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Improving access to protection and remedy for victims of human trafficking in Belgium and the Netherlands

A new technical study, launched by the ILO Brussels office, analyzes the challenges faced by victims of human trafficking to access protection and remedy in Belgium and the Netherlands.

More women in leadership for a sustainable garment and textile industry in Ethiopia.

The ILO Siraye programme on advancing decent work and inclusive industrialization has launched a leadership development intervention on March 2021 as part of its women empowerment objective.

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.

ILO Voices | Rural women

A small dam brings a village back to life

Saida Zouaoui, who lives in Tunisia, has always wanted to carry on her father's legacy, building dams in the Berber tradition. With courage and determination, she convinced the local authorities to support her idea. Today, the municipality of...

Informal Economy

Uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 presents an opportunity for Vanuatu entrepreneurs

With COVID-19 still ravaging the Pacific, the UN Joint Informal Economies Recovery Project has arrived at the ideal time to assist businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, community projects, youth and women's groups, innovative and creative solution...

Informal Economy

Designing His Future - Josaia Matewai – Entrepreneur’s Journey (FIJI)

Josaia Matewai explains his role in the rapidly evolving visual arts sector in Fiji.

Balancing a sweet family tradition with change

Tom Morse – Owner and Sugarmaker, Morse Farm Maple Sugarworks, Montpelier, VT

Communicating during emergencies is critical to success

Carrigan Bennett- Sergeant & Highway Police Officer, Aurora Police Department, Aurora, Colorado

Digital skills provide bright opportunities in COVID-hit Indonesia

ILO-sponsored e-commerce training, offered as part of a UN joint programme, is empowering participants and small business owners to expand their reach and market.

ILO Voices | Digital labour

From refugee to digital worker

For Thon Mabior Jok, a young refugee from Kakuma camp in Kenya, working on a digital platform has meant some extra income but there are many challenges.

The ILO brings together experts in Europe to discuss the development of its campaign on child labour in global supply chains.

The workshop brought together experts from a variety of fields, including public relations and communications specialists, behavioural scientists, and activists who provided input from their own experience in campaigning on child labour that helped...

With the right support, anyone can become someone special

Carl Kuo – Owner, Mission Ink Tattoo & Piercing, Christian Calinsky- Body piercer and homeless youth advocate, San Francisco, CA

ILO InfoStory

ILO Global Call to Action for a Human-centred Recovery

What measures are needed to achieve a recovery from the COVID-19 crisis that is inclusive, sustainable and resilient? Find out more about the ILO roadmap to convert the moral and political aspiration of leaving no one behind into concrete action, in...

Questions and Answers: ILO Employment Policy Gateway

The new ILO Employment Policy Gateway is a unique worldwide reference and source of information on national employment policies, and strategies to promote youth employment. The official launch of the Employment Policy Gateway will take place on 19...

Interview

Herder’s peer-to-peer approach to extend social protection to herders

In September 2020, 32 herders, herder cooperative representatives, lifelong education teachers, social insurance officers, and trade union delegates from five soums (lower administration unit of the province) in Zavkhan province attended a two-day...

Combating child labour in cocoa farming

Focus on WIND: an ILO integrated approach to eliminate child labour in cocoa farming

Abidjan (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) through the ACCEL Africa project (Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour in African Supply Chains), and its partners from the National Agency for Rural Development...

Building strong connections with people by listening

Roy Lee Wigginton- Distillery Events & Marketing Manager, Maker’s Mark Distillery, Loretto, KY

ILO Voices | Social protection

COVID-19 and my disability won’t stop my search for work

Voices from our partners: Thomas Thomas of the ASEAN CSR Network

“I hope we will soon reach a stage when no one has to choose between principles and profits. It will only be principled profits.” – Thomas Thomas

International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) partner to eliminate child labour through school...

This partnership comes at a critical time, as COVID-19 has contributed to rising rates of school dropouts, including because of the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic, as well as periodic school closures.