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Rural women – key actors in poverty reduction and food security
International Day of Rural Women
Despite playing a major role as farmers, wage earners and entrepreneurs, rural women face gender-based discrimination leading to unpaid work, as well as unequal access to education, healthcare, property, and financial services.
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ILO releases checklist to protect the health and safety of miners during COVID-19
The mining industry plays a critical role in global supply chains and economic development. To support the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ILO has released a checklist of sector-specific guidance to keep miners and mines safe.
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Frontline food retail workers need protecting
Food retail and grocery store workers are often low-skilled, receiving low wages and inadequate social security benefits. However they have been essential to the survival of our communities and economies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In making sure that sure that we have enough to eat they are at higher risk of being exposed to the virus. Their health and livelihoods need to be protected.
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Vulnerable workers hardest hit by COVID-19 fallout in fragile Arab states
Assessments show spike in job and income losses and limited financial capacities to deal with the crisis, making it even harder for vulnerable workers to earn a living.
- Animated video: Impact of COVID-19 on Syrian refugees, host communities and enterprises in Jordan and Lebanon
- COVID-19 and the world of work
Programmes and results
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ILO's flagship programmes
The ILO has integrated many of its existing technical projects into five flagship programmes, designed to enhance the efficency and impact of its development cooperation with constituents on a global scale.
Cooperation
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Partnering for Development
With over 50 years of experience in development cooperation, the ILO today has a bigger portfolio than ever with some 600 active programmes and projects in more than 100 countries.
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ILO projects worldwide
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Artworks
Artists engagement programme
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50forFreedom
Support the international treaty to end modern slavery
World of work trends
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Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV)
A Global Partnership for the Financial Inclusion of Workers
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Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACTEMP)
Sharp rise in women-owned businesses in Central America
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Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank
Restore progress towards attaining the Sustainable Development Goals
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ILO Centenary
Our story, your story
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InfoStory
Decent work results: ILO programme implementation 2018-19
World of Work magazine
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Special 2019 issue: The ILO at 100
Working for peace and social justice
This Centenary issue of the World of Work magazine presents some milestones of the ILO’s history and its efforts to promote social justice as the foundation of peace around the globe.