News and events
2020
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Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific
Women hit hard by COVID-19 impact on garment sector
20 November 2020
A new brief highlights COVID-19 impacts on women and men workers in the garment sector and recommendations for a gender-responsive recovery.
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Our impact, their voices
Building hopes and making dreams come true in the midst of pandemic
19 November 2020
As COVID-19 reshapes the world of work, ILO is helping vulnerable people in Indonesia to stay competitive and improve their livelihoods.
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Our impact, their voices
Online shops help entrepreneurs with disabilities meet COVID challenges
01 October 2020
As COVID-19 reshapes the world of work, ILO is helping vulnerable people in Indonesia to stay competitive and improve their livelihoods.
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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.
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Our impact, their voices
Water for jobs, peace and schooling
12 February 2020
School children stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.
2019
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Interview
Viet Nam is good at seizing new opportunities and using their potential
17 October 2019
An interview with Director of ILO Department of Partnerships and Field Support, Rie Vejs-Kjeldgaard
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Partnership
Development partners witness impact of flexible resources on Viet Nam’s progress
14 October 2019
A delegation of development partners tours the country from 1-3 October.
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Publication
Overview of China-ILO cooperation, Factsheet
17 July 2019
The ILO and China have a long-standing partnership that has intensified in recent years on South-South and triangular cooperation (SSTC) and with voluntary contributions by China to the ILO’s Development Cooperation Programme.
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Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
Child labour in mining, poor working conditions take centre stage in inter-regional meeting
29 May 2019
With the growing global movement to support just transition and formalization of artisanal and small-scale gold mines, the ILO brought together experts and global actors to address child labour and poor working conditions in an inter-regional meeting held in the Philippines.
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Publication
Accelerating the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals through decent work: SDG monitoring and country profile for Mongolia [Fact Sheet]
19 April 2019
This infographic helps readers to easily understand Mongolia’s labour and employment situation with available SDG Decent Work indicators. It also highlights the key changes in the Labour Force Survey methodology in line with international practice that were put in effect from 2019.