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United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: 12 September 2024

Ahead of the Summit of the Future: the ILO at highest levels joins forces in celebrating South-South Day 2024

On Global South-South Cooperation Day, the International Labour Organization (ILO) celebrates the solidarity among Global South countries, highlighting shared histories and progress achieved through mutual cooperation. The ILO has consistently...

A deep dive into social protection for Lebanon’s agricultural workers and farmers

Confronting poverty of Lebanon’s agricultural workers: An integrated approach to extending social insurance to agricultural workers in Lebanon

ILO Voices | Social protection

A social protection benefit transformed our daily lives

Astou Gningue, a mother of 10 children living in Senegal, sells fruit and other products to support her family. A social protection benefit has helped her to support her family’s basic needs when she could not work and enabled her to grow her...

THAMM programme

Awareness-raising videos promote fair and ethical recruitment practices in Egypt

Advancing awareness on fair and ethical recruitment principles and practices for Egyptian workers abroad and private employment agencies.

Informal economy

Coffee farmers in Viet Nam face a wide range of risks and vulnerabilities

Due to widespread informality, coffee farmers in Viet Nam face various risks and vulnerabilities, highlighting the need for enhanced cooperation across the sector’s value chain.

ILO Success story

Small business goes green and creates jobs in rural Moldova

After decades of working abroad, Anatolie Peancovschi managed to start a car wash using an environment-friendly technology in his home village in the Republic of Moldova. Thanks to ILO support, he was able to expand his small business now employing...

ILO Data

World Social Protection Report 2024-26: In figures

11 - 12 September 2024

ILO's involvement in the upcoming WorldSkills Conference 2024: Shaping the Future of Skills and Work

Looking Back: ILO catches up with Usman and the Shehu’s 10 Years after being rescued from Child Labour

Usman Abdullahi and Hafsat Shehu, once child labourers, transformed their lives through the ILO  Eliminating child labour in West Africa and strengthening sub-regional cooperation through ECOWAS (ECOWAS II) Project, which provided education and...

Volume 163 No. 3 September 2024

ILO ProAgro and Government of Ethiopa

Ethiopia launches first Sector Skills Body for Agro-processing through ILO support

The ILO supports the government’s efforts to link Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), enhance industry partnerships, and promote employability for the many young graduates entering the job market.

National Economic Development and Labour Council (Nedlac) partnership

Nedlac and ILO Champion Social Dialogue Across Africa

Promoting decent work

The ILO trains a new cohort of Financial Education Trainers in Ethiopia

The ILO trained 20 Business Development Service providers in Ethiopia as candidate certified national trainers, enhancing financial literacy to empower businesses and communities across the country.

Our impact, Their voices

From Qatar to entrepreneurship: Ahad's journey of skills development and resilience

Abdul Ahad's journey took him from working as an electrician in Qatar to opening his own electrical and refrigeration workshop in Bangladesh with the support from the ILO’s Skills 21 project funded by the European Union. Despite setbacks, his...

Our impact, their voices

New career paths for youth in Jordan: a documentary

Young people discuss their journey through the labour market and their new career paths in different parts of the country through the Job Search Club Initiative.

SEDWAY: Chesvingo Safe Market

From a life of struggle to stability: Dzatutwa’s story

Introduced to vending by his mother since he was in grade six, aged eleven, Dzatutwa Mudonhi, now 48, has been navigating the challenging world of street vending. This has been all the life he knows, having learned from his mother, a seasoned vendor...

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

From refugee to entrepreneur: ILO’s mentorship transforms Fatima’s small business

Fatima Khalif Abdi, a Somalian refugee in Ethiopia and mother of five, transformed her maize business with support from Business Plan Competition, expanding her offerings and setting ambitious goals for the future.

Informal economy

Simple registration and tax incentives are key measures to drive formalization

Simplified registration, provision of tax incentives and extension of social insurance are among successful measures for fostering formalization in other countries that Viet Nam could learn from.

Voices from ILO PROSPECTS

From volunteer to firefighter: Sara's journey of saving lives with Recognition of Prior Learning

An inspiring journey of Sara Waithera from Kenya, who has become certified professional firefighter through Recognition of Prior Learning policy introduced by the Government of Kenya with support from the ILO.

Skills development

Training course enhances skills in 3D design software for textile and garment educators

ILO Viet Nam, in collaboration with VITAS and C.S.P Co., Ltd., recently organized a training course to introduce 3D design technology to educators in the textile and garment sector. The program equipped 19 lecturers with skills in using Style3D...