News and articles
2023
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Press release
ILO and UNDP join forces to promote Responsible Business and Decent Work for Indonesian companies
20 September 2023, Bali, Indonesia
The joint training programme of the ILO and the UNDP, with support from the Government of Japan, focuses on strengthening the implementation of responsible business practices of Indonesian and Japanese companies operating in Indonesia.
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technical and vocational education and training
Boosting core work skills of GEN Z learners
19 September 2023,
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme has helped Filipino teachers to adopt learner-centred approaches, aiming to reduce the country’s skills mismatch.
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News
“Moms Kema” programme empowers women in fisheries sector advocating gender equality and safe working environment
14 September 2023, North Minasaha, North Sulawesi
An ILO programme has encouraged local women at a fishing village in North Sulawesi to promote gender equality, decent work and women’s empowerment.
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Labour market
ILO forecasts Pakistan unemployment up 1.5 million since 2021
14 September 2023, Islamabad, Pakistan
New labour market brief highlights how prolonged crises are cumulating in extreme labour market distress.
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Labour force statistics
ILO statement on employment and unemployment statistics in Cambodia
13 September 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The ILO Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People's Democratic Republic clarifies statistics, published in the ILO Labour Force Statistics database.
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Forced Labour Convention
Pakistan moving closer to ratifying Protocol 29 to ILO’s Forced Labour Convention
07 September 2023, Islamabad, Pakistan
Consultations agree on the important benefits that ratification of the ILO instrument would bring to the lives of Pakistani workers.
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Technical and vocational education and training and skills development
Skills: My passport to a better future
06 September 2023,
The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme helps partners implement pilots on inclusive, area-based and industry-led lifelong learning models in the Philippines.
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Skills and enterprise
ILO and the Government of Bangladesh launch skills and economic livelihoods project for women and youth in Cox’s Bazar
05 September 2023, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
24,000 Bangladeshis, 18 to 35 years old, will learn valuable skills for work and business.
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News
Towards sustainable and inclusive tourism in North Sulawesi
04 September 2023, Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
The ILO supports the just transition of tourism sector in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for its wealth of biodiversity reserve of flora and fauna, towards sustainable and inclusive tourism through social dialogues.
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Social security
The ILO wins Thailand Social Security Office Award
03 September 2023, Bangkok, Thailand
The award recognises the collaboration between the two organizations and their joint goal of strengthening social security in Thailand.