News and events
2019
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ILO development cooperation
ILO: Changing Lives
19 December 2019
One of the main missions of the ILO is to improve people's lives by advancing social justice and promoting decent work for everyone. Watch this video to discover a few of our 760 ongoing projects which do just that.
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Video
The story of Muhammed Najjar, who works at an enterprise benefiting from the Workplace Adaptation Programme carried out by the ILO
07 May 2019
ILO Workplace Adaptation Programme aims to help ensure and enhance labour peace and contribute to an efficient and peaceful working environment in unity and solidarity through trainings on promoting the adaptation of Syrian and Turkish workers working at the same workplace and eliminating prejudice. More than 150 Syrian and Turkish workers at 16 firms located in Adana, Mersin and Gaziantep have benefited from ILO's Workplace Adaptation Programme.
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The story of Boshra Shaal, who participated in the vocational training courses carried out by the ILO and was then referred to the apprenticeship training
07 May 2019
Boshra is only one of thousands of Syrians who participated in the vocational trainings and Turkish language courses carried out by the ILO in cooperation with the local partners. In cooperation with Chambers of Tradesmen and Craftsmen and Vocational Training Centres, ILO supports the access of Syrians to apprenticeship programmes by informing enterprises and Syrians about the apprenticeship system and by establishing linkages between vocational training centres and the private sector.
2018
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International Youth Day
Vocational training gives young people in Madagascar a way out of gang crime
07 August 2018
In the scenic port town of Diego-Suarez in northern Madagascar, a project supported by the ILO has helped fight urban violence, enabling young people to learn a trade and leave a life of crime behind.
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GE4DE Project
Finding our paths: Pakistani women tell their stories of empowerment through decent work
11 January 2018
Listen to the inspiring stories of women in Pakistan who have carved a place for themselves in the world of work. Their experiences are part of a Canadian-funded ILO project, which aims to promote gender equality at work and enhance women’s skills and employability in Pakistan.
2017
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Youth employment
Changing lives through better employment services in Cambodia and Lao PDR
22 December 2017
Thanks to an ILO/China South South cooperation project, people like Phatt Veng and Vatsana Latthaphon can benefit from the improved employment services in their countries. Their lives have changed for the better.
2014
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Global South-South Development Expo 2014
Helder da Costa: Fragile to fragile (F2F) cooperation
13 November 2014
Helder da Costa is the General-Secretary of the g7+, which represents a collective voice of 20 fragile and conflict-affected states. Within the context of South-South Cooperation, he discusses the benefits of cooperation among fragile states, namely with regards to public finance management, natural resource management, and peace and reconciliation. Helder da Costa is participating in the ILO Solution Forum: "Promoting Sustainable Development and Decent Work through South-South and triangular cooperation in the framework of the post-2015 Development Agenda" on November 19, 2014 at the Global South-South Development Expo, in Washington DC.
2012
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Video
South-South and triangular cooperation in vocational training - ILO/Cinterfor
20 November 2012
This animated talk describes the role of the ILO and its support for vocational training through worldwide networks and CINTERFOR. For the last 70 years, the ILO has promoted South-South and Triangular Cooperation in vocational training in Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthened by the creation of ILO/Cinterfor 50 years ago, for the social development and economic growth of its countries.
2007
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Video
Tackling Child Labour in Agriculture
12 June 2007
Worldwide, agriculture is the sector where by far the largest number of working children can be found - an estimated 70 per cent, of whom 132 million are girls and boys aged 5-14. These children are helping to produce the food and beverages we consume. Their labour is used for crops such as cereals, cocoa, coffee, fruit, sugar, palm oil, rice, tea, tobacco and vegetables. They also work in livestock raising and herding, and in the production of other agricultural materials such as cotton and cottonseed.