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5th Employment Policy Research Symposium

Employment policies for social justice: Questions and answers with Sangheon Lee, Director, ILO Employment Policy, Job Creation and...

When work is your home away from home

Johnny L. Young, Assistant Chief of Security, Long Cove, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

First tripartite social dialogue within the fishing sector

building decent working and in South Africa

From Education to Empowerment: How McLeod Russel Uganda Limited is Supporting the Fight Against Child Labour in the Tea Industry

McLeod Russel Uganda Limited (MRUL) is a tea growing, manufacturing, and exporting established in Uganda. The company owns six tea estates in the country: Bugambe and Kisaru Tea Estates in Kikuube District, Muzizi Tea Estate in Kagadi District,...

Background and information note: Employment Policies for Social Justice

The 5th Employment Policy Research Symposium: Employment Policies for Social Justice will be held on 11-12 May 2023, at the ILO in Geneva (with the option of online participation). Organized in partnership with the European Commission Joint...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Carlos Gonzalez Blanco, Research Officer (Cooperatives of the Americas)

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperators 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)....

Shipbuilding education and employment

Transforming vocational education and industry partnerships to support disability inclusion in the maritime sector

The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme in Indonesia has helped education institutes and the shipbuilding industry to promote participation of persons with disabilities.

Our impact, their voices

Shadia and Sahar: How decent work has changed their lives in Jordan

An almost three-year ILO intervention across six cooperatives in Jordan has brought about tangible changes to the lives of thousands Jordanian and Syrian refugee agricultural workers in Jordan. Listen to the words of Shadia and Sahar on the matter.

AUC-ILO Africa Forum on Child Labour

Harnessing Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives to address Child Labour

The AUC-ILO Forum, that hosted thirty AU’s member states from the different sub-regions in Africa, had as main objective to support the implementation of the African Union’s “Ten Year Action Plan to Eradicate Child Labour, Forced Labour, Human...

Financial education: the role of insurance

When thinking about financial education, topics like savings, managing expenses, budgeting, investing or accessing credit may come to mind. However, insurance is another important, yet complicated financial product, that is worth considering.

Op-ed

A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for every worker

To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, the International Labour Organization’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific explains why making safe and healthy working environments a fundamental right for workers...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work

ILO Country Director’s message for OSH Day 2023

Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) is a right of every worker. The International Labour Organization (ILO) recognizes OSH as a fundamental human right and has included the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, No. 155 and the Promotional...

Safety and health at work

A safe and healthy working environment is a fundamental right for every worker

On the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2023, ILO Country Office Director for China and Mongolia Changhee Lee, reaffirms safety and health is a fundamental principle and right at work that governments and employers of all...

ILO Voices | Occupational Safety and Health

As a sewer worker, I want respect and safer working conditions

Cleaning sewers is dangerous, hazardous work that can be lethal. Shafique Massih is a sewer worker in Lahore, Pakistan, calling for safer working conditions and greater respect for sanitation workers.

Our impact, their voices

Other farmers need the knowledge I learned on Occupational Safety and Health

After completing an ILO training programme on Occupational Safety and Health, Ziad Sa’ad, a beekeeper from Iraq’s southern city of Basra, is raising awareness among his community on the importance of safety at work.

Data science researchers from UK and Rwanda collaborate with the ILO to drive the global impact of financial education

An exciting collaboration between the University of Liverpool, The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) in Rwanda and the ILO aims to use the power of data analytics to increase the impact of the ILO Global Programme on Financial...

Financial education supports migrants and entrepreneurs in Nigeria

With close to 20 years of coaching entrepreneurs under her belt Omokorede Fasoro is a shining light in Nigeria’s efforts to support migrants and returnees by helping them to improve their money management skills, build sustainable businesses and...

Promoting financial education in Zimbabwe: the experience from an ILO certified trainer

Shalom Govero is an ILO certified financial education trainer based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Since 2016 she has been delivering financial education primarily through radio, with over 200 radio programs broadcasted with two privately owned stations and...

ILO SCORE helps SMEs to move towards a Circular Economy and Net-Zero

This month’s SCORE Global Trainer Network Webinar focused on knowledge sharing and promoting the new SCORE Training module.

ILO Voices | Occupational Safety and Health

After Rana Plaza, I help prevent other tragedies from happening

Ten years ago, Mohamed Abdur Rob was part of a team of firefighters who rescued garment workers trapped in the rubble of Rana Plaza after the building collapsed. Over 1100 people died. His experience motivated him to become a fire safety officer in...