2019

1. 

   Publication

   Japan-ILO Cooperation

   15 January 2019

   Fact-sheet, January 2019

2018

1. 

   Fact-sheet

   Core Voluntary Funding (RBSA) for ILO development cooperation (Update, December 2018)

   31 December 2018

   This fact sheet describes recent developments in the RBSA funding modality, its allocation and management, monitoring and evaluation, and results to date. It summarizes trends in 2016-17, and provides details on contributions for 2018-2019.

2. 

   ILO 100

   A future of work for Russian youth

   21 December 2018

   Youth employment remains a priority for the ILO as the Organization moves into its second century. A project in Russia’s West Siberian region addresses this key future of work challenge by seeking to change employers’ perceptions and creating opportunities for the most vulnerable youth.

3. 

   Development cooperation

   ILO and Sweden join forces to promote decent work in Asian garment supply chains

   07 December 2018

   The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the ILO signed a Cooperation Agreement to start a new project to improve working conditions and productivity for women and men workers and enhance the sustainability of the garment industry in Asia.

4. 

   Publication

   ILO alliance with G5 Sahel

   04 December 2018

   With a population of over 300 million and a rising trend of urbanization, the Sahel region offers huge opportunities for its populations. At the same time, however, the region is facing an increase in extremism, terrorism and criminality, fueled by endemic poverty, high income inequality, a high rate of youth unemployment and governance deficiencies.

5. 

   SCORE

   Swiss high-level delegation visits wood processing company

   28 November 2018

   The delegation with representatives from the Swiss Government, employers and workers’ organizations visited Tien Hung Furniture Co., a Binh Duong-based wood processing company which has sucessfully participated in SCORE Training.

6. 

   Global Wage Report 2018/19

   Asia-Pacific wage growth stalls but stays ahead of the rest of the world

   26 November 2018

   The latest ILO Global Wage Report 2018/19 finds that the global wage growth fell to its lowest rate since 2008. Although remaining above the global rate, wage growth in Asia also slowed down in 2017.

7. 

   Event

   Global South-South Development Expo 2018: ILO Solution Forum

   During the annual Global South-South Development Expo (GSSD) 2018, the ILO will showcase good practices for Decent Work, in preparation for the 2nd High-level UN Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40) in March 2019

8. 

   © Robert Harding Heritage/AFP 2019

   Press release

   Decent Jobs for Youth partners take action on youth entrepreneurship in West Africa

   13 November 2018

   As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth bring together over 200 key stakeholders at the Youth Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment (YES) Forum in Dakar, Senegal, to accelerate support for young entrepreneurs.

9. 

   Publication

   Lessons Learned and Emerging Good Practices of ILO’s Syria Crisis Response in Jordan and Lebanon

   09 November 2018

   This report synthesizes the lessons learned and emerging good practices from the ILO ROAS interventions to promote decent work amongst Syrian refugees and host communities.