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ILO supports technical exchanges between Türkiye and the Netherlands on eliminating child labour in seasonal agriculture

Key stakeholders met in The Hague and discussed the formalization of the agricultural labour force and strategies to eliminate child labour in the sector.

EU-ILO Agroforestry Skills Project enhances business trainers' expertise with refresher Start and Improve Your Business Course

The EU funded Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project, in partnership with IADE and supported by UNDP, successfully completed a refresher Training of Trainers (ToT) programme on Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) for the...

Business and human rights

Indonesia’s electronics sector to pilot responsible business conduct initiative

The ILO and the Indonesian Employers’ Association (Apindo) explores a joint initiative to piloting the implementation of responsible business conduct at the enterprise level.

ILO supports the establishment a joint inspection team in the fisheries sector of North Kalimantan

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has expanded its support to the fisheries sector of North Kalimantan Province to ensure the protection of fishers against forced labour and human trafficking at sea.

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Advancing Safety and Economic Integration for Waste Pickers in Istanbul, Türkiye: Key Impacts

Press release

EU, ILO and TradeInvest Timor-Leste join forces supporting private sector development through export trade and business training for...

The European Union (EU), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and TradeInvest Timor-Leste have joined forces to support the growth and development of the private sector in Timor-Leste.

Rise for Impact – project promotes decent work for India’s cotton growing community

Partnerships

ILO & Haya Karima Foundation forge partnership to advance social justice

A landmark partnership aims to combat child labour, support family units, and empower female entrepreneurs in green economies.

Press release

Indonesia strengthens the implementation of its National Strategy on Business and Human Rights

The Ministry of Manpower, the Directorate General of Human Rights of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and the International Labour Organization (ILO), supported by the Japanese government, conducted a National Seminar on Strengthening the...

Sustainable development impact of the ILO’s employment-intensive programme evident across Jordan

An ILO delegation led by Regional Director for Arab States Ruba Jaradat visited the sites of projects that build infrastructure and create jobs through sustainable and green employment and community development.

Social protection

Coffee and tea farmers benefit from improved access to labour rights as SOLAR project concludes

Three-year project that has resulted in expanding social security and labour rights for coffee and tea farmers in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic comes to an end.

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EU-ILO Agroforestry Skills project empowers Timor-Leste organisations to deliver essential financial education for families

The EU-ILO Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project, funded by the European Union, successfully conducted a comprehensive Training of Trainers (ToT) on Financial Education, designed to equip participants on critical money management...

Workshop

ILO leads a knowledge network aimed at supporting a just transition in Latin America and the Caribbean

Participants from nine countries took part in the ILO initiative to strengthen technical tools to support policy processes and regional networks to help accelerate the just transition.

Empowering Youth: Raising Awareness on Human Rights and Child Labour in Western Cape Schools

Child labour project outreach in the Western Cape

‘Empower Youth in the Era of AI’ Thematic Forum on Digital Development of the 2024 World Youth Development Forum Successfully Held in...

On 15 August 2024, the Thematic Forum on Digital Development of the 2024 World Youth Development Forum (WYDF) was successfully held in Chongqing, China. The Forum was co-hosted by All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and International Labour...

ILO Empowers Partners in Liberia For Effective ILS Reporting

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ILO Supports Green Jobs through Nature-Based Solutions in Türkiye

Just transition

The International Labour Organization launches a new project on just transition and formal economy in Timor-Leste

ILO supports Timor-Leste’s economic transitions caused by climate change and other global trends that align with local reality and expectation.

G20 in Brazil

More countries affirm support for ending the gender pay gap by 2030

New commitments to strengthen the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) and the campaign for equal pay for women and men were made on the sidelines of July’s G20 meetings in Brazil.

ILO’s Opportunity Salone Programme Empowers Communication Officers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Opportunity Salone project in Sierra Leone has trained communications officers of various institutions on writing skills and storytelling.