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ILO/ITU/AU Joint Programme

Call for Participants: Youth Advisory Group on Digital Jobs

Persons with disabilities have the right for education and good quality of life: The inspiring journey of Elisa Maria da Costa

Elisa Maria da Costa is one example of many persons with disabilities that can live life to the fullest. She shares her inspiring life journey during the ILO’s training programmes to be a living example that persons with disabilities only need to...

Social security

Mongolia’s pensions challenge calls for careful reform not radical change

In common with many countries around the world, Mongolia needs to make difficult decisions regarding its pension scheme. Nuno Meira Simoes da Cunha, the International Labour Organization’s Senior Technical Specialist on Social Protection explains...

Our impact, Their voices

Advancing gender equality in Colombia’s dairy and construction industries

Over 450 workers across two enterprises were trained on concepts from the SCORE Training Gender Equality module: a simple, yet adaptable tool that helps enterprises achieve their diversity, inclusion and equity goals.

InfoStories

Collective bargaining for an inclusive, sustainable and resilient recovery

The COVID-19 crisis made the importance of collective bargaining even more evident. During the pandemic, collective bargaining was critical to protecting workers and enterprises.

Harnessing the power of technology: delivering cost-effective digital training on child labour to field officers in remote areas using...

Experience of ACCEL Mali with VIAMO

In Uganda, the ACCEL project provides opportunities to vulnerable youth through life and technical skills training

ILO Voices | Care economy

I am not a madman, I am an early childhood teacher

Federico Trotta has overcome prejudice and stigma to become an early childhood teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina – a profession that many believe is a “feminine” career.

Accelerated schooling strategy (SSA/P) in Mali

The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the ACCEL Africa and CLEAR Cotton projects, with the financial support of the Japanese Association for the Progress of ILO Activities, delivered on July 21, 2022, in Bamako, kits of school...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Juan Antonio Pedreño, the President of the Spanish Confederation of Social Economy Enterprises (CEPES), the President of Social Economy...

“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 social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this...

Improved business skills and knowledge empower Indonesian transgender entrepreneurs

The ILO’s series of business coaching programme have empowered 394 transgender entrepreneurs. They do not only survive the pandemic, but also improve their business performance and increase their incomes.

Validation workshop to adopt the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to combat child labour

Egypt combats Child Labour by promoting and disseminating knowledge about children’s rights through SCREAM

ILO Voices | Domestic workers

I am fighting against abusive domestic work

Myriam Raharilantosoa became a defender of Malagasy migrant domestic workers after finding out about the abuse suffered by her daughter at the hands of employers in Lebanon.

COOP Champions

Martin Gasser, Senior Programme Officer at the Sustainable Enterprises and Economies Programme at the ITCILO Turin

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...

Empowering women to participate in the green transition of Mbao, Senegal

Training of market gardening groups and women farmers from the classified forest of Mbao with ILO's Start and Improve Your (Green) Business tool.

Transforming lives through education

Dr. Alex Akulli – Founding President of Mimoza Academy, President of the Fulbright Association in South Carolina, and President of Shining Applicants - Greenville, South Carolina

RIDE for YwD

Around 600 people, including 100 youth with disabilities, participated in "Cycling for Inclusive and Decent Employment for Young Persons with Disabilities - RIDE for YwD" by cycling and walking in Phnom Penh on 20 August 2022. About 200 cyclists...

ILO Voices | Tourism

An indigenous entrepreneur in tune with Mother Earth

After successfully reclaiming her people’s territory in Quebrada de Humahuaca, Northern Argentina, Celestina Ábalos turned to tourism to share and promote her indigenous culture. ILO entrepreneurship training during the COVID-19 pandemic helped her...

Keeping a watchful eye on near-earth objects

Aren (Ari) Heinze, Astronomer and Professor University of Hawaii at Mānoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA), Honolulu, Hawaii