News from projects funded by the EU

Occupational safety and health

Ensuring a safe, healthy and child-labour-free work in production and the supply chain

In Viet Nam’s booming coffee and agricultural industries, safe and healthy working conditions and the prevention of child labour are more crucial than ever. A recent training initiative, led by the ILO and the Dak Nong Cooperative Alliance empowered...

Iraq, ILO and partners launch the National Social Security Awareness Campaign

Iraq’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the ILO, in cooperation with the European Union, UNICEF and the World Food Programme, launch a national bloc for awareness of social security in Iraq.

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Training on TVET institution management and improvement to promote agroforestry products in Timor-Leste

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO), under the European Union-funded Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project, recently held a transformative five-day workshop on Technical and Vocational Education and Training...

Social protection

A strengthened social protection system will boost climate resilience in Viet Nam

Viet Nam has made considerable progress in building and expanding its social protection system, a critical asset as the nation faces mounting challenges from climate change. The recent launch of the "World Social Protection Report 2024-2026" in...

RBCLAC project

Second phase of Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean project launched

The second phase of the Responsible Business Conduct project in Latin America and the Caribbean was launched to foster sustainable and inclusive growth across nine countries. Running through 2028, this phase will promote responsible business aligned...

Latin America

Regional forum promotes dialogue on trade, responsible business conduct and decent work

In Santiago, Chile, representatives from governments, businesses, unions, and civil society engaged in dialogue on the role of trade in promoting decent work and sustainability. Organized by the ILO and ECLAC, the Forum highlighted the importance of...

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Empowering Timor-Leste’s vanilla farmers through intensive training of trainers on vanilla cultivation

The ILO-EU Agroforestry Skills Project launches an intensive three-day Training of Trainers (ToT) in Aileu Municipality, Timor-Leste to enhance the skills with best practices of vanilla cultivation of farmers, NGO technical staff, and...

Global Launch of the CLEAR Supply Chains project

The global launch of the “Ending Child Labour in Supply Chains” (CLEAR Supply Chains) project took place during the World of Coffee event, a major coffee specialty trade show organized in Copenhagen, Denmark, at the Bella Center Exhibition Hall,...

SOLIFEM Project

Celebrating Egypt's sustainable champions for formalization practices

Egyptian leading companies drive formalization and sustainability in their core operations, setting inspiring examples for others to follow.

ILO regional seminar tackled NEET challenges to boost youth employment in the southern Mediterranean

Under the EU-funded regional project in support to Youth NEETs in the Southern Mediterranean, the ILO and ITCILO organised a regional training seminar for effective policy-making to engage Youth NEETs.

INSS staff in Angola trained in simplifying bureaucratic processes

30 INSS employees attended the workshop.

ILO and UNDP build capacity for trade unions on Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction

Around 20 members of the trade union federations in Angola were trained in Trade Union Leadership and Participation to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Uganda

Collective bargaining in Uganda’s coffee supply chain

The CLEAR Supply Chains project trained employers and workers in the coffee sector on collective bargaining.

National Conference Paves Pathways to Formalizing Iraq's Informal Economy

In collaboration with the Government of Iraq and with funding by the EU, the conference brought together national and international stakeholders to foster a unified approach to formalizing the country’s economy.

Forced labour

Tackling Forced Labour in Indonesia’s Fishery and Palm Oil Sectors

ILO Indonesia hosted a crucial refresher workshop in Bandung on 2-3 October 2024 to strengthen the understanding of forced labour among government representatives, employers, and workers' organizations.

Empowering beekeeping in Tunisia: ILO’s support for sustainable livelihoods through the Social and Solidarity Economy

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has long championed the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) as a transformative tool for sustainable development and poverty reduction. In Tunisia, this approach is bearing fruit in innovative ways,...

CLEAR Supply Chains project in Uganda

Child labour due diligence capacity building in Uganda

Responsible business conduct is a key component of any action towards the prevention and elimination of child labour in supply chains. As part of an ILO capacity building programme on child labour due diligence and other fundamental principles and...

Media for Change: ILO's Impact on Media Development in Southern Tunisia

Nefzawa in Southern Tunisia illustrates the power of community-driven media in fostering social change and economic resilience. Supported by the ILO’s Jeun'ESS initiative, Nefzawa has transformed from a community radio station into a dynamic media...

STRENGTHEN2

Awareness-raising event in Malawi advances employment impact assessment and job creation

STRENGTHEN2

Employment impact assessment capacity for national stakeholders enhanced in Malawi