Man in a wheelchair inside a greenhouse. He holds a lettuce in his hands and smiles at the camera.

ILO Voices

ILO's multimedia storytelling platform that highlights first-person stories of people at the heart of the world of work.

Alfredo Carrasco is a 27-year-old farmer in Chile and founder of FarmHability, a project which promotes the inclusion of people living with disabilities in Chile’s agricultural and rural sectors. © ILO Francisco Castillo

ILO Voices reveal the value, passion and dignity that work brings to our lives.

Some stories show the critical work that the ILO is carrying out on a range of issues, from child labour to skills training to employment creation and more. Others feature people who, through their work, are making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable populations.

Explore Voices stories to learn how ILO's work impacts people's lives.

Most recent ILO Voices stories

A mine doesn’t forgive mistakes
Miner Ivan Katolik wears equipment including a lit headlamp in preparation to go down into a coal mine. He stands in a room with rows of equipment either side of him.

ILO Voices | Occupational safety and health

A mine doesn’t forgive mistakes

Technical skills should be for everyone
Vocational training institute principal Md. Ziaur Rahman and four trainees, including a female trainee in the foreground, wear hard hats and safety gloves and look at an electrical installation with two lit lightbulbs.

ILO Voices | Violence and harassment prevention

Technical skills should be for everyone

How I built my tea stall business in Somalia
Portrait of Hawa Ali Mohamed. She stands with her hands clasped and wears a blue hijab and abaya. A cow stands behind her in the background.

ILO Voices | Entrepreneurship

How I built my tea stall business in Somalia

I put my workers at the centre of my business
Gjergj Leqejza, the General Manager of a textile and clothing manufacturer in Albania, stands on the factory floor. In the background, workers operate sewing machines.

ILO Voices | Small and medium enterprise (SME) development

I put my workers at the centre of my business

See all ILO Voices

Most popular Voices stories

A savings group helped me to keep my children in school
A portrait of Rebecca Nakayega Wandegge. She stands in a rural area, smiling, next to her two daughters who are wearing their school uniforms. (Uganda, 2025)

ILO Voices | Child labour

A savings group helped me to keep my children in school

I am reviving patchouli farming in Aceh, Indonesia
A portrait of Teuku Razuan. He stands in a bed of patchouli seedlings with netting overhead. He holds a patchouli plant and smiles broadly.

ILO Voices | Rural economy

I am reviving patchouli farming in Aceh, Indonesia

Recognition of my skills brought me new hope for the future
A portrait of Celestin Mbaruku. He stands beside a trainee in a sewing workshop. The trainee and teacher both smile broadly. (Nairobi, Kenya 2024)

ILO Voices | Refugee access to work

Recognition of my skills brought me new hope for the future

I faced my hardships, and it made me stronger
A portrait of Leena Penildas Thatkuras. She stands on a path between two fields, with her hand on her hip. Her three-wheeler is parked in the background. (2024)

ILO Voices | Disability inclusion

I faced my hardships, and it made me stronger