Impact and people
2021
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Reflections on migration and diversity – New ILO research
14 December 2021
The ILO has published new research on “The future of diversity”. In an edited volume, scholars and practitioners from various disciplines and backgrounds reflect on the most appropriate interventions to create a more inclusive labour market for all. The authors offer new perspectives on the concept of diversity and the role diversity can play in the world of work of the future.
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Diversity is the best ingredient
18 January 2021
The Argentinian celebrity chef, Paola Carosella, explains why she joined the ILO’s “Kitchen and Voice” project, which helps marginalized and vulnerable people in Brazil find work in the hospitality sector.
2019
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We also have dreams
25 October 2019
This is a video documentary about the entrepreneurship journey of three transgender persons. It is part of the ILO’s campaign to promote equal employment opportunity for all, including transgender persons.
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Protecting indigenous peoples' rights in the Philippines
09 August 2019
2019 marks the ILO Centenary and the 30th anniversary of the Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 (No. 169). Listen to the voices of indigenous peoples from the Philippines.
2017
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How better skills can boost recognition of domestic work
31 August 2017
An ILO training course gives Indonesian domestic workers the opportunity to gain a nationally recognized certificate and aims to raise the status of the profession.
2014
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Playing for equality
06 November 2014
A cricket tournament highlights issues affecting migrant workers in Lebanon - and hits out at discrimination to bring communities together.
2010
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Paving a way out of poverty for people with intellectual disabilities
01 August 2010
Millions of people with intellectual disabilities and their families are inordinately affected by poverty and social and economic exclusion. In March 2010, the ILO–Irish Aid Partnership Programme gathered representatives from several East African countries, Australia and the United Kingdom at a three-day conference in Lusaka, Zambia to explore opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to train and work alongside non-disabled workers in their communities, thereby paving a way out of poverty.