Videos

  1. World Tourism Day

    "We need to rethink tourism so the earth can heal"

    26 September 2023

    Hear Chalana Perera, who advises clients on ‘regenerative tourism’ – which moves away from exploitative tourism practices, while improving the environment and communities.

  2. Video

    “This initiative has opened up the opportunity for me to access a loan so I can expand my business and cultivate more land” - Najim’s story

    11 September 2023

    Najim is a young Iraqi farmer who recently completed a financial education training with the ILO under its financial inclusion initiative implemented by PROSPECTS. The initiative is also helping Najim access a bank loan so he can cultivate more land and expand his business.

  3. Video

    Promoting rights at work for youth in Iraq

    20 August 2023

    The ILO, together with Rwanga Foundation are promoting the rights at work for youth in Iraq, to ensure that young women and men from host, refugee or internally displaced communities are better equipped with skills to exercise their rights and ensure they are aware of their responsibilities in the workplace.

  4. Forced labour

    Joint labour inspection to prevent forced labour in Indonesia’s fishing sector

    28 July 2023

    The video features the importance of joint labour inspection at Indonesian fishing sector to ensure the labour rights of fishers and to prevent forced labour at sea.

  5. Video

    New on-line application developed to facilitate implementation of Emergency Employment Programmes in Yemen

    20 July 2023

    The new application, developed by the Public Works Project (PWP) in Yemen in collaboration with the ILO will consolidate data from the field on Emergency Employment Programmes, to improve monitoring, reporting and follow-up on projects through their different phases of implementation.

  6. Campaign

    Drogba warns about African footballers’ dreams that turn into nightmares

    05 July 2023

    Ivorian football star, Didier Drogba, has warned young, aspiring African footballers about the dangers of exploitation and human trafficking – part of a campaign run by the ILO, the International Federation of Professional Footballers’ Associations (FIFPRO) and the Didier Drogba Foundation. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the risks facing young footballers hoping to realize their dreams of playing in the big leagues abroad.

  7. International Day of Cooperatives

    Cooperatives improve the lives of people through equity: ILO DG’s video message for the International Day of Cooperatives featured in India

    01 July 2023

    ILO DG’s video address at the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress.

  8. Video

    ILO: Political will important in addressing labour issues

    28 June 2023

    The labour sector is facing challenges such as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of Artificial Intelligence. For the chief of the International Labour Organization, political will is important in addressing these issues. CNN Philippines' Tristan Nodalo interviewed ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo.

  9. Video

    Video of 2023 Safeday Event

    16 June 2023

  10. Video

    Rehabilitation works and decent jobs for community resilience in earthquake-damaged Aleppo

    02 June 2023

    ILO Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat visited earthquake-damaged areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo, where the ILO is implementing community infrastructure rehabilitation works, set to create hundreds of jobs.

  11. Video

    Farmer organization models and cooperatives play crucial role in agricultural sector develop in Iraq

    02 June 2023

    An event was held by partners implementing the European Union Agri-food Business Development Programme (AfBDP) in Baghdad to discuss the development of farmers’ organizations and cooperatives in Iraq and ways to strengthen their role so they can better respond to the needs of society

  12. Video

    Coffee and cooperation boost productivity

    01 June 2023

    New machinery has helped a coffee cooperative in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to significantly boost productivity – one of the goals of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2. Read the latest story in our SDGs series, marking the SDG Summit in New York, 18-19 September.

  13. Video

    Video of Quality Apprenticeship and Lifelong Learning in China Project Phase 1 

    22 May 2023

  14. A just transition

    Farmers' voices: Green jobs and just transition

    12 May 2023

    Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) in Thailand has conducted a readiness assessment of green jobs, decent work and just transition policies in Thailand’s agricultural sector. In Mae Chaem District of Chiang Mai province, in the north of Thailand, on-ground capacity building and knowledge sharing activities have taken place. Watch the video and find out more about green jobs and just transition.

  15. Video

    Celebrating green jobs and decent work in Jordan on International Labour Day

    01 May 2023

    ILO project in Jordan celebrates "cocoon" method for sustainable & affordable tree planting in National Afforestation Plan

  16. ILO in action

    Supporting green economic development in Thailand

    11 April 2023

    Wasana Sittirin, ILO consultant for the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) in Thailand, explains how the project is providing support to the country in their shift towards a greener economy.

  17. Crisis response in Sri Lanka

    ILO supports crisis-hit Sri Lankan fishers

    02 April 2023

    Vulnerable members of Sri Lanka’s fisher communities in the country’s northern province are gaining much-needed income at a time of economic crisis.

  18. International Women's Day 2023

    Sharon Stone: Let’s make gender equality a reality

    08 March 2023

    On International Women's Day, actress and activist Sharon Stone calls for a fair, inclusive and safe future of work that fosters equal opportunity and guarantees a real gender equal society.

  19. Video

    ILO set to implement emergency employment scheme in earthquake-damaged neighbourhoods in Aleppo, Syria

    03 March 2023

    A team of ILO engineers conducted an assessment in the Syrian city of Aleppo, parts of which were severely damaged by the earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, to identify priorities under an emergency employment scheme to help restore livelihoods and rehabilitate destroyed infrastructure.

  20. Video

    Encouraging the use of digital technology to increase SME financial access

    02 March 2023

    This video introduces the PROMISE II IMPACT project that aims to strengthen the enabling environment to drive a more inclusive financial sector for SMEs, generating post-pandemic economic growth and employment opportunities.