Videos

  1. Small-holder farmers reap benefit of ILO rural development project

    03 November 2021

    ILO Chief Technical Advisor, Nashwa Belal, speaks from the field about the EYE Project in Egypt, which promotes rural development, while helping businesses in the country’s dairy sector.

  2. ILO training provides refugee with tools to start his own company

    12 August 2021

    Dawit Gebre Yohannes, an Eritrean refuge in Ethiopia, took part in the ILO's flagship Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training (delivered in partnership with the regional NGO, ZOA), the world’s largest entrepreneurship development programme. He now has a ready-to-implement business plan and dreams of running his own software company.

  3. With the right business training, Ethiopian youth can turn their dreams into reality

    12 August 2021

    Tsehaynesh Birhanu, who lives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, wanted to prove she could be a success. She joined the ILO Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training (delivered in partnership with the regional NGO, ZOA), the world’s largest entrepreneurship development programme. She now feels anything is possible and encourages others to embrace their dreams and start their own businesses.

  4. Coco chips: New business opportunities for local communities

    30 November 2020

    This photo slideshow tells the story of Mr Nadaraja's coco chip business, supported by the ILO's LEED+ project in the north of Sri Lanka.

  5. How do businesses in Afghanistan benefit from the application of the international labour standards?

    19 November 2020

    The ILO’s Road to Jobs project is supporting enterprise development and job creation in Afghanistan through the market systems approach. Through its interventions, the project has been able to increase awareness of, and assist with the application of international labour standards. Ultimately, businesses have benefited from the best practices in the world of work.

  6. Video: Future of work in a healthier and more resilient environment

    24 September 2020

    The 2020 National Productivity Conference Webinar in the Philippines featured a series on the Future of work in a healthier and more resilient environment by Mr Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines.

  7. Empowering women in business and management

    12 January 2015

    There is a growing recognition that women in senior management positions make good business sense yet just five per cent of CEOs are women. Now, companies and employers' organizations are raising awareness of the qualities women bring to leadership positions and that is changing attitudes. An international conference: "Reflecting Global Change: Women in Business and Management" organized by the ILO with the International Finance Corporation and hosted by the Confederation of British Industry is taking place April 28, 2015 in London, UK.

  8. Video: The ILO's Global Business and Disability Network

    02 December 2011

    Companies all over the world increasingly recognize that a diverse workforce is valuable: good for business and good for employees. Employers want to find the best talent, create a positive workplace and contribute to the communities in which they operate. Recruiting people with disabilities into the workplace and retaining those who become disabled while employed can help companies reach these goals. They are doing that with the help of the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network.