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Engaging trade unions on the protection of Indonesian fishers from forced labour

ILO fellowship equips Arab journalists to better report on labour market issues

The ILO has boosted the capacity of Arab journalists to report on labour issues while connecting with and learning from each another through the SSTC Journalism Fellowship for Arab States.

ILO promotes ratification of Forced Labour Protocol No. 29 in Indonesia

Effective monitoring and coordinated work emphasized at Advisory Committee meeting for “More and Better Jobs for Women Programme”

Participants at the Programme Advisory Committee highlighted the importance of monitoring and assessing the impact of the ongoing campaign on domestic workers, and offered contributions and recommendations to further promote the ongoing work on...

The International Migrants Day

The Integrated Gender Responsiveness-One Roof Services Office (LTSA-MRC) in Cirebon receives Indonesian Migrant Worker Award from the...

The Integrated Gender Responsiveness-One-Roof Integrated Service (LTSA-MRC) in Cirebon district, supported by the joint ILO-UN Women Safe and Fair programme, is awarded by the Ministry of Manpower with Indonesian Migrant Worker Award.

Colombia

Course on Labor Inclusion with a Gender Approach, a commitment to change

The Public Employment Service Unit (SPE), with the support of the International Labor Organization (ILO), particularly from the SCORE Program in Colombia, developed a course that seeks to close the labor gaps between women and men based on the tools...

Children, journalists and local organizations say “No to Child Labour” in Iraq’s Kurdistan region

A nation-wide campaign is reaching communities most affected by the rise of child labour in Iraq.

Informal economy

Creative-prenures benefit from Palau market

The initiative was technically supported and funded by the United Nations joint Informal Economies Recovery Project with the support of the Palau Chamber of Commerce.

The ILO and the JCA organize a joint webinar on the social and solidarity economy in Japan

On 16 December, 2021, ILO Office for Japan and the Japan Cooperative Alliance (JCA) co-hosted an online webinar, "TSUNAGARU by the Social and Solidarity Economy”.

ILO in partnership with the Federation for Egyptian Industries (FEI) launches the 4th Cycle of the Human Resources & Gender Academy

The ILO Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) supported the development of the Human Resources and Gender Academy as a new service of the Federation of Egyptian Industries, through its Women in Business Unit (WiB).

Equipping online facilitation skills to better support MSMEs during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

In an effort to support the recovery of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises from the COVID-19 pandemic, the ILO organized two online workshops on “Online Facilitation and Activity-Based Learning” for capacity building for development...

UN Secretary-General visits ILO employment creation project in northern Lebanon

As part of a four-day official trip to Lebanon, UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited a joint ILO-UNDP project that is creating jobs and rehabilitating the Tripoli waterfront.

ILO and Ministry of Manpower hold a briefing session on international labour standards to the members of the Egyptian Parliament

The session was held on 18 and 19 December 2021 in Alexandria, Egypt.

Rural economy

With decent work and a sustainable model aquaculture could feed the world

The lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis should encourage reforms towards a more sustainable and resilient aquaculture sector and food systems at large.

Iraq launches activities to combat child labour as part of nation-wide campaign

Iraq’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the ILO have unveiled new awareness-raising activities as part of a campaign to tackle the worst forms of child labour in the country.

Decent work for migrants: Swedish cooperation agency Sida and ILO announce new partnership

New project will focus on improving access to jobs for Venezuelan migrants and refugees in their host countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its third technical symposium

The technical symposium took place virtually from 6 to 10 December 2021.

Exploring paths to facilitate technology upskilling by labour administration and inspection institutions

Ministerial Declaration sets the Vision for Achieving Universal Social Protection in the Arab World

The report on “Assessment of the needs of social economy units and identification of priority value chains for the creation of decent jobs...

The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA) of Cameroon and the ILO conducted a study on evaluation of the potential of the Social Economy in Cameroon.