News and events

2021

News

ILO and Finland sign cooperation agreement on Trade for Decent Work

23 July 2021

On Monday 19 July, the International Labour Organization has signed a cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland to further support the application of the ILO Fundamental Conventions in EU trading partner countries through improved labour relations and working conditions.
ILO in Action

Preserve Iraq’s cultural heritage, create decent work

18 July 2021

In the first video story of our ILO in Action series, Chief Technical Adviser, Bashar Elsamarneh, explains how a joint ILO/EU/UNESCO project in Iraq’s historic Erbil City is preserving its cultural heritage, while teaching skills and promoting decent work for local people and Syrian refugees.
Animated video

Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities

26 May 2021

Financially supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, five Partners join efforts to develop a new paradigm in responding to forced displacement crises, particularly through the involvement of development actors. The Partnership hopes to transform the way governments and other stakeholders, including the social partners and the private sector, respond to forced displacement crises, by fostering an enabling environment for socio-economic inclusion; improving access to education and protection for vulnerable children on the move; and strengthening the resilience of host communities.
News

MoU signed between ILO and Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labour to promote SSE on a global scale

26 May 2021

ILO signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea as part of the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme 2021-2023
ILO GREEN WEEK

Climate Action for Jobs initiative launches in Africa

22 April 2021

ABIDJAN (ILO News) – Government ministers joined workers’ and employers’ organizations as well as labour and environmental experts to launch the Climate Action for Jobs initiative in Africa.
News

Switzerland and the ILO sign a new framework agreement

01 April 2021

The ILO also welcomes the announcement of Switzerland’s membership in Alliance 8.7
News

Overcoming barriers and stereotypes: Social inclusion in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)

01 April 2021

In partnership with the East African Institute of Welding (EAIW) and the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), a dual learning industrial welding training programme with low barriers to entry and deliberately targeting female youth and persons with disabilities has been developed and is currently being implemented in Turkana and Garissa Counties, Kenya.
Publication

ILO Development Cooperation Strategy, fact sheet

10 March 2021

Partnering for Decent Work