News
June 2013
-
Partnership for skills training
ILO-Japan sign ¥30,831,000 skills’ training initiative
14 June 2013
A collaboration between the Government of Japan and the International Labour Organization will strengthen a range of courses offered by the International Training Centre in Turin, Italy.
October 2010
-
Press release
ILO and Brazil team up to assist countries coping with social and natural disasters
27 October 2010
The Government of Brazil and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have announced the launch of a three-year programme aimed at enhancing the capacity of countries to respond to social and natural disasters.
October 2007
-
Article
Green jobs initiative in Burkina Faso: From waste to wages
11 October 2007
Among the goals of the ILO’s new “Green Jobs Initiative” is linking development and job creation to the creation of a cleaner, more sustainable environment. Though the concept is relatively new, the practice is already growing in some parts of the world. ILO Online reports from Burkina Faso where a new project for removing plastic waste is not only improving the environment, but creating “green jobs” in the process.