Videos and audios

Independent workers and the self-employed need additional support, says ILO

23 March 2020

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder talks about the importance of governments working together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and calls for more support for the most vulnerable workers.

Women and the future of mining in Sweden

19 August 2019

In Sweden, the mine of the future exists. Located 200 km northwest of Stockholm, Boliden operates a state-of-the-art mine in Garpenberg where miners have become remote operators. ILOTV explains how this has a positive impact on employment, safety, women and the environment.

Staff voices from ILO Central and Eastern Europe

13 May 2019

Learn more about key ILO achievements in the region from interviews with ILO staff: Director of regional office and National Coordinators from 7 countries.

ILO celebrates Centenary with festive lights in central Kyiv, 11 April 2019

28 April 2019

As the oldest specialized UN agency, the International Labour Organization celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2019. Exactly one hundred years ago, on 11 April 1919, the plenary session of the Paris Peace Conference accepted the draft ILO Constitution which became part of the Treaty of Versailles signed on 28 June 1919 to end World War I. This remarkable date was celebrated by a day-long series of 24 Global Live Tour events spanning four continents to mark the ILO Centenary. The ILO Office for Central and Eastern Europe showcased its work in Ukraine and put beneficiaries, partners and constituents in the limelight. On 11 April, 2019 the diplomatic corps, UN organizations, constituents, students and ILO staff came together in Kyiv for a talk show to hear testimonies of how the organization is advancing the labour market in the country and to celebrate. This very special day was appropriately closed by a spectacular display of lights and festive Centenary messages illuminating the Gulliver tower in central Kyiv.

Local employment partnerships in Bosnia and Herzegovina

08 January 2019

As one component of the EU Programme for Local Development and Employment, this ILO implemented project seeks to foster sustainable and partnership-driven active labour market frameworks at the local level in Bosnia and Herzegovina for an increased access to formal employment, particularly in flood-affected areas.
Voices from the World of Work from Bosnia and Herzegovina

08 January 2019

On the occasion of the ILO Centenary, in the ‘Voices from the World of Work’ series we interviewed social partners in Bosnia and Herzegovina to hear their thoughts on the organization and the Future of Work. Jelena Prohaska (Senior Researcher at the Agency for Enterprise Development), Slavica Vućić Vojnović (Chief of Labour and Employment Section, Ministry of Civil Affairs) and Saša Aćić (Director, Union of Association of Employers) shared their views.

Roma employment: challenges and inclusion opportunitites

02 July 2018

This video explains the various challenges Roma people are facing in the process of labour market inclusion. It also presents measures to reduce job discrimination and poverty among Roma with a TV broadcasting animation style. The video was meant to provide introductory information to Roma and non-Roma people who are not fully familiar with the life and challenges of Roma in Europe. It briefly explains a historical background of Roma, provides statistics regarding the employment and poverty of Roma in Europe as well as some examples related to Roma employment in the informal economy, vocational training for Roma women and business opportunities for Roma as the entrepreneurs.

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