Impact and people
2021
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Local communities benefiting from market linkages to agro-forestry areas in Timor-Leste
14 April 2021
The rural road project has benefited local communities, providing better access to markets, farms, public health, education and community services.
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Additional incomes help rural communities of Timor-Leste during the pandemic
22 February 2021
To assist the economic recovery, the ILO with support from its social partners in Timor-Leste support rural communities to survive the COVID-19 pandemic by providing direct employment opportunities.
2020
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The road to employment and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
02 November 2020
Lack of access to schools, marketplaces and hospitals is a challenge for communities in Timor-Leste, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. An ILO initiative to rehabilitate rural roads is helping break their isolation, provide jobs and improve livelihoods.
2019
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Paving the way to inclusive rural development in Timor-Leste
05 September 2019
Timor-Leste needs to promote sustainable, inclusive employment and growth in its rural areas, where 70 per cent of the population live, if it is to achieve its development targets. To help, an ILO infrastructure project is finding work for women and those with disabilities in the agro-forestry sector.
2018
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Breaking bonded labour and gender roles in Nepal
20 March 2018
The abolition of bonded labour has encouraged gender equality in Nepal. The ILO’s Bridge Project in Nepal supports workers’ transition from bonded labour to decent work and provides women with skills in traditionally masculine areas of work.
2016
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Women in agriculture: Cooking their way to empowerment and visibility
22 February 2016
An ILO initiative in north Lebanon is training women on food preparation and marketing, to help them make a living, market excess produce, and carve a visible role for themselves in the agricultural sector.
2015
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ERA Stories: Proving Women Can
22 August 2015
When Rosa Sarmento announced to her husband that she was would be a community overseer on a road building project for a difficult and mountainous road in her village of Metagou, she might have well announced that she was flying to the moon.
2013
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Breaking gender stereotypes in Bangladesh
05 December 2013
Nupur Howlader is Bangladesh's only nationally-qualified female welder. An ILO-EU skills training programme has given her the chance to both earn a better living and challenge gender stereotypes.
2011
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Gender equality is key to workplace responses to HIV and AIDS
01 December 2011
Gender inequality and HIV/AIDS are inextricably linked. Women account for just over 50 per cent of all people living with HIV.
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The ILO and Manual Scavengers in India: Paving the long way towards the elimination of discrimination based on social origin
18 July 2011
For millions of people, contemporary India has become a land of opportunities, and the largest democracy in the world has experienced a remarkable economic growth during the last decade. Yet, as India accelerates its pace towards development, many are left behind due to long standing caste-based discrimination in employment. ILO Online reports from Rajasthan, India.