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Green skills for just transitions

ILO training helps green skills take root in Southern Ethiopia’s TVT and higher education institutions

Through the ILO Global Skills Programme in Ethiopia, TVT trainers, university instructors and skills experts are turning green skills training into practical plans for greener curricula, campuses and learning systems that can better prepare people...

AI ethics and international labour standards

How can international labour standards help shape ethical AI at work?

A new ILO working paper explores how international labour standards can help guide the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the workplace, while identifying emerging challenges for workers' rights.

Media advisory

ILO to release new figures on domestic workers worldwide

The International Labour Organization will release new global and regional estimates on domestic work, informality and working conditions, marking the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189).

International Labour Standards

Landmark ratifications in San Marino towards a future of work with safe and healthy working environments

ILO launches SABY, an AI-powered business adviser for entrepreneurs

New conversational AI tool brings the ILO’s entrepreneurship expertise directly to business owners, providing practical guidance when and where they need it.

Employers’ and business membership organizations (EBMOs)

Dominican business organisations draw up an action plan to strengthen democracy and social dialogue

A forum organised by the Dominican Republic Employers’ Confederation (COPARDOM), with support from the ILO’s Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP), brought together business leaders to analyse the challenges facing democracy in Latin America...

Ten years of dialogue to keep ILO labour standards fit for the future

The tenth meeting of the ILO’s Standards Review Mechanism Tripartite Working Group brought together governments, employers and workers to assess working-time standards and strengthen the relevance of international labour standards through dialogue,...

Social protection

Tripartite technical seminar discusses the new ILO Convention and emerging policies for decent work in the platform economy

Moldova launches five-year plan to strengthen collective bargaining

With rising prices and household incomes among the main concerns of Moldovans, a new five-year Action Plan aims to strengthen collective bargaining over wages and working conditions.

Platform economy

Sri Lanka highlights priorities for decent work in platform economy

Workshop examines evolving platform economy and identifies areas for action following the adoption of ILO’s platform work convention.

Trade and investment to more and better jobs: Namibia discusses challenges, opportunities and good practices

Government, employers, workers and development partners met in Windhoek to explore how Namibia's growing trade and investment can create decent jobs, at a roundtable supported by the EU-funded SUSTAIN project and the International Labour...

Online Course

Trade and investment for decent work

Explore the linkages between trade, investment and more and better jobs through the lens of responsible business conduct, international labour standards and human rights.

2-4 December 2026

ILO to hold 15th African Regional Meeting in Windhoek, Namibia

Governments, employers and workers from across Africa will meet to discuss how major demographic, digital and green transformations can deliver decent jobs, stronger enterprises, and greater social justice.

Migration

Employers in Southeast Asia support safer migration and recruitment

Employers across Southeast Asia have called for safer, more predictable labour migration systems as the 19th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour agreed on measures to strengthen recruitment and address online fraud and exploitation. The recommendations...

Trade and the world of work

Trade should reinforce the international labour standards system, ILO tells conference

Trade and labour are deeply interconnected, and trade agreements increasingly refer to ILO Conventions. At an event in Brussels, the ILO underlined that trade agreements can reinforce the international labour standards system, if safeguards are put...

Institutional capacity building

Stronger institutions for more effective business representation in Libya

The ILO supported three capacity-development programmes with member chambers of the General Union of Libyan Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture to identify institutional priorities and concrete actions for stronger business...

Living Wage Programme - LWP

ILO supports Ecuador in reviewing sectoral minimum wages and updating occupational structures

Following a technical mission to Quito, the ILO will work with the Ministry of Labour and Human Development and the social partners over six months to build the evidence base for a review of the sectoral minimum wage system.

Press release

ILO holds Financial Health Pathways Forum in Indonesia, emphasizing that financial well-being requires more than access to financial...

The Financial Health Pathways Forum highlighted the importance of an integrated approach that connects access to financial services, decent work, and social protection to strengthen the economic resilience of Indonesian communities.

In Senegal, green jobs are opening up new opportunities for women and young people

Women and young people in the Saloum Delta in Senegal are transforming local resources into economic opportunities. The “Made in the Saloum Delta” event showcased their expertise and helped improve their access to markets.

Social dialogue

A landmark institutional protocol between the Federation of Egyptian Industries and the Egyptian Trade Union Federation is a benchmark for...

The agreement strengthens employer–worker cooperation in key areas including skills, productivity, occupational safety and health, and sustainable enterprise development.