Videos

  1. Action needed at COP26 to reduce the risk of natural disasters

    13 October 2021

    Natural disasters threaten to wipe out years of development progress in some areas of the world. Ahead of COP26, the ILO calls for greater global cooperation to reduce natural disaster risk and provide support to those impacted by climate change and natural disasters.

  2. How “post-emergency” social dialogue is shaping socio-economic recovery

    01 October 2021

    ILO research shows that as countries are shifting attention to national recovery, social dialogue is now called on to promote long-term reconstruction and resilience of the socio-economic fabric.

  3. Irrigation system in rural Lao areas

    01 March 2021

    Capacity building for employment-intensive smallholder irrigation development in Daktleup Village, Dakcheung District, Sekong Province. The ILO supported developing a new community-based irrigation scheme in the rural area. The irrigation system can support rice and cash crops production in both wet and dry seasons.

  4. Construction: Building blocks to recovery after crisis

    28 January 2021

    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the construction sector, which is sensitive to economic cycles. Yet, construction holds much potential to stimulate recovery, thanks to its potential to create jobs. Recovery measures can support the sector’s transformation towards sustainability and digitalization.

  5. ILO supports Beirut explosion clearing efforts through decent job creation

    17 August 2020

    After the explosion that devastated parts of the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4th, the International Labour Organization has mobilized its Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme to clear the rubble, and in the process create decent jobs for Lebanese nationals and Syrian refugees.

  6. SDG 6 - Water and Sanitation

    18 July 2019

    Carlos Carrión Crespo, Utilities Sector Specialist at the ILO Sectoral Policies Department, talks about water issues in the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and suggests ways to address them.

  7. Report in short: Greening with jobs WESO 2018

    17 May 2018

    What are the five things you need to know about the ILO's "World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs" report? ILO experts explain.

  8. How biogas is creating jobs and promoting sustainable agriculture in Egypt

    14 May 2018

    Twenty-four million new "green jobs" could be created worldwide using environmentally sustainable practices, according to the ILO's report, “World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs”. In a global context of wage growth stagnation, increasing income inequality and a growing number of people in non-standard employment, Egypt is turning to new green technologies that protect the environment while creating productive employment.

  9. Training young people to fulfil real needs in the rural economy

    04 September 2017

    Deborah Greenfield, ILO Deputy Director-General, speaks about how training rural youth to become barefoot technicians has helped provide solutions to local challenges in maintaining rural works and in employment generation.

  10. A new market for Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia

    14 June 2016

    The new covered market in the Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid is expected to create better working conditions for vendors.

  11. Water and jobs for Tunisia

    23 March 2016

    In Kesra, Tunisia, an ILO programme to support the development of disadvantaged areas is stimulating local economic activity. Thanks to a new irrigation system built using a labour-intensive approach, water resources are better managed, the production of figs and other crops has increased, and new jobs have been created in the region. (Closed Captions available)

  12. "We should not fear the transition to a green economy" - ILO Deputy Director

    11 December 2015

    At a COP 21 side event, Gilbert Houngbo, ILO Deputy Director Field Operations and Partnerships, explains that while moving to a sustainable economy will have profound implications for the world of work, with the right policies in place, many tens of millions of jobs can be created.

  13. Getting it right for small and medium-sized enterprises

    02 June 2015

    How to support small and medium-sized enterprises through government policies is a focus of debate at this year's International Labour Conference.

  14. South Africa: The 2013 Free State enterPRIZE Job Creation Challenge

    24 February 2014

    The aim of the enterPRIZE job challenge is to enhance the growth of emerging, new and established entrepreneurs that are in the process of setting up a business or have a business they want to expand to with a view to seizing unexploited or underexploited market opportunities. The enterPRIZE job challenge is designed to create opportunities for business owners who find it difficult to secure conventional commercial funding for start-up or expansion of their ventures.

  15. Global Employment Trends 2014: Mismatch, discouragement and active labour market policies

    20 January 2014

    The grim labour market is forcing many workers to take on jobs far below their skill levels. ILO's economist Ekkehard Ernst, co-author of the 2014 edition of the Global Employment Trends report, discusses measures that can be implemented to address skills mismatch and enhance the efficiency of labour markets.

  16. Global Employment Trends 2014: What's the global picture of the job market?

    20 January 2014

    Over 200 million people are unemployed in the world, and many have dropped out the labour market, too discouraged to even look for a job. Harshly hit are young people, whose unemployment rate is three times the adult rate. ILO's economist Christian Viegelahn, co-author of the 2014 edition of the Global Employment Trends report, warns of a gloomy outlook for jobs in 2014.

  17. Which policies can help boost employment and productivity?

    20 January 2014

    Despite a lukewarm economic recovery, the global labour market remains weak, with growing numbers of unemployed and discouraged workers. ILO's economist Steve Kapsos, co-author of the 2014 edition of the Global Employment Trends report, calls for a "re-think" of the current policy environment and for a new set of policies aimed at boosting the job market.

  18. Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) aftermath

    28 November 2013

    ILO and Philippine authorities have been working together on livelihoods recovery. Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director of the ILO Office for the Philippines met with officials of the Department of Labour and Employment in Tacloban, to discuss ongoing emergency employment programmes. The city was the worst hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the central Philippines earlier this month.

  19. Rebuilding livelihoods in the wake of Haiyan's destruction

    25 November 2013

    As victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan struggle to pick up the pieces, the ILO is working hand-in-hand with Philippine authorities to help the most vulnerable regain their livelihoods and build back better.

  20. Restoring confidence in the world of work

    17 June 2013

    How to reconnect and restore confidence in jobs and growth as instruments of social progress was the topic of debate during a high-level panel discussion of the International Labour Conference.