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One year of war in Ukraine

Humanitarian aid for Ukrainians sourced from Ukrainian companies

With ILO support, the Federation of Ukrainian Employers engages local businesses in the production of humanitarian aid packages thus preserving jobs, generating income and boosting confidence in the future of Ukrainians.

Towards just green and digital transitions through skills development

ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo meets with Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Armenia, Narek Mkrtchyan

Within the framework of his visit to the United Arab Emirates, the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Narek Mkrtchyan, had a meeting with the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, Gilbert Houngbo.

Three essential questions

What are the proven means to reduce informality?

In our series of interviews with leading researchers, economists and policymakers, we interviewed Professor Ioana Alexandra Horodnic, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, Romania on how...

Local Employment Partnership - Soroca district, Moldova

Impact of the crisis on employment, incomes and social protection

The two-pager provides information on the impact of the war in Ukraine on employment, incomes and the social protection system, and what the ILO has done so far to support Ukraine.

Policy note: Fiscal space for social protection in Albania - 2022 UPDATE

Quality employment and social protection are essential to reinforce welfare state by 2030

Decent Work Country Programme

Republic of Albania and ILO sign new cooperation agreement to pave the way for delivering decent work

On 23 January 2023, the Republic of Albania and the ILO signed the next Decent Work Country Programme that will guide the work on creating more and better jobs for the country in the coming four years. The programme puts better protection at work,...

Just transition

Collective bargaining as a vehicle for a just transition

Amicable settlement of labour disputes

MEET THE MANAGER: Dorina Nika, ILO Project Coordinator "Access to Justice in Labour Disputes through Mediation and Conciliation in Albania"

Dorina Nika, ILO National Project Coordinator explains what she does to improve access to labour justice for all workers in Albania through amicable dispute resolution with support from the Government of Sweden.

Albania Decent Work Country Programme 2023-26

Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCPs) are the main planning frameworks for the delivery of ILO support to member countries. They outline a medium-term plan that guides the work of the ILO in a country in accordance with priorities and objectives...

Digitalization and the Future of Work in the Chemical Industry in Germany

An important contribution to the growing knowledge base on technological change and digital transitions and the ways in which constituents can shape a future that works for all in the industry.

The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 41st regular meeting

The 41st UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 07 December 2022. It brought together around 50 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD), eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES,...

ILO holds kick-off briefing session for the project on the social and solidarity economy in Kyrgyzstan

The briefing session was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to introduce the Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia project to the ILO Constituents and social and solidarity economy (SSE) partners. The participants in the session included...

Designing a national strategy to improve safety and health in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises A “how to” guide

This “how to” guide aims at supporting government officials, representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations and other stakeholders to cooperate in the development of an adapted OSH strategy aimed at improving OSH conditions in MSMEs.

War in Ukraine

Interview with ILO Project Manager on prevention of labour exploitation and human trafficking in Ukraine

ILO Project Manager Zsolt Dudás explains the work he has been doing in Ukraine to prevent labour exploitation and human trafficking of internally displaced and refugee Ukrainians, how the ILO supports the State Labour Inspectorate to provide new...

Three essential questions

How did minimum wage impact North Macedonia’s labour market?

In our series of interviews with leading researchers, economists and policy-makers, we interviewed Maja Gerovska Mitev, Professor of Social Policy at the Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia. She...

Undeclared work

Turning Moldova “white” – The Moldovan government takes bold steps to encourage the formalization of employment

With ILO assistance, the Government of Moldova is developing innovative and ambitious policies for combating undeclared work, including a voucher system for occasional workers in agriculture, subsidy of social security contributions and by...

Building a pathway for economic reconstruction: A rapid market assessment of construction, childcare and e-commerce in Ukraine

This rapid market systems analysis (MSA) provides a snapshot of three high-potential sectors – construction, childcare and e-commerce – which are well positioned to create more and better jobs and better jobs for Ukraine’s vulnerable workers in the...