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ILO Director-General highlights the Social and Solidarity Economy at Clinton Global Initiative

On Tuesday, September 24, 2024, Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), participated in the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting in New York City.

Employment promotion and South-South cooperation

Strengthened collaboration needed to tackle labour market challenges in the digital age

The regional policy dialogue fostered a fruitful exchange of knowledge and good practices, thereby empowering policymakers and representatives from workers’ and employers’ organizations, based on the principles of South-South Cooperation.

Entrepreneurship promotion

Next-Gen SIYB: Expanding, digitalising, and adapting together

The ILO organized a knowledge exchange webinar aimed at ILO’s Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) global trainer network comprised of over 13,000 trainers and master trainers.

Suriname preparing TVET system to better adapt to evolving labour market needs

Expected outcomes align with skills development priority of DWCP 2023-2026.

Second phase of the PROSPECTS partnership launches in Iraq

Media for Change: ILO's Impact on Media Development in Southern Tunisia

Nefzawa in Southern Tunisia illustrates the power of community-driven media in fostering social change and economic resilience. Supported by the ILO’s Jeun'ESS initiative, Nefzawa has transformed from a community radio station into a dynamic media...

ILO launches new AI and Digital Economy online knowledge hub

A new online knowledge resource on AI, the digital economy and the world of work, which is being launched by the ILO, aims to become the leading international source of knowledge and resources on the subject.

Press release

Malaysia and ILO strengthen commitment to industrial harmony at landmark conference

National Showcase of Industrial Harmony 2024 brings together over 200 stakeholders to discuss labour law reforms and promote harmonious workplace relations in Malaysia.

Trafficking in persons

Nearly 50 entrepreneurs committed to the economic integration of trafficking survivors

These entrepreneurs gathered to explore collaboration opportunities to support capacity building and facilitate the future employment of adolescents and young women, as detailed in the Guide for the Economic Independence of Trafficking Survivors...

Minimum wage policy

ILO supports PNG in addressing rising cost of living through wage policy workshop

The Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has reestablished the Minimum Wages Board to review and update the country’s minimum wage standards, with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) through a comprehensive workshop on minimum...

HIV/AIDS

The inspiring journey of Tintin, a women living with HIV

Late at night, tossing and turning, unable to sleep, she grabbed her phone under her pillow and opened up Douyin. She watched the same video over and over, trying to crack the code behind its high view count. Meet Tintin – a wife, a mother, and an...

List of news items - Workers' Rights Project in Indonesia

Fair recruitment

Innovative teaching material on fair recruitment for business schools

The ILO launches a new teaching material on fair recruitment for migrant workers in partnership with the Global Business School Network (GBSN), and the Geneva School of Economics and Management.

79th UNGA

ILO welcomes UN Summit of the Future's focus on social justice and decent work

A truly inclusive multilateralism must embrace diversity and place solidarity at the heart of international cooperation, the ILO’s Director-General has emphasized.

ILO and African Union host webinar showcasing landmark research on Africa’s Social and Solidarity Economy

On September 19, 2024 the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the African Union (AU) hosted a joint webinar to present the preliminary findings and recommendations of their recent study on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Africa...

STRENGTHEN2

Awareness-raising event in Malawi advances employment impact assessment and job creation

GALAB project strengthens trade union collaboration to combat child labour and forced labour in Nigeria's cocoa sector

The GALAB Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, has successfully strengthened collaboration between trade unions and informal workers in Nigeria's cocoa sector. Through capacity-building workshops, the project has facilitated improved...

STRENGTHEN2

Employment impact assessment capacity for national stakeholders enhanced in Malawi

Caring for the carers and the community: Gender-transformative decent work solution

UNTFSSE reviews global and regional SSE developments during 49th regular meeting

The United Nations Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 49th regular meeting online on September 12, 2024. It brought together 52 participants representing Member and Observer organizations for sharing knowledge and...