Resources on indigenous and tribal peoples

  1. Indigenous Peoples in the World of Work in Asia

    To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch (GED) invites you to a discussion on “Indigenous Peoples in the World of Work in Asia”

  2. Enabling rights-based development for indigenous and tribal peoples – learning from 25 years’ experience of ILO Convention No. 169

  3. © UN Photo/Rick Bajornas 2022
    When indigenous and world leaders meet, what does it mean for the ILO?

    18 September 2014

    A historic meeting at the UN General Assembly in New York is set to bolster further ratification of the ILO’s Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention.

  4. Actress Q'Orianka Kilcher speaks up, speaks out for indigenous peoples' rights

    09 August 2013

    To mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on 9 August 2013, actress and activist Q'Orianka Kilcher has teamed up with the ILO to speak up for the right of the 370 million indigenous peoples across the world to live and work in dignity.

  5. United Nations Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership (UNIPP) Strategic Framework 2011-2015

    02 August 2012

    (UNIPP) is a joint rights and results based initiative between the International Labour Organization (ILO), the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and the UN Population Fund (UNFPA). The Partnership underscores the significant place of indigenous peoples as rights holders under international human rights law so as to advance the rights of these peoples.

  6. United Nations Indigenous Peoples’ Partnership Brochure (2012): Delivering as One UN at the country level

    02 August 2012

    Indigenous and tribal peoples constitute at least 5,000 distinct peoples with a population of more than 370 million, living in 70 different countries. They are part of the overall contribution of all peoples’ to the diversity and richness of the world. Yet there is an urgent need to respect, promote and protect their inherent collective and individual rights that derive from their social, economic, cultural and political institutions, traditions and knowledge. This Brochure addresses the collective strategy of the five UN agencies in the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous peoples.

  7. The importance of decent work for indigenous women in rural areas: Joint NORWAY-ILO side event at 56th Session of the CSW

    On 2 March 2012, over 70 delegates from governments, UN entities, employers, workers and NGOs attended the side event on the importance of decent work for indigenous women in rural areas during the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

  8. Indigenous women workers - With case studies from Bangladesh, Nepal and the Americas

    15 February 2012

    This paper draws on the expertise and experience of two specialized ILO teams - the Programme to Promote ILO Convention No. 169 (PRO169) based in the International Labour Standards Department and the ILO’s Bureau for Gender Equality - with the aim of examining indigenous women’s position in the workforce.

  9. Guidelines for Combating Child Labour Among Indigenous and Tribal Peoples (ITPs)

    01 July 2011

    Guidelines to combat child labour among ITPs, which meet the specific needs of ITPs through a rights-based approach.

  10. Unlocking indigenous peoples’ potential for sustainable rural development

    30 June 2011

    Key issues and policy options to unlock the potential for sustainable rural development among indigenous and tribal peoples.