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Promoting decent work

Ethiopian youth organizations equipped to tackle unemployment with ILO's Youth-to-Youth Fund

The ILO and Edukans Foundation trained ten Ethiopian youth-led organizations to implement employment projects, creating over 1,000 jobs. Supported by the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund, the training focused on project management, financial management, and...

ILOSTAT blog

Beyond the bin: Decent work deficits in the waste management and recycling industry

The waste management and recycling industry faces numerous challenges, including high rates of informality, low wages, and long working hours.

Breaking Barriers

Sustainable Poultry Farming for Ethiopian Women

The ILO ProAgro project working with partners, aims to assist farmers in creating market access by collecting eggs from growers, packing them, and distributing them to the nearest market in Addis Ababa

Enhancing legal frameworks and social dialogue in South Sudan

ILO in partnership with the South Sudan Workers Trade Union Federation (SSWTUF) conducted workshop to enhance the capacity of trade union leaders to understand, advocate for, and protect the rights of migrant workers.

Emerging Insight: The power of technical assistance to unlock investments in the agricultural sector

Strengthening regional collaboration

ILO and Southern African Development Community reinforce commitment to decent work and employment initiatives

District meeting marks new phase in fight against child labour in Uganda’s coffee and tea supply chains

ILO in action

How migrant workers in Thailand are learning more about their rights

The Thai language and labour laws used to leave Soe Moe Oo, a Burmese migrant worker in Thailand feeling helpless. However, after being training by an ILO-supported Migrant Resource Centre, Soe Moe Oo now proudly helps other migrant workers overcome...

Botswana launches advanced Labour Market Information System

Labour in fisheries

Towards decent work for fishers in Viet Nam’s blue economy

A recent workshop convened by the ILO and the Viet Nam Institute of Fisheries and Planning identified key challenges and shared recommendations to improve the working conditions of fishers.

Digitalization and financial inclusion

Indonesian small enterprises transition to responsible digital wage payments

With the help of a responsible wage digitization training programme by the ILO and Apindo, Farid Hidayah and over 100 other small enterprise owners in Central and West Java are learning to navigate this transition, aiming to improve efficiency,...

Qatar’s Ministry of Labour trained on international labour standards and the ILO’s supervisory mechanism

Over 20 staff members from Qatar’s Ministry of Labour were trained on international labour standards and the standard-setting process. Discussions emphasized Qatar’s role in the global standard-setting process as an ILO Member State, with a...

ILO Data

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024: In figures

Overview of main figures from the 'Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024' report

PROSPECTS Impact

From self-taught to certified: Kenya's Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) awards over 600 certificates

Kenya’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) program formally certifies skills acquired by informal economy workers, providing new career opportunities and empowering workers with recognized qualifications for better job prospects.

ILO facilitates tripartite workshop on effective and efficient labour market policies for ARLAC member states

Aligning Tanzania’s labour laws with ILO standards

Tripartite discussion in Tanzania outlines steps to harmonise national laws with international standards, promote fair recruitment practices, and ensure safe and dignified working conditions for all workers, particularly migrants. 

ILO in action in the Philippines

Helping workers' organizations protect the vulnerable and promote compliance

A woman trade union leader from the Philippines rose through the ranks. An ILO project with the US Department of Labour equips and empowers her to promote workers’ rights, labour laws, occupational safety and health, and gender equality,...

ACCEL Africa holds an important training workshop on child labour elimination for Nigeria Employers in the Cocoa supply chain

Video

Enhancing OSH standards: Training farmers and agricultural workers in Lebanon's agricultural sector

Learn about ILO PROSPECTS initiative that aims to raise awareness of OSH in agriculture among farmers and agricultural workers to create decent working conditions and reduce risks in Lebanon.

Interview

Strategic foresight: How are trade unions adapting to transformations in the world of work?

The world of work is experiencing multiple transformations driven by automation and digitalization, environmental changes, (de)globalization, and demographic shifts, among other factors. In this interview, Rafael Peels, Senior Specialist of Workers’...