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PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work
How the ILO is redefining refugee livelihoods and advancing host community development
Nick Grisewood, Global Programme Manager for the ILO PROSPECTS Programme, joins the fourth podcast episode to discuss how the ILO has become a central actor in refugee responses and why access to decent work, skills and social protection is key for...
PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work
Innovating refugee response: How the Netherlands built the PROSPECTS Partnership
In this episode, Ana Uzelac, Senior Policy Officer at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, discusses the origins and evolution of the PROSPECTS partnership. She highlights how innovative donor approaches can strengthen the...
PROSPECTS podcast
Young, displaced & determined: Refugee voices on rights to and at work
This special episode of the PROSPECTS podcast series features young refugee leaders sharing their perspectives on the right to work and the barriers they face to economic inclusion. Hasan Almatroud from Jordan and Shadya Abduljabbar from Ethiopia...
PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work
The history of the ILO’s refugee engagement
In the second episode, we trace the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) historical engagement with refugee issues — from the post–World War I Russian refugee crisis to today’s debates on migration, labour, and displacement. Researcher and...
PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work
Transforming the international refugee regime and framing the Humanitarian Development and Peace Nexus
In the opening episode of "Refugees at work – What are their prospects?", we speak with Professor Roger Zetter, a leading voice in refugee studies, to explore global trends in displacement, the challenges refugees face in accessing labour markets,...
News
ILO shares lessons from PROSPECTS to advance support for forcibly displaced persons and host communities
The new report and an upcoming digital learning portal highlight lessons from five years of implementation under the PROSPECTS programme, offering practical insights and tools to strengthen inclusive, sustainable support for refugees and host...
Lessons Learned report
Responding to Forced Displacement - Lessons from the International Labour Organization’s Engagement in the PROSPECTS Programme
This report provides analysis of ILO programming in contexts of forced displacement and draws on lessons that can inform how the ILO engages under the PROSPECTS Partnership and more widely.
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Entrepreneurs fight malnutrition & women's health challenges in Uganda
Empowered through the ILO and UNICEF’s iUPSHIFT programme, refugee and host community youth in Uganda are driving change—tackling malnutrition with soybean products and improving women’s health with local remedies. See how innovation is transforming...
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Tune in: iUpshift promotes youth Innovation in Music & Entrepreneurship
Through the ILO and UNICEF’s iUPSHIFT programme, young innovators are transforming their passion for music into groundbreaking inventions and sustainable businesses.
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ILO strengthens labour dispute resolution in Uganda
Judges and legal officers receive training on applying international labour standards, enhancing their ability to resolve disputes, including those affecting refugees and displaced workers.
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Hotel management apprenticeship empowers refugee and host community youth in Uganda
Through the transformative apprenticeship program in Uganda, the ILO and its partners are empowering refugee and host community youth with hospitality skills, fostering employment, and addressing industry gaps through strategic partnerships and...
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How the ILO supports digital transformation of Uganda's Industrial Court
Prospects
Key stakeholders unite to shape Uganda’s digital workforce future
The first Community of Practice workshop in Kampala brought stakeholders together to advance decent work, address digital economy challenges, and shape inclusive policies for Uganda’s growing digital workforce.
News
Refugee Youth Call for Action on Education, Employment, and Leadership at Global Summit
The ILO, UNHCR and UNICEF organized a High-Level Dialogue and Reception on the margins of the Summit of the Future 2024 where young refugees advocated for stronger global commitment to inclusive and sustainable solutions for displaced youth.
Digital jobs
Innovative livelihood pathways for youth in Uganda: The Online Gig Work Program
In Uganda’s refugee-hosting areas, the ILO’s Online Gig Work Program empowers youth to thrive in this emerging economy as a step towards economic inclusion.
Green jobs
ILO's Nature-Based Solutions training empowers African stakeholders to tackle climate and employment challenges
A capacity-building training on Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, equipped 38 participants from government and international organizations to integrate NbS into projects, tackling climate challenges and promoting sustainable...
Workers’ organizations responding to the needs of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
This report explores the role of workers' organizations in supporting refugees and forcibly displaced persons within the framework of the ILO PROSPECTS programme. It highlights the organisations' efforts to promote decent work, non-discrimination,...
Empowering youth
From smartphones to social change: ILO launches a photo exhibition of refugee and host community youths
In Uganda, a photo exhibition launched on World Refugee Day showcased an initiative empowering 60 young refugees and host community members to use mobile photography to share their experiences, struggles and aspirations.
Photo essays from Uganda
Unveiled Visions: Decent work and social justice through my lens
With ILO PROSPECTS and FOTEA foundation, youths from refugee settlements and local communities learned storytelling techniques and social media promotion to advocate for decent work and social justice.
Rapid assessment of digital skills gaps and the feasibility of microwork employment opportunities in Uganda
This report presents the findings of a rapid assessment conducted in Uganda to identify digital skills gaps hindering refugees and host communities from accessing microwork employment opportunities.