundred workers in the informal economy will gain access to social protection and employment services in Siargao Island in the Philippines through a one-stop services registration.
Social protection
Siargao registers informal workers for social protection
Informal workers and their families in Siargao have registered for one-stop services, gaining access to social protection, livelihood support, and employment opportunities through the ILO's Tinabangay sa Siargao Social Protection Registration...