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Social protection

World Social Protection Report 2024–26: Regional companion report for Europe and Central Asia

This Europe and Central Asia regional companion report complements the ILO’s World Social Protection Report 2024-26: Universal social protection for climate action and a just transition.

Safety + Health for All

Uzbekistan strengthens labour inspection through intensive training-of-trainers course

Uzbekistan officials complete ILO training-of-trainers course at the International Training Centre of the ILO to modernize labour inspection and promote safer workplaces nationwide.

Persistent social protection gaps in Europe and Central Asia worsened by climate change impact

New International Labour Organization report reveals that despite relatively high levels of social protection coverage in the region, significant gaps in adequacy and coverage remain.

International Year of Cooperatives

ILO contributes to the 2025 International Summer School on Cooperative Law

The 2025 Global Cooperative Law Summer School in Pula, Croatia reaffirms that ILO Recommendation No. 193 on the promotion of cooperatives is a cornerstone of cooperative development, providing guidance for laws that strengthen cooperatives and...

Newsletter

An Integrated Model for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in Türkiye”...

This newsletter provides information on the activities from January to April 2025 covering a 4-month period of the project “An Integrated Model for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture in Hazelnut Harvesting in...

Towards an effective, influential and inclusive social dialogue in Ukraine: The path to recovery and reconstruction 2025. Update of the...

This 2025 Update of the 2019 original Green Paper outlines the current state of affairs of social dialogue in Ukraine, considers the differences between social dialogue and civil dialogue, and provides comparative information from three EU member...

International youth day

Measuring what matters: NEET vs youth unemployment

Today, hundreds of millions of young people worldwide are NEET: Not in Employment, Education or Training. Drawing on the latest ILO data, Niall O’Higgins, senior employment research specialist, explains how the NEET rate offers a more accurate...

Azerbaijan advances just transition in national climate plan

Tripartite constituents and the ILO held a national workshop to align Azerbaijan’s NDC 3.0 with just transition and decent work principles. It continues a series of ILO interventions conducted in 2024 in preparation for COP29 and in 2025 under the...

Equal pay

Moldova and Ukraine step up efforts to close the gender pay gap

A high-level ILO training in Turin has equipped national stakeholders from Moldova and Ukraine with practical tools to promote equal pay for work of equal value.

International Labour Review Blog

Is technology fueling self-employment – or forcing it?

This ILR Blog explores how AI and automation are reshaping self-employment across Europe. It shows that while technology can create new opportunities for some, it also risks pushing others – especially low-paid workers – into precarious solo work.

Global Accelerator

Tripartite constituents address informality in Uzbekistan’s construction sector

Government, employers and workers met to tackle informality in Uzbekistan’s construction sector and promote formal employment, occupational safety and health and social protection.

Future of work

Planning for the future of work: Tajikistan and ILO conduct foresight workshop

The ILO and tripartite partners of the Republic of Tajikistan host “Employment and skills foresight workshop: Tajikistan 2045” to explore future labour market trends and policy responses.

Labour reforms take spotlight at Ukraine recovery conference

The ILO announced a €3.5 million European Union contribution to help Ukraine align its labour laws and social dialogue systems with international standards.

Second Tripartite Advisory Committee meeting advances formalization efforts in Armenia

Armenia’s tripartite constituents reconvened to review progress and strengthen coordination under the ILO initiative addressing informality.

Technical Cooperation

Promoting gender equality and work life balance in the Labour Market in Portugal

Kick-off meeting of the project "Promoting gender equality and work life balance Policies in the Labour Market in Portugal" gathered the ILO, EC, DGERT and CITE.

Occupational safety and health

Azerbaijan advances occupational safety and health with ILO support

A tripartite ILO seminar in Baku strengthened the capacities of national authorities and social partners on occupational safety and health standards and the ILO supervisory system, with particular focus on Convention No. 155.

Safety + Health for All

Uzbekistan builds employers' organizations' capacity to provide occupational safety and health trainings to enterprises

As part of socio-economic reforms aimed at promoting decent work and sustainable development, Uzbekistan continues to take firm steps to strengthen its national occupational safety and health (OSH) system with the new training for trainers.

Best practices

Compendium of promising practices for the promotion of jobs and skills for a green economy

This Compendium presents practical examples of interventions promoting green jobs and skills for green jobs, that were supported by development partners from the G7 and the European Union (EU). Each case, demonstrating proof of impact and responding...

Occupational safety and health (OSH)

Kazakhstan strengthens workplace safety through new training programme

Employers’ organizations in Kazakhstan, with support from the ILO and its International Training Centre, are developing a national pool of experts through a comprehensive training programme. This initiative aims to boost occupational safety and...

Armenia advances disability inclusion through strategic public financing dialogue

ILO and Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia present new findings on disability care funding, highlighting the need for strategic investment and decent work in the care sector.