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Entrepreneurial skills empower women of East Nusa Tenggara to build businesses
Women in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) benefit from the ILO training programmes held with its partners. The women participants are able to increase their incomes and realize their dreams. These are the stories of Bibi Dida and Semaya Atamai.
Strong out of the gate with follow through
Ned Toffey– General Manager, Spendthrift Farm, Lexington, KY
ILO provided Skills need anticipation and matching training in Ethiopia
21 October 2021; Addis Ababa; Ethiopia: (News) The International Labour Organization, under global program on skills & lifelong learning (GPSL3) – Ethiopia, has conducted a three-day long Skills need anticipation and matching training at Hawasa,...
ILO Strengthens Labour Inspection System in Ethiopia
13 October 2021 (News) Addis Ababa; Ethiopia: As part of strengthening bilateral relationship and improving labour inspection in regional bureau of labour and social affairs of Ethiopia, the ILO CO Addis Ababa has signed an agreement and handed over...
Blog
Confronting the pandemic with gender-equal business development for economic growth. By Viky Giulietti, Specialist in employers’ activities.
The COVID-19 situation is different from previous socio-economic crises in its depth and breadth. However, as in previous crises, women and men are not feeling its consequences the same way
ILO workshop with tripartite partners sheds light on maternity protection in Iraq
The workshop is part of efforts to support progress towards Iraq’s ratification of ILO Maternity Protection Convention, 2000 (No. 183).
A Graduate of an Apprenticeship Programme becomes International Chef
Neema’s story shows how far apprenticeship programmes can take young Africans towards skills development and employment opportunities.
Promoting Inclusivity through Creativity
Christina Cannarella - Founder/CVO/Nurse/Mother/ Actress, Mother Road Studios, Tarzana, CA
ILO Voices | Skills for Youth
From war to peace: A refugee’s journey to a new life with new skills
Morshed Ali, 24 arrived in Turkey seven years ago after fleeing the war in Syria. He had to learn a new language, new skills and adapt to life in a foreign country. Yet he overcame the odds and graduated as an architect four years later.
Preserving the past creates future work
Raymond Roy – Master Tour Guide, Preservation Society of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Sung Ho Kim, International Cooperation Department, KFCC
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperative and wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy makers, researchers and practitioners from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during...
ILO collaborates with NASCENT Research and Development Organisation to implement direct interventions to eliminate child labour within...
The program of action will support children aged 14-17 years in vocational training and provide post-training support and transition from school to work, as well as referral of children to the formal education system.
COVID-19 and agricultural investments in Africa: the year 2020 in review
The ILO’s Social Finance Programme has collaborated with the Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) since 2012, developing knowledge to improve the social impact of agricultural investments. In this article, we reflect on the last 12...
Teach it to keep it going
Demond (Big Chief) Melancon - Contemporary beader and artist, Mardi Gras Indian, New Orleans, LA
A young entrepreneur rises above the COVID-19 pandemic
Through the ILO’s enterpreneurship training programmes, a young entrepreneur in South Sulawesi is able to rebuild his business. The programmes are part of the UN joint programme focusing on employment and livelihoods.
COOP Champions
Ayşe Turunç Kankal, ILO Office for Turkey in Ankara
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...
It’s not work, it’s our way of life
Herb Namohala- Surf Instructor and Community Leader, Kapalina Beach, Oahu, HI
Value chains
Review of the Voluntary Code of Good Practices on Decent Work in the Banana Industry
A tripartite guide is improving working conditions in a significant Philippine industry
SDG target 8.7
The United Nations system supports Côte d'Ivoire in its strategic planning of priority actions to combat child labour.
The challenge for the Government is to achieve a real synergy of action between all actors, both public and private, technical and financial partners and civil society organisations, at both central and decentralised levels
Asia-Pacific labour market insights
Labour productivity trends in Asia and the Pacific highlight uneven COVID-19 impacts
Enhanced labour productivity is key to boost living standards and is prioritized in the Sustainable Development Goals. In Asia and the Pacific, growth in labour productivity has been instrumental in reducing poverty in recent decades.
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