News from projects funded by the EU

Syria and the ILO strengthen government capacity to turn strategy into measurable results

Training programme equips Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour officials with practical tools to strengthen strategic planning, project implementation and results-based monitoring.

World Youth Skills Day

From certificate to career: closing the skills mismatch

This Op-Ed by Max Tuñón, Country Director, ILO Bangladesh was published by The Daily Star, one of the leading English newspapers in Bangladesh on 15 July 2026 to mark the World Youth Skills Day.

Local economic development

Communities in Toledo take a leading role in shaping local economic development

Community-led consultations and Local Action Group formation meetings across three Toledo villages are laying the groundwork for sustainable economic development through skills training, inclusive participation, and locally owned planning under the...

Building pathways to decent work for Lebanon's most vulnerable

With European Union support, the ILO has worked alongside Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs to help transform social assistance into a gateway to jobs, livelihoods and economic inclusion.

Our impact, their voices

Growing skills, growing opportunities: Two trainers transforming cocoa cultivation in Timor-Leste

The ILO's Agroforestry Skills and Employment Resilience Project, funded by the European Union, is strengthening skills in cocoa cultivation, enabling participants to improve farming practices and create new opportunities for their communities.

New digital tool helps Malaysian employers strengthen occupational safety and health

A safe and healthy workplace is a fundamental right. In Malaysia, a new digital tool is helping employers assess risks, strengthen compliance, and extend that protection to every worker.

ILO-UNODC Partnership

Joint initiative strengthens protection for Indonesian women migrant workers

A joint ILO-UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) initiative under the EU-funded PROTECT project is building capacity and coordination to counter trafficking and exploitation across five Indonesian districts with high levels of labour...

Investment facilitation for decent work

Strengthening the role of Investment Promotion Agency in promoting quality Foreign Direct Investment and the creation of more and better jobs

Labour migration

Turning commitments into systems: KP2MI study visit to the Philippine Department of Migrant Workers

Indonesia draws on Philippine experience to strengthen protection systems for migrant fishers.

Social protection

Egypt strengthens social health protection to advance universal health coverage

Egypt has taken another step towards strengthening its social health protection system and advancing universal health coverage through enhanced institutional capacities and stronger collaboration among the national institutions responsible for...

Capacity building

The role of employers organizations in EU–North Africa talent partnerships: from labour shortages to shared solutions

Employers' organizations and institutional partners met in Turin to explore how demand-driven Talent Partnerships can address labour shortages while promoting skills development and fair labour mobility.

Government institutions strengthen collaboration to advance agroforestry value chains in Timor-Leste

The ILO, with support from the European Union, supports stronger government collaboration to develop sustainable agroforestry value chains and promote resilient livelihoods in Timor-Leste.

National dialogue set to strengthen TVET governance in Syria

Government, social partners and international organizations discussed ways to strengthen Syria’s TVET system and align skills training with labour market needs.

Social protection

Building stronger labour journalism to inform Viet Nam's future of work

An ILO initiative is strengthening journalists’ capacity to report on labour, wages and social protection, supporting more informed public dialogue as Viet Nam’s world of work continues to evolve.

METI project empowers trade unions to shape inclusive trade and investment policies in Jordan

ILO–EU initiative brings Jordanian workers’ representatives into dialogue on employment-centred trade and investment reforms that support decent work and inclusive growth.

Honduras Shows a “Red Card” to Child Labour and Strengthens Measures in the Coffee Sector

The International Labor Organization (ILO), in coordination with stakeholders in the coffee sector, local authorities, and development partners, commemorated the World Day Against Child Labour in Honduras with a national event held in San Juan,...

Y-NEET project

Southern Mediterranean countries explore new pathways for young people not in employment, education or training to reconnect with...

Through regional peer learning and practical exchanges in Catalonia, representatives from ministries and public employment services across the Southern Mediterranean explored approaches to better reach, support and engage young people not in...

Civil society organizations strengthen cross-border protection for women migrant workers and children in South-East Asia

While trafficking and exploitative recruitment operate across borders, protection efforts often remain fragmented. The PROTECT Regional Civil Society Forum, organized by the ILO in collaboration with UN Women, UNICEF and UNODC, brought frontline...

Labour migration

Thailand strengthens capacity of early-career labour inspectors to better protect workers in hard-to-reach sectors

Labour inspectors gained practical skills to strengthen worker protection and address forced labour risks in fishing, agriculture and domestic work.

Labour migration

Regional effort drives stronger labour protection for migrant fishers in tuna supply chains

Stakeholders from South-East Asia and the Pacific identified priority actions on fair recruitment, grievance mechanisms and labour-sensitive inspections.