Garment employees are seen leaving a clothing plant at the end of their working day in Bangladesh.

European Union - ILO Partnership

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69 Projects

The European Union currently funds 69 ILO development cooperation projects worldwide

1st in top 20

The European Union ranks 1st in the ILO list of voluntary funding contributors in 2024

US$ 248.7 million

The European Union has contributed US$ 248.7 million to ILO voluntary non-core funding in 2021-24

The European Union is a key partner of the ILO in advancing decent work and social justice worldwide.  

The ILO works closely with the European Commission Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, the directorate-general for International Cooperation and Partnerships and the directorate-general for Employment and social affairs as well as several European Union delegations in Asia on the promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work.   

The European Union actively promotes ending forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour and contributes to enhancing decent work and competitiveness in the global garment industry, as well as improving workers' rights and working conditions including in the agricultural sector, the fishing sector and the supply chains. 

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Projects funded by the European Union