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.

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Together, as cashew farmers, we have a stronger voice in the market
Cashew farmer Putuli Kheyang (right) sits with three other women as they sort cashew nuts.

ILO Voices | Women’s economic empowerment

Together, as cashew farmers, we have a stronger voice in the market

I am starting over, one repair at a time
Alhassan Ali sits behind a desk in his mobile phone repair shop.

ILO Voices | Refugee inclusion

I am starting over, one repair at a time

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

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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