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JALA PRT activities 2015-2017

Presentation in the "Workshop on Improving the Working Conditions of Domestic Workers: Application of Employment Contract," Jakarta, 27 April 2017.

How useful is the concept of skills mismatch?

This paper was prepared as a background note for the International Conference on Jobs and Skills Mismatch to be held in Geneva on May 11-12, 2017.

Press release

Less than 5 % of the migrant workers are systematically trained and carry certificates that show their qualifications

Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission and the International Labour Organization co-hosted a national consultation and process validation workshop to generate ideas on how relevant stakehol.ders can further cooperate and improve the current...

International Conference on Jobs and Skills Mismatch

From 11-12 May 2017. The event will take place at the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland.

Policy Brief

Matching skills and jobs in Lebanon: Main features of the labour market – challenges, opportunities and recommendations

This policy brief examines the key factors that influence the evolution of skills supply and demand and provides general guidance on labour market trends and job opportunities in various economic sectors, with a particular focus on North Lebanon.

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When soft skills land hard returns

An International Labour Organization programme benefits both businesses and workers through training that improves productivity and working conditions in Viet Nam.

Developing and running an establishment skills survey - Guide to anticipating and matching skills and jobs Vol. 5

Part of the compendium of methodological guides on anticipation and matching of skills supply and demand developed by the European Training Foundation (ETF), the International Labour Office and the European Centre for the Development of Vocational...

Scoping Study for a Renewable Energy Skills Development PPDP Facility in Somalia

This Scoping Study for a Renewable Energy Skills Development Public Private Development Partnership (PPDP) Facility seeks to understand how a PPDP training initiative can successfully bridge the renewable energy skills gap in the Somali power sector...

Skills for domestic workers

Presentation in the "Workshop on Building Domestic Workers Skill as an Entry to Decent Work for Domestic Workers," Jakarta, 15 March 2017.

Presentations - The Bahamas Seminar

Enhancing school-to-work transition: An examination of the experiences and good practices of the Brazilian Apprenticeship System

Jobs and Skills for Persons with Disabilities in Egypt

This video summarized the key results of the project “Jobs and Skills for Persons with Disabilities”, which was implemented jointly by ILO, UNDP, and the ICT Trust Fund from September 2014– March 2017.

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Women helping women succeed in Nepal

In Nepal, women entrepreneurs are helping each other succeed by sharing business practices which not only build security and provide for their families; they can also change long-held perceptions about gender and the role of women in society.

Presentations - Saint Lucia Seminar

Enhancing school-to-work transition: An examination of the experiences and good practices of the Brazilian Apprenticeship System

Introduction to index insurance

Index-based insurance will create opportunities for farmers to access finance and protect their livelihoods after sub-optimal growing seasons. This type of insurance operates in a system that includes government and the private sector, local...

Providing insurance responsibly

Emerging customers often struggle to understand how insurance products work and how they can benefit from it. In some cases, this is compounded by misselling. To serve the market well, insurance providers need to develop a more responsible approach...

Baku Hosts PES Course under 2017-2030 Employment Strategy

On 27 February – 1 March 2017, ILO Moscow Office conducted a three-day training course in Baku for employees of Public Employment Services (PES) of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population.

Rapid market assessment - Tanzania

Cracking Tanzania's Youth Employment Conundrum

Evaluating the potential for the horticulture, tourism and apiculture value chains to promote youth employment in Tanzania.

A skilled workforce for sustainable growth and development by Myrna C. Bernard, Director, Human Development, CARICOM Secretariat - 24...

10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Session 5, Introductory Presentation

A skilled workforce for sustainable growth and development by Senator, Dr. the Hon Esther Byer-Sookoo, Minister of Labour, Barbados - 24...

10th ILO Meeting of Caribbean Ministers of Labour, Session 5, Introductory Presentation

ILO supported trade unions in AJK to develop plan for stronger role

ILO organized a two-day workshop on 22-23 Feb 2017 for the Trade Unions in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) for capacity development as well as charting out a plan for strengthening of Trade Unions in AJK with a focus on leadership development,...