News and events
2017
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Our impact, Their voices
Upgrading skills in Bangladesh: Lower staff turnover, higher benefits for employers and employees alike
03 October 2017
Lack of opportunities for acquiring and upgrading skills in a systematic manner is a major constraint for the development of the Bangladeshi ready-made garment industry. The ILO is helping companies to meet this challenge.
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Our impact, their voices
Young entrepreneurs in Tanzania: Where are they now?
12 April 2017
The ILO Kazi Nje Nje BDS apprenticeship programme for young people created 51,489 new businesses and 28,834 jobs in sectors including retail, services, manufacturing and agriculture.
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Article
ILO and PMGSY – Road to ending poverty and creating prosperity
20 January 2017
ILO is associated with the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) programme in India to enhance rural road connectivity and its maintenance.
2015
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© Alex Berger 2022
2030 Development Agenda
Zambia: How to tackle four development goals in a single project
31 August 2015
A new ILO-FAO agricultural employment project underway in Zambia aims to create 3000 additional decent jobs for rural youth, increase their incomes and tackle nutritional deficiencies. In so doing, it works towards four of the new sustainable development goals.
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The 2030 agenda for sustainable development
Addis Financing for Development Conference prioritizes decent work
05 August 2015
The Third International Conference on Financing for Development, held in Addis Ababa, concluded on 16 July with the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda in which the central role of decent work and social protection in achieving the ambitious post-2015 development agenda, including the Sustainable Development Goals is acknowledged. The Action Agenda was formally endorsed by the General Assembly on 23 July.
2014
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Article
Putting decent work at the heart of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
12 November 2014
Apolinário Jorge Correia, Chairperson of the ILO Governing Body on why full employment and decent work will be key for sustainable development in the post-2015 era.
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© ILO 2022
Albania
Can you speak Italian?
02 July 2014
Italian companies are increasingly turning to Albanian migrant workers who are going back home to work at their call centres. An EU-funded ILO project is helping employment centres in Albania to modernize and to assist migrant workers looking for a new job.
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Women entrepreneurs
Better skills mean boosted profits for Somali women
24 June 2014
The ILO is helping women in Somaliland develop successful enterprises by providing them with the right skills.
2013
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From Pakistan
A dream comes true in a motorbike repair shop
15 October 2013
Changing perceptions is sometimes the biggest challenge when it comes to fighting child labour. But dialogue and cooperation is always a good start.
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Rural development
Timor-Leste: When a short road makes a huge difference
01 October 2013
In a country where 75 per cent of the population live in rural areas and 40 per cent are below the poverty line, improving a short stretch of road can mean more jobs and a better quality of life for rural workers and their families.