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Just transition

Geologist shapes a just transition, sustainable energy in the Philippines

A female geologist, supervisor, and union leader champions a just transition within the Philippines' geothermal sector to ensure a sustainable future for workers and the environment.

Child Labour

Beyond declaration-How Pauwadungma Rural Municipality is sustaining its Child Labour Free Zone status

A Child Labour Free Zone declaration is not an end point. Sustainability depends on continued political commitment, local systems, adequate resources and timely support for children and families facing vulnerability.

Kenya

Private Employment Agencies in EHoA Establish a Regional Confederation to Advance Fair Recruitment

The establishment of a regional confederation of private employment agencies from six East and Horn of Africa countries to promote fair recruitment, strengthen cooperation and enhance migrant worker protection.

Kenya

Private employment agencies in EHoA establish a Regional confederation to advance fair recruitment

The establishment of a regional confederation of private employment agencies from six East and Horn of Africa countries to promote fair recruitment, strengthen cooperation and enhance migrant worker protection.

Inclusive growth through a Market Systems Development (MSD) approach

Expanding Impact: Public-Private Development Partnerships (PPDP) project enters phase 2 in Nakuru, Kajiado, and Narok Counties

Following the Public Private Development Partnerships (PPDP) project phase 1's achievements in Nakuru and Narok, the expansion into Kajiado County aims to address challenges in agriculture, eco-tourism, and green industries.

Trade for Decent Work Project in Mongolia - Phase 2

Young workers strengthen their knowledge of labour rights and decent work in Mongolia

ILO training equips young workers with practical knowledge to promote safer, fairer and more inclusive workplaces.

ILO Voices | Occupational safety and health

A mine doesn’t forgive mistakes

After 19 years as a miner, Ivan Katolik knows how important it is to put safety and health first. ILO training is strengthening his role in promoting workers’ voices and safer mining in Kazakhstan.

Better Work Egypt

Beyond the training room: Building factory ownership through people

Sustainable workplace improvement does not end when trainings conclude. Through Better Work Egypt's Factory Ambassador Programme, factory representatives are applying new skills, strengthening workplace dialogue and taking greater ownership of...

Just energy transition

Learning from the ILO: Looking at skills development through the lens of a Just Energy Transition

An ILO workshop on a just energy transition, organized with Airlangga University, has given a government skills development official a new perspective on how training can prepare people to learn, adapt and grow with change.

ILO training promotes safer coffee farming in Kenya

Coffee farmers and local stakeholders in Meru and Nyeri counties are strengthening occupational safety and health in coffee production through practical, low-cost solutions using the ILO’s participatory WIND methodology.

Just transition

Japan’s SME decarbonization calls for just transition finance

As Japan’s automotive sector decarbonizes, SMEs face growing pressure to adapt. A just transition will require not only new technologies and finance, but also skills development, workforce support and targeted policies to ensure no one is left...

Voices and insights on social protection and migration in the South Asia–Gulf corridor

Ageing migrant populations require new approaches to social protection

The first paper in the ILO STREAM Programme's Voices and Insights series examines how ageing among long-term migrant workers is exposing gaps in social protection across the migration corridor linking South Asia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)...

Opinion editorial

Will AI take Filipino jobs? The answer depends on what we do now

The Opinion editorial explores how the Philippines can harness artificial intelligence and the clean-energy transition to create decent work and shared prosperity through skills development, strong institutions and closer cooperation among...

Digital transformation

Digitalized e-contracts and e-wages: A new era for labour rights in Jordan

Through digital wage payments and a unified electronic contract system for private education workers, Jordan is improving labour protections, promoting women's financial inclusion and strengthening compliance with labour standards.

Op-ed

Beyond the unemployment rate: Timor-Leste's real jobs challenge

Tendy Gunawan, ILO Rural Development TVET Officer in Timor-Leste, looks beyond Timor-Leste’s low unemployment rate to reveal the deeper challenge of limited decent and productive job opportunities. This opinion editorial was published by Tatoli,...

Kericho coffee farmers put WIND safety improvements into action

Coffee farmers in Kericho County are applying practical, low-cost solutions to improve occupational safety and health on their farms while reducing risks for workers and children. The initiative is supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project,...

Just energy transition

Entrepreneurship skills help communities in Indonesia build new livelihoods beyond coal

Through the ILO's Regional Innovation Initiative for a Just Energy Transition (IKI-JET), three trainers are helping workers and communities in Indonesia build new livelihoods through entrepreneurship.

labour market

Zanzibar strengthens labour market intelligence

Zanzibar is moving closer to a fully operational Labour Market Information System that will give policymakers stronger evidence to anticipate skills needs, shape employment policies and better connect people with opportunities.

Our impact, their voices

A young Indonesian looks beyond coal towards a greener South Sumatra

Marking International Youth Day, an ILO initiative inspires a university student in South Sumatra to look beyond coal and towards a greener future for his province.

Our impact, their voices

Powering Moldova’s green future: How skills training opened new doors for a young woman

A young woman in Moldova is turning skills training into a career in renewable energy, as an ILO project funded by Liechtenstein and Austria helps modernize vocational education and prepare a new generation of workers for the country’s green...