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Skill development for refugees

Women defy gender norms, access vocational training on hard labour occupations in Ethiopia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners have introduced tailored courses, empowering refugee and host community members to gain professional skills and pursue meaningful careers.

ILO Voices | Labour migration

A job changed my life as a refugee

War in Syria forced Syrian Abdel Halim al Qasir and his family to flee to the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan. Becoming a facilitator for the ILO’s Job Search Club project and helping other refugees inside the camp find new careers and job...

Enhancing decent employment in Kenya through effective labour inspection

The rights of employees, prevention of abuses at workplaces, and the promotion of economic and social development are some of the positive results of effective labour inspection. In Kenya, labour inspection helps in the achievement of a successful...

Op-ed

Skilled, essential but undervalued. It’s time to solve the domestic work paradox

Despite performing a huge range of skilled tasks around the home, domestic workers’ efforts often go unrecognised in terms of pay and working conditions. To mark Domestic Workers Day, 16 June 2023, Anna Engblom, Chief Technical Adviser of ILO’s...

Our impact, Their voices

Empowering women in the manufacturing industry: A Pakistani SME’s journey towards gender equality, workplace cooperation and decent work

A leading sock manufacturer implemented SCORE Training to tackle workers’ safety concerns while improving equal opportunities and awareness on gender equality.

The Changing Nature of work

Robert Chandis, Retired Human Resources Executive, Savannah, Georgia

Our impact, their voices

Children leave work, return to school and gain access to safe spaces through ILO project in Jordan

Through the establishment of local committees and centres across Jordan, the ILO has been addressing child labour in the country’s agricultural sector. It supported communities and families to send hundreds of Jordanians and Syrian refugee children...

Promoting decent work practices through labour inspection in Kenya

Kenya's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, through its entities the Directorate of Occupation Safety and Health (DOSH) and the Department of Labour (DoL), plays a pivotal role in institutionalizing international labour standards and promoting...

ILO Voices | Child labour

I was a child labourer, now I work to prevent it

Daniel Berruezo knows first-hand what child labour is. He worked from the age of seven in Argentina’s tobacco sector in the province of Salta. Now he is part of a regional effort to eliminate child labour through his work at Salta’s Ministry of...

ACCEL Cote d'Ivoire

Taking stock of initiatives to expand access to Universal Health Coverage (CMU) for cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire: Assessment and...

In Côte d'Ivoire, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project piloted an innovative approach to extend Universal Health Coverage (CMU) to vulnerable cocoa farmers. Stakeholders from cooperatives, cocoa exporters and health centers who participated in the first...

ACCEL Africa: Advancing Responsible Gold Mining for Livelihoods and Rights

The video presents the approaches undertaken by the ACCEL Africa project in Mali, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire to foster the formalization of the ASGM sector in the three target countries, providing insights from miners, local leaders, Government’s...

ACCEL Africa: World Day Against Child Labour 2023

ILO Voices | Just transition

A just transition to a new, greener life

Cristina Carro lost her job as a quarry truck driver when the coal mines in Spain shut down as part of the government's commitment to fight climate change. A government-led “just transition” project helped Cristina find a new job, restoring a...

Leaving the gold mining site and going back to school: Eliminating child labour in Nigeria

In the small village of Kuchiko, the ILO ACCEL Africa project is helping young girls like Maimunat go back to school and pursue their dreams. The project is also supporting parents like Haruna Koko to earn an income and reduce the need to resort to...

InfoStories

Social justice for rural populations means prosperity for the planet

Rural areas’ potential is often overlooked, but with the right policies in place, they can be attractive places to work and live, and can have a significant role in creating decent jobs.

An inclusive and sustainable culture builds a thriving hive

Frances Kroner, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chef, Sleepy Bee Café, Cincinnati, Ohio

Quality Apprenticeship and Lifelong Learning

Toward lifelong skills development for decent work

Coffee and cooperation boost productivity

New machinery has helped a coffee cooperative in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to significantly boost productivity – one of the goals of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2. Read the latest story in our SDGs series, marking the SDG Summit in New...

Forthcoming report: Handbook on the detection of forced labour in fishing

Existing guidance on forced labour detection has focussed in large part on land-based work settings, rather than on the highly specific and unique challenges to the detection of those in forced labour situations at sea.

Forthcoming reports: Vulnerability paper series

Identifying particularly vulnerable groups of children and their specific needs is essential for the elimination of child labour. Article 7 of International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 – the...