Impact and people
2021
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I am living with HIV and I have a right to work
01 December 2021
Fifteen years ago Wu Mengnan and her husband tested positive for HIV. Now a widow, raising her child alone, she has gone from job to job, due to persistent stigma and discrimination around AIDS.
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© Thon Mabior Jok 2022
From refugee to digital worker
08 October 2021
For Thon Mabior Jok, a young refugee from Kakuma camp in Kenya, working on a digital platform has meant some extra income but there are many challenges.
2018
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A quarter century of tracking labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean
20 December 2018
The ILO’s Labour Overview for Latin America and the Caribbean marks its 25th anniversary this month. The annual report tracks unemployment and other labour market indicators, and highlights decent work deficits that need to be tackled.
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“We cannot live without doing anything”
16 March 2018
Kinofelis, a public works programme in Greece, has helped some 45,000 beneficiaries find a job, giving new hope to communities in the crisis-shaken country. The ILO was asked by the European Commission to improve the programme by focusing on skills, social protection and the payment of the minimum wage.
2017
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Job search clubs run by the ILO gain momentum in Egypt
11 August 2017
ILO helps young Egyptian graduates and young people who have been outside the job market for some time to find work through job search clubs.
2014
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One-stop job centre makes it easier for workers and employers to connect
13 November 2014
With help from the ILO, an employment agency in Dar Es Salaam goes digital and makes the job search easier.
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Crisis prompts Albanian workers to return home
26 February 2014
The first modern Albanian employment centre opened last month to provide better services to jobseekers, particularly migrant workers returning to Albania from crisis countries in Europe.
2012
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The lure of apprenticeships in times of crisis
15 October 2012
Apprenticeships have been around for centuries but they are now getting a lot of fresh attention as the world struggles to defuse the potentially explosive youth employment crisis.
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The challenge of getting a job in Cambodia
19 July 2012
Unemployment in Cambodia is very low, but that’s because the vast majority of the population works in the informal sector. The government hopes ILO-backed job centres will help increase access to decent work.
2011
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Migrants return to India
01 December 2011
To the boom tune of a strong Indian economy and cries of a global recession, a growing number of Indians are returning home to pursue promising careers.