News and events
2021
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Our impact, their voices
Missed schooling opportunities spur Iman to reach new learning milestones
14 July 2021
A multi-agency programme has provided hundreds of vulnerable Yemenis with life skills, financial literacy, theoretical instruction and on-the-job training, providing them with the means to secure a sustainable income.
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How can individuals act to eliminate child labour in their communities?
04 June 2021
We children and youth of today, need to be well educated, we need to dream, we need to be healthy so that we can good leaders tomorrow, and all this is only possible if you, our dear parents, allow us to do so.
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Our impact, their voices
Powering more advanced apprenticeship systems in China
03 June 2021
With rapid changes in the labour market and the challenge of COVID-19, the ILO and China are working together to implement quality apprenticeships.
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Our impact, their voices
From migrant worker to labour unionist
21 April 2021
Learning from her exploitative experiences as a migrant domestic worker, Dina Nuriyati has become a tireless labour advocate and unionist, promoting better protection and services for Indonesian migrant workers in all cycles of migration.
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Disability and work
Now I know the great feeling of having decent work
16 April 2021
Jordanian Omar Abu Noa’aj has struggled to find work for years due to his physical disability. Last year, an ILO employment centre helped him secure his first formal job at a garment factory, giving him a new sense of independence and purpose.
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Our impact, their voices
Making digital learning more interesting and informative with public speaking
22 March 2021
One important skill that determines the success of an instructor is public speaking. Training of the ILO and the Ministry of Manpower has included public speaking as part of the training on content creation and delivery of online training for the instructors of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Centers.
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Our impact, their voices
Digital transformation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Center instructors
08 March 2021
Two female instructors at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Centers in Central Java and South Kalimantan are pioneering the transformation of digital training in their regions. They are two participants in the ILO training programme with the Ministry of Manpower.
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Our impact, Their voices
Entrepreneurship in the time of COVID-19
01 February 2021
COVID-19 has closed the door on many face-to-face entrepreneurship opportunities. In India, an ILO business programme has gone online to help small-scale entrepreneurs get businesses up and running.
2020
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Our impact, their voices
The Voice of the Silent: A social campaign to promote inclusive and equal employment opportunities
10 December 2020
The new company member of the Indonesia Business and Disability Network (IBDN), Burger King Indonesia, shares benefits gained by employing people with disabilities. The IBDN is supported by the ILO, Ministry of Manpower and the Indonesia Employers’ Association (Apindo).
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Our impact, their voices
Building the engine of economic recovery
27 November 2020
International Labour Organization teams up with Indonesia’s Manado State Polytechnic to prepare the next-generation workforce of the tourism industry for the future