2020

1. Press release

   Malawi’s Tripartite Labour Advisory Council deliberates on child labour

   21 September 2020

   Lilongwe, 21 September 2020 – The Honourable Ken Kandodo, M.P. Malawi’s Minister of Labour, opened a meeting of the country’s Tripartite Labour Advisory Council (TLAC) on Thursday 17 September 2020 stating that: “The role of the Tripartite Labour Advisory Council is perhaps more important now than ever before, given its linkage to decent work and the 2030 Agenda. In the context of COVID-19, the Council can guide our recovery plans with inclusive, informed solutions for the benefit of our country”.

2. 

   News

   Italy-ILO cooperation to support Palestinian cooperatives

   17 September 2020

   The ILO’s Cooperative Support Programme is launched in the Occupied Palestinian Territory with support from the Italian Government.

3. 

   Multi-donor programme

   ILO/Germany programme to protect garment workers affected by COVID-19

   08 September 2020

   The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is giving €14.5 million to an International Labour Organization (ILO) multi-donor programme to help garment sector workers in seven countries who have been affected by COVID-19.

4. 

   COVID-19: Promoting skills development

   Instructors of Indonesian TVETs to shift from offline to online courses

   26 August 2020

   The digital transformation of technical and vocational education training (TVET) centres in Indonesia is unavoidable. The ILO and the Ministry of Manpower team up to build the digital skills of the TVETs’ instructors on the creation and delivery of online trainings.

5. 

   Publication

   ILO and the United States' private sector

   20 August 2020

6. 

   Publication

   ILO Response to the Beirut Blast: A decent work approach for quick recovery and job creation

   14 August 2020

   On August 4 2020, a massive explosion ripped through the Port of Beirut, killing hundreds of people and leaving thousands more injured and homeless. The ILO response programme contributes to the UN Flash Appeal under the Emergency Response Framework to address the consequences of the explosion, from immediate needs to recovery and reconstruction.

7. 

   © UNICEF/Santiago Arcos 2020

   ILO Appeal

   COVID-19 appeal update: Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean

   11 August 2020

   Within the framework of the Regional Refugees and Migrants Response Plan (RMRP), the ILO has launched an appeal to its funding partners to support the response to the unprecedented refugees and migrants crisis in the Latin American region. The ILO leads on Socioeconomic Integration for the inter-agency response for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and has developed a comprehensive intervention strategy in coordination with UNDP, IOM and UNHCR

8. 

   News

   ILO and RDPP launch a partnership to combat worst forms of child labour in Iraq

   28 July 2020

   The new partnership aims to tackle the worst forms of child labour amongst internally displaced persons, Syrian refugees and vulnerable host community members in Iraq.

9. UN initiatives

   ILO and the United Nations COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund

   08 July 2020

   Working with the UN to find joint solutions to the COVID-19 crisis.

10. UN initiatives

    Closing the SDG Financing gap – the UNSDG Joint Fund for Agenda 2030

    08 July 2020