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Cooperatives for sustainable development, social inclusion and peace
Together, they are changing their communities: How cooperatives are advancing decent work across South Asia
From women cotton farmers in Madhya Pradesh and domestic workers in Bihar to care workers in Nepal and nursery teachers in Sri Lanka, women workers are coming together to establish cooperatives, creating new opportunities for decent work, economic...
Building gender-responsive trade unions: Strengthening women's leadership and representation
Central Trade Unions develop joint state-level action plans to advance women's leadership and representation.
Trade unions strengthen action for gender equality and safe workplaces in India
ILO-supported training marks the anniversary of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and supports the development of Indian National Trade Union Congress’s National Gender Policy and Action Plan.
Story of change
Fear disappears when we are not alone: Komal Devi’s journey of empowerment
Supported by the ILO and the Government of Japan, domestic workers in India’s Bihar State are organizing to strengthen their rights, representation and social protection.
Dignity at work, inside every home: Unionising Bihar’s domestic workers
Domestic workers in Bihar, supported by the ILO’s PRS Project funded by Japan, have organized and advocated for better working conditions. In this interview, Chandra Prakash Singh, National Vice-President of the Indian National Trade Union Congress...
National dialogue calls for stronger protections and zero fatalities in sanitation work in India
Government representatives, trade unions, civil society organisations, international agencies and researchers came together for a national dialogue to advance efforts towards safer and more dignified working conditions for sanitation workers in...
Cooperatives create new livelihood pathways for informal workers in India
A cooperative approach to enterprise development could unlock opportunities and deliver decent work, particularly in the care sector in Bihar, India.
Factsheet
Promoting Rights and Social Inclusion through Organization and Formalization (PRS) – Phase 2 Project - Advancing decent work and gender...
Responsible business practices and gender equality
Japan-funded initiatives advance child labour elimination and formalisation in India
Japan delegation visits ILO projects advancing child labour-free supply chains, formalization and gender equality in India.
ILO Voices | Occupational Safety and Health
As a sewer worker, I want respect and safer working conditions
Cleaning sewers is dangerous, hazardous work that can be lethal. Shafique Massih is a sewer worker in Lahore, Pakistan, calling for safer working conditions and greater respect for sanitation workers.
Promoting rights and social inclusion through organization and formalization (PRS) – Phase 2: Nepal Component
The project contributes to the reduction of decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the informal economy and promote the transition to the formal economy in Nepal, India and Pakistan. This page has information for the Nepal component of the...
Informal economy
Promoting rights and social inclusion through organization and formalization (PRS) – Phase 2: Pakistan Component
The project contributes to the reduction of decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the informal economy and promote the transition to the formal economy in Nepal, India and Pakistan. This page has information for the Pakistan component of...
Promoting rights and social inclusion through organization and formalization (PRS) – Phase 2: India Component
The project contributes to the reduction of decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the informal economy and promote the transition to the formal economy in Nepal, India and Pakistan. This page has information for the India component of the...
Development cooperation project
Promoting rights and social inclusion through organization and formalization (PRS) – Phase 2
The project contributes to the reduction of decent work deficits and gender inequalities in the informal economy and promote the transition to the formal economy in Nepal, India and Pakistan.