News, events and stories on indigenous and tribal peoples
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Webinar
South-South Cooperation Online Forum: Promoting decent work through the inclusion of vulnerable groups in vocational training
The EIIP participated in the South-South Cooperation Online Forum: Promoting decent work through the inclusion of vulnerable groups in vocational training. The virtual event, organized by OIT San Jose, OIT/PARDEV and ITC-ILO, promoted a virtual learning community among Central American Institutions as well as a series of knowledge-sharing events, which have allowed the institutes to learn from each other's experience to include vulnerable groups (youth, women and indigenous peoples) in vocational training.
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© Annie Spratt 2021
International Day of Rural Women
Rural women: Key actors in poverty reduction and food security
15 October 2020
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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Food security
Impact of COVID-19 on people’s livelihoods, their health and our food systems
13 October 2020
Joint statement by ILO, FAO, IFAD and WHO.
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VIRTUAL EVENT : 13 October 2020. 09:00 New York time
Building back better: Indigenous Peoples’ Voices in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Inequalities and discrimination experienced by the world’s over 476 million indigenous and tribal peoples are now exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As the United Nations General Assembly held its annual discussion on the rights of indigenous peoples, the ILO joined partners of the Indigenous Navigator initiative in hosting a webinar to hear from indigenous representatives from Africa, Asia and Latin America about their perspectives on building an inclusive and sustainable COVID-19 response.
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© Prakash Mathema / AFP 2021
Blog
Include indigenous people in COVID-19 response
20 July 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on an already marginalized population in Nepal.
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Forced labour
Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru
17 February 2020
As part of its efforts to eliminate forced labour in Peru’s Amazon region, the ILO is working in collaboration with the most affected communities.
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© John Isaac / UN Photo 2021
Rights of indigenous peoples
Urgent action needed to tackle poverty and inequalities facing indigenous peoples
03 February 2020
Thirty years after the adoption of the only international Convention on the rights of indigenous peoples, a new ILO report finds they are still more likely to be poor and face particular hardships in the world of work.
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Media advisory
New report assesses situation of world’s indigenous and tribal peoples
29 January 2020
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News
ILO shares its orientation tool on coops with indigenous women entrepreneurs at WIPO training
18 November 2019
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Event
ILO and Partners Celebrate International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples 2019
The International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples was celebrated in Bangladesh on 6 August 2019 at an event organized by The Indigenous Peoples Forum and Kapaeeng Foundation the ILO, UNDP, Australian Aid, and Royal Danish Embassy all attended the event.