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Skills development youth

Royal Government of Cambodia, United Nations and Switzerland accelerate efforts to expand decent employment opportunities for youth

Egypt advances employer-led skills governance in tourism sector

Partners convene to consolidate progress on the employer-led platform, Sector Skills Council for Tourism, and agree on next steps for demand-driven workforce development in one of Egypt's key sectors.

ILO, EU support Zambia’s skills development with ICT equipment

ILO and the European Union have handed over ICT equipment worth about K1 million to Zambia’s Ministries of Technology and Science, and Labour and Social Security to strengthen skills development, coordination and labour market planning.

International Labour Review Blog

Are green jobs better jobs? Lessons from the French labour market

This blog post, drawn from research published in the International Labour Review, explores the quality of green jobs in France, finding important variation across and within skill levels and occupational groups that has implications for labour and...

News

Refugee youth call for stronger investment in skills and decent work at ECOSOC Youth Forum 2026

ILO, UNICEF, UNHCR and the Global Refugee Youth Network co-organized a side-event highlighting youth-led initiatives driving change in their communities and urgent calls to expand socio-economic opportunities for forcibly displaced young people.

PROSPECTS Impact

ILO empowers Sudanese partners to advance employment-intensive infrastructure development

The ILO brought together Sudanese institutions, contractors and infrastructure specialists in Addis Ababa to strengthen employment-intensive approaches that promote job creation, local recovery and resilient infrastructure development in Sudan.

Video

Rebuilding Gaza through decent work

Thousands of Palestinians are repairing roads, restoring water and power systems, and rebuilding communities through ILO-supported emergency employment programmes. Decent work contributes to sustainable development and plays a critical role in...

ILO/China Partnership Programme

Lao teachers learn tailoring and bakery skills from Chinese counterparts

ILO/China initiative strengthens women’s skills development and promotes gender equality in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

Report

Skills profiling of Syrian refugees in Lebanon

This report highlights barriers, return intentions, and recommendations for inclusive, market-driven employment and training programmes.

Report

Skills profiling of Syrian returnees

The report highlights unemployment, skills gaps, and limited training access, calling for inclusive, localised, and market-aligned programmes to support sustainable economic reintegration and employment opportunities.

Rebuilding lives and livelihoods in the aftermath of Myanmar’s earthquake

ILO-supported initiatives have created work, restored infrastructure, strengthened skills, and empowered communities to lead a more inclusive and sustainable recovery.

Armenia strengthens employment services through nationwide training

Employment specialists across Armenia build skills in supporting jobseekers, engaging employers and improving job placement with ILO support.

2nd BRICS Employment Working Group meeting advances South-South cooperation

Working Group meeting advances South-South cooperation in social protection, women’s employment, skills and digitalization

Regional Research Brief

Lifelong learning and skills for the future: Insights for Asia and the Pacific

This regional brief examines how lifelong learning can help Asia and the Pacific respond to rapid labour market transformations. It highlights low participation in training, persistent access gaps, and the need for inclusive, flexible and...

Lifelong learning must become a strategic policy priority

A new ILO report warns that without stronger, more inclusive lifelong learning systems, the digital, green and demographic transformations risk deepening inequality.

Regional Research Brief

Lifelong learning and skills for the future: Insights for Africa

This regional brief explores how lifelong learning and skills development can support resilience, inclusion and decent work in Africa. Drawing on new data and analysis, it highlights access gaps, shifting skills demand and priorities for building...

Regional Research Brief

Lifelong learning and skills for the future: Insights for Latin America and the Caribbean

This regional brief explores how lifelong learning can help Latin America and the Caribbean navigate technological, demographic and green transitions. It highlights persistent inequalities in access to skills and calls for inclusive, well-financed...

World of Work Series

Lifelong learning and skills for the future

This report offers a clear roadmap on how countries can build inclusive, forward-looking lifelong learning systems that support workers and enterprises in a transforming world of work.

Quality apprenticeship webinar

From data to decent work: a new push for apprenticeships in the Caribbean

ILO-facilitated webinar brings Caribbean and Latin American experts together to share evidence-based approaches to designing quality apprenticeship systems that respond to real labour market needs.

Technical Report

The Impact of Active Labour Market Programmes on Youth

This joint ILO and World Bank report synthesizes over three decades of impact evaluation evidence across 62 countries to assess the impact of Active Labour Market Programmes (ALMPs) on young people's employment and earnings outcomes.