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Cooperatives strengthen their role in eliminating child labour in Lebanon’s agricultural sector

Training empowers agricultural cooperatives to identify, prevent and respond to child labour risks while promoting safer governance in rural communities across Lebanon.

ILO, Ministry of Youth and UNICEF train facilitators to support young job seekers in Iraq

Intensive programme builds national capacity to deliver effective employment support for Iraqi youth.

Capacity Building Workshop on Green Skills for Trainers and Teachers successfully held in Huangshi

On 24-25 November 2025, the ILO and Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China successfully held the Capacity Building Workshop on Green Skills for Trainers and Teachers in Huangshi, as a part of ‘GreenPulse for TVET’ Initiative to...

Financial inclusion

Trust becomes collateral: Inclusive finance empowers refugees and hosts in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia’s Somali region the ILO and Shabelle Bank are dismantling cultural barriers to improve access to finance enabling refugees and host communities to build sustainable livelihoods.

Global Accelerator

Uzbekistan piloted interactive training for employment counsellors

The Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan (MoEPR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) piloted interactive training methods to strengthen employment counsellors’ skills in supporting jobseekers.

Timor-Leste enhances public employment services to support youth into work

With support from the ILO-EU Agroforestry Skills Programme, Timor-Leste is enhancing counselling and employment services for jobseekers, entrepreneurs and those pursuing skills development.

Institutional capacity building

Building cohesion through dialogue: training-of trainers on conflict resolution, mediation and refugee inclusion for the Federation of...

The ILO in partnership with the Centre for Mediation in Africa (CMA) conducted a Training-of-Trainers workshop with the Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) in Nairobi from 17 to 18 November 2025. The workshop focused on strengthening skills in...

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Making farms safer: Jordan launches guidelines to protect workers

Practical tools will reduce hazard risks and strengthen safety across the country’s agriculture sector.

Ethiopia advances skills recognition to unlock more opportunities for workers

Ethiopia is expanding recognition of skills learned outside the classroom, with new assessors helping workers gain formal certification and better job prospects.

Note on the proceedings - Technical Meeting on the promotion of decent work and a just transition including skills and lifelong learning,...

Building Skills for Tomorrow: ILO, GIZ, and CTVET Unite to Strengthen Ghana’s Workforce

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has commended Ghana for its progress in operationalizing Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) and pledged continued support to make technical and vocational education and training (TVET) more responsive to industry...

Zambia charts new path for tourism growth through skills development

Siavonga, Zambia (ILO News) – Zambia is taking bold steps to strengthen its tourism sector by addressing critical skills gaps, a move expected to boost economic growth and job creation.

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Steps that matter: The ILO’s “Khuta” to youth employment in Lebanon

Arabic for “steps,” Khuta is the Job Search Club initiative guiding young people in their search for work amid crises, conflict, and volatility.

ILO PROSPECTS launches learning portal to transform forced displacement response

The ILO PROSPECTS Learning Portal turns years of field experience into practical, interactive resources to help practitioners, policymakers, and partners improve responses to forced displacement worldwide.

Senegal validates the national policy for quality vocational training

Senegal validates its national policy on quality apprenticeships: a key milestone for youth employment and economic development.

Road map to a green cocoa value chain in Timor-Leste: Business and skills development along with environmental sustainability, amid...

Conducted in mid-2025 through primary and secondary research, the study was undertaken as part of the ILO’s Preparing Timor-Leste’s Workers and Policymakers for a Just Transition and the Formal Economy Project and is intended to facilitate...

Financial education

Financial education is key to ensuring that people, regardless of their income or social status, not only have access to relevant financial services but also know how to use them effectively. Since 2006, the ILO Global Programme on Financial...

Green Skills and Just Transition

ILO empowers technical and vocational training institutions to drive Ethiopia’s green transition

Training participants of the ILO’s Green TVT training are putting their skills into action, transforming their colleges, improving training quality, and creating new income opportunities through sustainable practices. With support from NORAD, the...

WSSD2 Brief

Bridging the digital divide

The brief highlights the issues associated with digitalisation of work and AI faced by social actors in countries around the world. It identifies key labour market issues associated with these technological developments and suggests how the benefits...

New community spaces create jobs and strengthen social cohesion in Jordan through ILO–Germany partnership

The Hallabat Municipality Park and Playground and Bergish Community and Educational Centre promote decent work, community wellbeing and social inclusion, with funding from Germany through the KfW Development Bank under the ILO Employment Intensive...