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A journey through Yemen’s labour market

A new collection of ILO photos captures Yemeni workers and employers at work, demonstrating their struggles, perseverance and optimism for a better future.

International Women’s Day 2023: Embracing Gender Equality at the ILO

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Overcoming adversity, embracing innovation: Filipino entrepreneur “flips” her businesses

ILO’s Flip Your Biz programme taught Cathy Turvill to look beyond her passion and evaluate the financial viability of her business, which she nearly lost during the pandemic.

Emerging Insight: Clients prefer flexible contribution levels and focus on wealth accumulation in savings products

Knowledge-sharing as a pathway for strengthened intra-African collaboration and accelerate action for the eilimination of child labour in...

The “Regional Conference: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains” focused on showcasing what has worked to advance the countries and regional agendas on the elimination of child labour.

ILO Voices | Apprenticeships

As a refugee, my new skills have given my family hope

When her husband was killed in 2009, Angelique Kahindo fled the Democratic Republic of Congo with her children to a refugee settlement in Uganda. For years she had no income, but a new opportunity for an apprenticeship has given her the skills and...

Employment Services and ALMPs to Support Transitions

Women leadership

Women leaders at garment sector improve their leadership skills for better productivity

Hundreds of women leaders in garment sector have improved their leadership skills through the Supervisory Skills Training organized by Better Work Indonesia, a partnership programme of the ILO and International Finance Cooperation (IFC). The...

Questions and Answers

Q&As on: The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in employment impact assessments

The STRENGTHEN2 project, a joint initiative of the ILO and the European Union, is investigating the use of geographic information systems (GIS) for employment impact assessments of infrastructure investments in sub-Saharan Africa. This Q&A provides...

Testimonials from Ukraine

"I could have left, but I stayed"

Ivanna Khrapko, Ukrainian trade unionist, launched a volunteer initiative after the war broke out to help internally displaced Ukrainians. The ILO assisted trade union efforts and provided support to cover 7,750 bednights and daily food packages for...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Akkanut Wantanasombut – founder of community-based social and solidarity economy platform

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths in the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On...

Talent is everywhere but requires an opportunity to be revealed

Jose de Aramateia da Cruz, Professor of Political Science and International Studies, Georgia Southern University – Savannah, Georgia

Testimonials from Ukraine

"We prepare hot dishes and deliver them in the neighbourhoods where there is no gas and electricity"

Before the war Oleksii Aleksandrov was one of the partners of an ILO-supported training programme for chefs de cuisine in Kherson. After the outbreak of the war, he joined other professionals preparing warm meals for people without gas or...

Testimonials from Ukraine

"We sincerely want to help people, and make them feel hopeful"

Ella Albanska’s company participated in packaging and distribution of food for families in need, many of them fleeing from areas affected by the war. With ILO support, the Federation of Employers of Ukraine organized a country-wide effort to engage...

Training for Private Sector Companies in Uganda on Documentation of Child Labour Remediation Procedures

The training aims to strengthen the capacity of private sector companies to improve compliance, due diligence, and remediation on child labour.

Labour market information

Maximizing Philippine labour market intelligence for local skills needs

ILO-UK programme’s pilots in Visayas regions assist various TVET actors’ efforts to reduce jobs-skills mismatches in the Philippines and link skills systems to local economic development

COOP Champions

Youssef Fennira Chief Technical Advisor, Responsible for Enterprises/SSE Cluster and Youth focal point, ILO Tunisia

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...

Social Protection Training of Trainers Toolkit for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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Small but fierce

A Thai woman entrepreneur tells the story of how she resisted the temptation to give up on her business and instead committed to improving her skills and adapting her business strategy during COVID-19.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

StreetNet International: Organizing street vendors towards formalization and economic empowerment

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths in the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On...