Resources on Agriculture, plantations, and other rural sectors

  1. Technical meeting on the future of work in aquaculture in the context of the rural economy

    The meeting will discuss issues relating to the future of work and the promotion of decent work in the aquaculture sector, with the aim of adopting conclusions, including recommendations for future action.

  2. Sectoral Advisory Bodies 2021

    The Sectoral Advisory Bodies (SABs), composed of tripartite constituents engaged in economic sectors, were established at the 298th Session of the ILO Governing Body (March 2007) to review sectoral developments and to make recommendations to the ILO's constituents on priorities for sectoral work. Sessions of the SABs are held every two years, and they are chaired by a representative of the Government group of the Governing Body. Following the session held in January 2021 the SABs are to make recommendations on sectoral meetings to be held in the biennium 2022–23 and on preparatory work for sectoral meetings in future biennia. These recommendations will be submitted to the Governing Body at its 341st session in March 2021.

  3. Short supply chains for rural development

    This course will familiarize participants with best practice in sustainable tourism with special emphasis on the topic of short rural supply chains.

  4. Making agriculture insurance work

  5. Meeting of Experts to Adopt Policy Guidelines for the Promotion of Sustainable Rural Livelihoods Targeting the Agro-food Sectors

  6. Workers’ Symposium on Decent Work in Global Supply Chains

    Trade union representatives, senior ILO officials and experts from Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, and the Arab regions will attend the symposium to discuss and agree on how best to promote Decent work in the Global Supply Chains.