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Mediators play a key role in promoting bipartite cooperation in the new normal era

Over the coming months and years, the COVID-19 pandemic will likely to continue to have dramatic impact on all aspects of life and business, including disputes and their resolution. In the face of economic uncertainty, the roles of mediation and...

Formulation of a Plan of Action for the Djibouti Declaration on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration

ILO Performance at a Glance

Main donors confirm ILO’s improved performance

A new assessment of the ILO done by a network of its main donor countries recognizes the significant progress of the organization. The comprehensive assessment done over a period of 18 months also included a survey among ILO partners from 16...

Cooperative development

A Vehicle of Entrepreneurship for Palestinian Local Economic Development

The ILO, the Italian Agency for International Development (AICS) and the Cooperative Works Agency (CWA) launch the Cooperative Support Programme “Be the Impact” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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ILO supports micro, small and medium enterprises leverage reopening of borders in Fiji

With Fiji’s international borders opening up to tourists this week and hundreds of businesses around the country having safely resumed operations, there has been a high demand for Business Development Services by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises...

Occupational safety and health

Bangladesh has its first Occupational Safety and Health Profile in place

Awareness, coordination and commitment to make responsible business conduct a ‘core’ business strategy in China

An RSCA outreach activity to supply chain and business students in China is raising the profile of CSR in a vital market.

New report identifies drivers of informality in Iraq’s labour market

The report was developed in partnership between the Government, ILO, UNDP, IOM, UN Women, the European Union, the Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research and the Cash and Livelihoods Consortium for Iraq.

ILO contributes to an International Cooperative Week event on women cooperative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

On November 19, 2021, SEWA Cooperative Federation, WIEGO and International Cooperative Alliance - Asia-and-Pacific (ICA-AP) organized a global webinar titled ‘Rebuilding an Inclusive World in the Wake of the Pandemic: Women Cooperatives Lead the...

A set of papers on “Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems” is now available from the ILO

The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is receiving increased attention for its role in addressing a variety of economic and social challenges, ranging from the future of work to the provision of social services. The social and economic problems...

ILO Partners the Government of Nigeria towards Reforming Recruitment Processes and Standardizing Operational Conduct of Private Employment...

Arising from observed institutional and operational challenges that pervades the recruitment industry in Nigeria, the Federal Government with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has successfully completed a revision of the Code...

Forced labour

Malaysia takes major step towards ending forced labour

National Action Plan launched with aim to eliminate forced labour in Malaysia by 2030.

Achieving Equality at the workplace: Can Gender Champions help?

In the face of studies confirming violence and harassment in Zimbabwe’s workplaces, the ILO has embarked on an initiative that is identifying gender champions in private sector work-spaces to be the agents of change.

Youth Engagement: EIIP and Green Works

ILO and UNICEF joint initiative supports young engineers to play a key role in promoting Green Works in Iraq

With the support of the Government of the Netherlands, the ILO and UNICEF are working together to build the capacities of selected youth to engage in Employment Intensive Investment Programme interventions aimed at improving the local environment...

The ILO Director General and the Portuguese Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security opened the 12th Academy on Social and...

The official opening of the 12th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy took place virtually on November 15th, 2021.

Certification on AIMS

Launch of Certification Process on AIMS in Peru

Media advisory

ILO and Gallup to publish new report on HIV/AIDS discrimination

More than 20,000 garment workers in Lao PDR benefit from income support and occupational safety and health measures

Lao Social Security Organization initiative funded by German government and supported by International Labour Organization helps garment workers hit by COVID-19 pandemic.

State-level Local Economic Development Committees capacitated to provide critical field-level feedback in Sudan

In November 2021, the ILO held a workshop with representatives of Local Economic Development Committees (LEDCs) from the East Darfur and West Kordofan states to transfer relevant knowledge and skills for ensuring coordinated, locally appropriate...

Caribbean Ministers of Labour decide on priority issues to address at upcoming International Labour Conference

ILO-hosted virtual event provides platform to discuss world of work deficits faced by region