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The empowering journey of a young Timorese cooperative leader and entrepreneur

Through various skills training programmes, a young Timorese cooperative leader has transformed his life and empowered his community toward greater economic resilience and inclusion.

Gender analysis

From data to dignity: Gender-responsive design is strengthening livelihoods in Kenya

The ILO’s Public Private Development Partnership Model (PPDP) Phase 2 project in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley is using gender analysis to design inclusive training, market systems and community initiatives that promote decent work for all.

Greening the lands and building sustainable rural livelihoods in southern Lebanon

Enhancing rural livelihoods through sustainable agriculture, local employment, and climate-resilient infrastructure in the Southern Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon.

Market Systems Development

ILO Market Systems Development approach boosts sustainable livelihoods in Kenya

ILO is strengthening local markets in Kenya’s Nakuru, Narok and Kajiado counties through a Market Systems Development approach that empowers women, youth and persons with disabilities in the fodder and tourism sectors, with funding from the Swedish...

Circular economy

Green Jobs in the Maasai Mara empower women and youth

A new circular economy initiative in Kenya’s Maasai Mara is creating green jobs for women and young people while protecting one of the world’s most treasured ecosystems.

Toward safer seas: Enhancing work conditions in North Kalimantan’s fishing sector in Indonesia

The ILO training programme raises awareness of occupational health standards to help build a safety-first culture in Indonesia's fishing industry.

Creating change, one story at a time

From muddy paths to mountain views: The human face of Himchari’s tourism

Just a few months ago, the road to Himchari waterfall was little more than a rough track - muddy and lined with neglected broken stalls. But step into Himchari Bazar today, and you will find clearer all-weather roads, public toilets, information...

Trainers Equipped to Lead Community Outreach Across the Country

Three rounds of Training of Trainers sessions in Adama, Ethiopia, to strengthen the capacity of regional officials responsible for implementing the National Communication Strategy to Prevent Irregular Migration and Promote Safe Labour Migration...

Building Futures through Employment and Infrastructure

ILO’s work in Somalia tackles unemployment and supports stability

In Somalia, the ILO is building more than roads, it is building futures. Through infrastructure projects, skills training, and labour law reforms, the Organization is tackling youth unemployment, supporting peace, and strengthening partnerships with...

Regional Research Conference Strengthens Evidence-Based Dialogue on Labour Migration and Development in the East and Horn of Africa

“Labour Migration and Development in East and Horn of Africa"

Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in Uganda’s Coffee Sector through WIND Training

The ILO’s ACCEL Africa project and CLEAR Supply Chains initiative trained 23 officials and farmers in Masaka District through the WIND methodology to improve safety, health, and gender inclusion in coffee production. The training strengthened local...

The capacity of the Ethiopian Statistics Service and the E-LMIS team strengthened to apply ICLS Standards in Labour and Migration Statistics

A five-day capacity-building workshop on labour and labour migration statistics was held to deepen participants’ understanding of updated international definitions and measurement approaches in key labour statistics domains, including work,...

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

ILO’s Business Plan Competition fuels Hinda's entrepreneurial journey

Through the ILO’s Business Plan Competition, Hinda Mawlid Ahmed, a Somali refugee living in Ethiopia's Somali Region and mother of four, has significantly expanded her butchery business, demonstrating the transformative impact of targeted...

PROSPECTS podcast - Refugees at Work

How the ILO is redefining refugee livelihoods and advancing host community development

Nick Grisewood, Global Programme Manager for the ILO PROSPECTS Programme, joins the fourth podcast episode to discuss how the ILO has become a central actor in refugee responses and why access to decent work, skills and social protection is key for...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Business Eswatini leads the way in Environmental Social and Governance

Wilfred Jenks Lecture Series

José Alvarez: The ILO and Gender Equality

This introductory lecture describes how the ILO has sought to equalize the economic stakes between men and women by providing sex-disaggregated data that documents gender inequalities throughout the world and by providing standards, policy...

Equal Pay Day

Promoting equal pay through skills and rights awareness

Pay discrimination continues to widen the gender pay gap, even when women and men perform the same work. Nuran Mısılmini, a Syrian textile worker in İstanbul, turned this challenge into an opportunity by joining the ILO’s Work-Based Learning...

Decent work for social cohesion and community resilience in Togo

In northern Togo’s Savanes region, decent work is emerging as a powerful tool to strengthen community resilience and foster peace amid growing social and economic pressures.

Equal Pay Day

How career breaks hold women back and how workplace rights can change that

Career breaks for caregiving often come at a high cost for women, limiting promotions, hindering career advancements and widening the gender pay gap. Didem Bakar’s experience shows how easily care responsibilities can lead to workplace...

Equal Pay Day

Breaking barriers: Challenging the undervaluation of women’s work

Women’s work is too often undervalued, leading to lower pay, fewer opportunities, and deepen the inequalities. Physiotherapist Mizgin Alpkan’s journey, supported by the ILO’s Work-Based Learning Programme, highlights both the challenges and the...