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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’...

Ghana-EU Business Forum: Catalyzing Growth in Ghana's Textile and Garment Industry

The ILO's Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project played a key role in the Ghana-EU Business Forum's panel on textiles, highlighting opportunities for growth, the essential role of female entrepreneurs, and the industry's potential to drive...

International Youth Day

International Youth Day 2024: Tanzania unveils amended National Youth Development Policy

Indonesia

Women still struggle to juggle paid work and unpaid care work

In Indonesia, Natalia, a mother of three, spends more than 100 hours on unpaid care work. Her story shows the plight of women juggling paid work and care responsibilities.

Youth at the centre of employment policies

Empowering Kericho county's youth: Successful completion of SIYB training of trainers

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Sensitization and Action: Nairobi’s Journey in Combatting Child Labour

To mark the World Day Against Child Labour, Nairobi's Kamukunji Constituency recently hosted a pivotal event bringing together Government, Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs), community leaders, and concerned citizens.

Opinion editorial (Op-Ed)

Spark change to secure our future

August marks International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples and International Youth Day. Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO Country Office for the Philippines explains that the challenges youth and indigenous peoples face require collective...

Myanmar

The village entrepreneur

Si Thu Phyo, a 17-year-old from War Taw Kone village, quit school when he was 12 years old following his parents' divorce. Raised alongside his three siblings by their grandfather, financial struggles soon forced him into dangerous fishing work, but...

Improving South Africa’s critical skills list: enhancing labour market responsiveness

Myanmar

My childhood dream

Mi Eizali Myat Mon Oo, a teenage girl from a migrant household in Myanmar, had a passion for sewing since childhood but had to leave school in grade 10 due to financial strain. She successfully completed a three-month sewing course supported by the...

Myanmar

Smiling towards a brighter future

Chit Yin Htoo, a 14-year-old, had to leave school to work due to his father's illness and his family's debt, earning just 3,000 Kyat (US$1.4) for long hours of labour. His parents attended awareness sessions on child labour supported by the ILO and...

Domestic workers

New rights for domestic workers in Thailand

In a significant step forward, Thailand has given domestic workers many of the same labour protections enjoyed by workers employed in other sectors. Anna Engblom, the Chief Technical Adviser of ILO’s TRIANGLE in ASEAN programme, supported by the...

Unlocking Opportunities: Empowering Youth and Women in Yemen

Through emergency employment, entrepreneurship training, and apprenticeship programmes, the joint ERRY III project has transformed the lives of vulnerable youth and women in Yemen. Six young women and men share their inspiring stories of resilience,...

Interview

Care economy should be a state investment

Early Dewi Nuriana, ILO’s Programme Coordinator for Care Economy, explains the importance of understanding the strategic role of the care economy in increasing women's involvement in the workforce. This interview is an excerpt from the interview...

Interview

How to enhance effective participation of trade unions in ILO Development cooperation?

Development cooperation is a key means of ILO action for delivering decent work and realizing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially at the country level. How to enhance the participation and engagement of Workers ’Organizations in...

ILOSTAT blog

The true value of a paycheck: Understanding PPP-adjusted income statistics

Learn how the latest purchasing power parity (PPP) updates on ILOSTAT improve our ability to compare income-related statistics across countries, which is essential to having an accurate understanding of global economic disparities.

ILO-Magdalene social experiment: Women spend 100 hours of unpaid care work a week

The ILO-Magdalene’s social experiment reveals that women can spend more than 100 hours per week on unpaid care work. They even could double their earnings if care work was considered a paying, productive job.

Skills and Industry

Aligning Skills with Industry Needs: Workshop Contributes to Rwanda's Sectoral Skills Development Initiative

Enterprise development

Union leader ventures as entrepreneur to create jobs

A former union leader grows his shirt printing business, creates jobs and fosters responsible and safe workplaces.