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Elevating one’s humanity as we transition

Laura Lane McKinnon, Hospice Savannah – Savannah, Georgia

ILO Voices | Disability inclusion

I'm ripping up the myths about disability

Alfredo Carrasco lost the use of his legs after a biking accident. Determined to return to his love of farming, he found ways to make his family’s farm in Chile more accessible, while also helping other farmers working with a disability.

Blog

Amid crisis there is reason to hope – if we come together to pursue social justice

In a blog for the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, ILO Director-General calls for more international cooperation to achieve sustainable development goals and greater social justice.

COOP Champions

Younis Sbeih, National Project Officer on Cooperatives for the Cooperative Support Programme (CSP), ILO Ramallah

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...

Emerging Insight: The best of 2022

Good Practices: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains

ACCEL Africa documented 14 good practices in the fight against child labour, which emerged from the ACCEL Africa project implementation in 6 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. Hayat Osseiran, International Consultant,...

Our impact, their voices

Shoring up the foundation for a safe, inclusive learning environment

Training to create a convenient platform to report sexual harassment on campus and a capacity-building exchange to the UK made a huge difference in one Indonesian woman’s life.

Child labour

ACCEL Africa partners unite to share vital knowledge on combating child labour in Cocoa and Gold Mining value chains in Cote d’Ivoire

The objectives of the knowledge sharing event were to review the project's interventions, share knowledge, lessons, best practices, and challenges related to the implementation of the ACCEL Africa project, and develop roadmaps and recommendations.

ILO Voices | Women’s empowerment

Education empowered me to fight for women’s rights in Kenya

When Mary Nkisonkoi was given an opportunity to advocate for women’s rights in her Maasai community, she aimed high and now represents women’s community groups across the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.

Due Diligence training to eliminate child labour in Uganda

Through the training, participants were able to reflect on the specific challenges that they face and learned how to use different practical tools to implement in practice the different steps in a child labour due diligence process by which...

Opening a world of possibilities for young minds

Bethany Ramseur, Spanish and AP Capstone Teacher, Hilton Head Preparatory School – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

ILO Brief

Understanding informality and expanding social security coverage in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A quantitative study of the labour...

This ILO Brief is part of a quantitative research of the labour force and enterprise landscape in Lao People’s Democratic Republic to better understand the nature of informality and design tailored social security policies. The research received...

Road to economic recovery starts with productive and resilient enterprises

ILO SCORE and GIZ launched a new "Support to Crisis Management for SMEs” project in Tunisia to strengthen the resilience and adaptability of 100 small businesses to address disruptions and advance economic recovery and progress

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project validates Sector Systems Analysis (SSA) report and interventions for implementation

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project gears up to support micro-, meso- and macro-level interventions in the Ghanaian textiles and garments value chain to promote productivity and decent work

Video

How we shape a better future with decent work for all

Technical and vocational education and training and skills development

Study tour strengthens vocational education collaboration between Indonesia and the United Kingdom

Enhancing institutional knowledge sharing and capacity building, the ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity programme in Indonesia facilitated study visits for polytechnic leaders and lectures to academic partners in the UK.

Our impact, their voices

Growing businesses beyond their hometown

The ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme has helped Malaysia’s local Sabahans supercharge their entrepreneurial, marketing and food processing skills.

Women do Business

Meet Zgharta’s sibling entrepreneurs: Marina and Hind Nehme

Two sisters who won an ILO competition for their gluten free business speak about their journey with the ILO

Sunshine, sea… and skills in tourism: ILO supports women in northeastern Indonesia in sustainable tourism development

Revealing the beauty that surrounds us everyday.

Katherine Arntzen, Photographer - Savannah, Georgia