BRICS-ILO Cooperation 2025

BRICS cooperation with the ILO has grown in recent years. They are committed to the spirit featuring mutual respect and understanding, equality, solidarity, openness, inclusiveness, and consensus. Since 2024, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have joined the BRICS as members. Five additional countries will join as partners, bringing the total to 11. For the ILO, this represents an opportunity to expand multilateral work in all regions, as well as to strengthen relations with emerging partners. In 2025, Brazil assumed the presidency, with the main areas of Global South cooperation and BRICS partnerships for social, economic and environmental development.