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Enterprise development and artificial intelligence

From farm to jam: A dragon fruit entrepreneur’s sweet digital leap

A Filipino farmer’s journey from fresh produce to dragon fruit jam shows how ILO’s training in the Philippines is transforming micro, small and medium-sized enterprises through artificial intelligence and digital skills.

This is social justice

Floating agriculture allows farmers to invest in sustainable crops in Bangladesh

Shakti Kirtauniyya from Bangladesh grows rice during the dry season and vegetables on floating rafts during the wet season. Kirtauniyya shows how traditional farming practices and affordable investments in sustainable crops preserve the environment...

Impact story

A refugee tailor’s neighbourhood shop goes digital in Kenya

Saleh Wamwabi, a skilled refugee tailor from Kakuma Refugee Camp, joined the Jamii Biashara initiative through the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) Turkana Chapter under the ILO PROSPECTS Innovation Challenge. After Digitalize...

Action toward shared prosperity through dialogue, skills, and inclusion

Trade Unions in South Africa lead the way for fairer productivity gains

Ghana-Switzerland exchange: Lessons in innovation and sustainability for the textile and garment industry

ILO Leads final stage of the Southern African Development Community Labour Market Observatory development

Building Dreams from Small Beginnings

Kalembe Allen, a 31-year-old mother of four from Kiyuga in Mukono District, Uganda, has faced the full weight of migration’s challenges and the struggle to rebuild from scratch. After completing Senior Four, she worked tirelessly to care for her...

This is social justice

From working in the informal economy to union leader in Brazil

Jani Cleide da Silva once made a living in the informal economy, but she is now a union leader and a social worker at a sports centre in Brazil. Da Silva explains how decent work and social justice are about ensuring everyone’s rights.

Skills development

Philippe N’dri Calls for Greater Investment in Skills Development Across Africa

In this interview, Dr Philippe N’dri, President of RAFPRO, highlights why stronger investment in skills development and coordinated financing across Africa is essential for boosting enterprise productivity, strengthening national training systems,...

Productivity ecosystems for decent work

Leading with purpose: Hanh champions women’s voice in Viet Nam’s manufacturing future

In Viet Nam, women account for nearly half of the workforce, yet they remain overrepresented in lower-paying jobs and continue to earn less than men on average, even when performing work of equal value.

Ghana launches its first Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) profile

Ghana has released its first Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Profile, outlining major system gaps, inspector shortages, informal sector risks, and a roadmap for a coordinated national OSH policy. Supported by the ILO, the profile will guide...

World Statistics Day

Viet Nam’s labour statistics: From modernization to global alignment

As the world celebrates World Statistics Day on 20 October, Viet Nam’s journey in developing a modern and internationally aligned labour statistics system stands out as a story of innovation, resilience, and cooperation.

Juliet’s Return from South Africa and Her Path to Business Growth

Busingye Juliet, a 49-year-old single mother of two, left Uganda for South Africa in search of better livelihood opportunities. In South Africa, she worked as a saleslady while raising her two children, hoping the move would create a more stable...

Teresa’s journey from failed ventures to financial confidence in Ghana

In Adonoi, Ghana, entrepreneur Teresa Oppong turned her five small businesses into a story of resilience and financial empowerment. Through financial literacy training supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project, she learned to budget, plan, and...

From cocoa fields to a brighter future: Divine’s journey

In Ondo State, Nigeria, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project is transforming lives once defined by child labour. Divine, who began working on cocoa and palm oil farms at age nine, is now building a future through skills training in makeup artistry.

ILOSTAT blog

Those left behind: the forgotten in the fight against global poverty

On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the ILO explores progress and gaps in addressing all forms of poverty for workers, their families and communities.

PROSPECTS Impact

From daily labourers to skilled entrepreneurs: How plumbing training transformed lives in Ethiopia

In the dusty streets of Kebribeyah town, a quiet transformation is underway. What began as a three-month plumbing training at the Kebribeyah Vocational Training Satellite Center has changed into a thriving business, so far changing the lives of four...

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Youth driving change: Skills development and decent work to break the poverty cycle

To mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, the ILO shares the stories of Patricia (Peru) and Fátima (Mexico), two young women who show how skills development and decent work can break the cycle of poverty.

Enhancing National Capacity in Labour and Migration Data Production in Somalia and South Sudan

Technical teams from Somalia and South Sudan spent a week in Addis Ababa getting hands-on with the building blocks of their respective Labour Force and Migration Surveys, from sampling design and digital data collection to validation workflows,...

Global training in Doha strengthens action toward fair recruitment and labour rights

The ILO, ITCILO and Qatar's Ministry of Labour brought together 60 participants from over 20 countries in Doha for a week-long training on fair recruitment, covering everything from forced labour prevention to gender and data-driven policymaking,...