Roundtable discussion at the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development 2022

Indigenous peoples, climate change and the role of decent work for a just and peaceful transition

As part of the Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development (23-25 May 2022), the ILO, together with the Indigenous Major Group for Sustainable Development and the Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples, facilitated an online roundtable session on indigenous peoples, climate change and the role of decent work for a just and peaceful transition.

News

ILO calls for papers to help stop racial discrimination at work

18 March 2022

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is asking equality experts, practitioners, academic institutions, research institutions and activists from around the world to share their insights and recommendations on how to eliminate racial discrimination at work.

News

At a WIPO programme, the ILO shares how the cooperative model can be used by indigenous women entrepreneurs

27 October 2021

ILO contributed to the second edition of the WIPO Program for Indigenous and Local Community Women Entrepreneurs that took place in October 2021.

Event

Implementing the ILO Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention No. 169: Towards an inclusive, sustainable and just future

Over thirty years have passed since the adoption of Convention No. 169. There have been some positive outcomes of indigenous and tribal peoples in many countries, ranging from their increased visibility in policy discussions, improved statistical data collection on their situation, to a decline in poverty rates. However, such progress has been limited in several countries, with indigenous and tribal peoples facing continued invisibility.

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples

Germany ratifies ILO Convention, 1989 (No. 169) as a strong expression of solidarity for the protection of indigenous and tribal peoples’ rights

25 June 2021

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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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.

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.

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.

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.