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Tune in: iUpshift promotes youth Innovation in Music & Entrepreneurship

Through the ILO and UNICEF’s iUPSHIFT programme, young innovators are transforming their passion for music into groundbreaking inventions and sustainable businesses.

Skills development

Training of trainers (ToT) on digital design skills using 3D design software for textile and garment educators and training providers

ILO Viet Nam, in collaboration with VITAS, takes another step forward in advancing digital skills in Viet Nam’s textile and garment sector, with CLO Virtual Fashion Company joining this initiative.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Víctor Meseguer Sánchez, Deputy Director General of Abacus Cooperative

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

Strengthening collective bargaining and freedom of association to protect workers and eliminate child labour in Uganda’s coffee and tea...

As part of efforts to strengthen workers' rights, the ILO, through ACCEL Africa and ACTRAV, organized a workshop (24–26 March 2025) to train Ugandan trade unions on collective bargaining, freedom of association, and organizing workers in the coffee...

Women’s entrepreneurship development opens pathways for decent work for circular migrant workers in Morocco

ILO WAFIRA project’s closing ceremony in Rabat brought together women entrepreneurs and partners to celebrate economic empowerment of rural migrant women. With a successful first phase, plans are underway to expand the project’s approach across...

Nigeria moves to support the expansion of social protection for vulnerable communities at risk of child labour

Nigeria is stepping up action to protect vulnerable households through updated Social Registers, health insurance, and cash transfers in Ondo and Osun States. A strategic meeting organized by the ILO's ACCEL Africa project set the path for expanding...

ILO strengthens youth capacity to advocate for FPRW.

To strengthen the role of young people in promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), the ILO, through the ACCEL Africa project, organized a three-day training in Lagos from 24 to 26 March 2025. Young workers from the Nigeria Labour...

Promoting care at work

ILO-supported daycare transforms lives of working mothers in Addis Ababa

An ILO effort to promote decent work and gender-inclusive workplaces, with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, allowed Woinshet to return to work, ensuring financial stability for her family while providing a safe and nurturing...

EMPLOYMENT Podcast: Global challenges – Global solutions

From data to action: How Employment Impact Assessments inform policy for inclusive job creation

In a world where job creation and economic growth are key priorities, Employment Impact Assessments are becoming essential tools for shaping effective policies that drive lasting change. Our latest podcast features ILO experts Juan Chacaltana and...

Employment in Focus series

Decent work in the Pacific: The role of policy-driven solutions

The Pacific faces enormous employment challenges. Christian Viegelahn, ILO’s Employment Specialist for the Pacific Island countries, explains how National Employment Policies (NEPs) can create decent jobs and positively impact the region's economies.

ILO builds capacity of labour inspectors to promote Occupational Safety and Health in the cocoa, artisanal and small-scale gold mining...

The ILO trained 20 labour inspectors in Ghana on OSH to fight child labour in cocoa and gold mining, through the ACCEL Africa project. The workshop boosted enforcement skills and promoted inter-agency action.

Testimony

Breaking barriers through green employment in Jordan

The inspiring journeys of Samah, Tahani, and Najwa demonstrate how green employment can provide individuals with the tools to improve their lives and contribute to society.

Wilfred Jenks Lecture Series

Bruce Jenks: Multilateralism is not a substitute for leadership

In this inaugural lecture, Bruce Jenks explores different dimensions of multilateralism, including financing, making the case for Global Public Goods (GPGs) and cultivating norms.

Reaching the unreached through workplaces in India’s fight against Tuberculosis

Creating tuberculosis awareness and offering testing directly at worksites is emerging as a promising approach in creating a TB-free population.

From unemployment to agricultural entrepreneurship in Jordan

Omar's story of how determination and support from the Employment-Intensive Investment Programme transformed him from an unemployed graduate into a thriving entrepreneur, impacting his community through sustainable agriculture and beekeeping.

Empowering communities: ILO GET Ahead strengthens livelihoods in tea & coffee value chains in Nanyuki, Kenya

ILO’s ACCEL Africa project trains 25 GET Ahead trainers in Kenya’s Meru and Nyeri counties to empower women and youth with entrepreneurship skills, reduce child labour in tea and coffee sectors, and promote sustainable livelihoods.

Article from the Journal of Human Trafficking

Factors, counter-trafficking programmes, and geographical variations in human trafficking literature (2010–2022)

This paper provides an overview of key findings from human trafficking studies published between 2010 and 2022. It presents recent research trends and interventions on human trafficking.

Strengthening social protection in South Africa, collaborative effort

Empowering waste pickers through negotiation training

Skills development

Empowering women in Viet Nam's textile and garment industry: The importance of training, skills development, and gender equality

Women dominate employment across most occupational groups in the manufacturing industry in Viet Nam, yet the share of women in management positions remains low.