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How the nuns of Causeni, Moldova won an ILO business competition?

This article tells the story of how the nuns of a rural monastery became beneficiaries of the ILO Local Employment Partnerships project, and how they revived their apiary and honey production business.

SCORE Programme

Survey shows SMEs still struggling 18 months into the pandemic

ILO SCORE programme conducted a survey that gathered inputs from over 800 enterprises in 8 countries to help identify the key challenges and needs for enterprises 18 months into the pandemic. Results paint a grim picture.

Social protection

ILO reaches ratification target for landmark social security Convention

Paraguay has become the 60th country to ratify the flagship ILO social security Convention, No.102, reaching a target set in 2012 by the ILO’s Governing Body.

Outside the box: The resilience that keeps the economy moving

Can the informal economy contribute to economic growth in Zimbabwe? How can we best understand and measure the indirect contributions of the informal economy?

Colombia

ILO SCORE Training boost SMEs productivity of the cement sector in Colombia by 210%

As a result of SCORE Training, the Boyacá Cimienta Partnership (ABC) increased the productivity of its supplier firms up to 210 percent. What was the process undertaken for achieving such satisfactory results?

Supporting Sri Lankan Youth seize the potential of entrepreneurship, International Labour Organization and the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce...

The collaboration is among the many key initiatives of ILO’s South Asia Leadership in Entrepreneurship Programme implemented in Sri Lanka and Nepal, and funded by the U.S. Department of State

Women entrepreneurs join hands for better recovery post COVID-19

Supported by the ILO, the women entrepreneurs’ forum in Uganda extends its support services to refugee and host community business women affected by the pandemic.

Labour-management cooperation

Turn the conflicts into productivity for strengthened industrial relations

The ILO’s workshop on bipartite dispute settlement has supported both employers and workers to strengthen their bipartite relations by turning the conflicts into productivity.

Results-Based Management Training Delivered to National Technical Team for Effectively Monitoring Turkey’s First Action Plan on Women’s...

Two-day training on “Results-Based Management (RBM)” was delivered to the members of the National Technical Team (NTT) to ensure effective implementation and monitoring of Turkey’s first Action Plan on Women’s Employment focusing on women’s...

LOCAL MEDIA SEMINARS: A rights-based journalism for children is possible

COP26

ILO welcomes COP26 Just Transition Declaration

The ILO plays key role in developing the Just Transition Declaration, agreed at the UN Climate Summit in Glasgow.

Project to develop Guidelines for responsible business practices in Japanese textile industry

ILO and JTF sign an agreement to harness the responsible business practices in Japanese textile industry

- Launching the Development of Guidelines for Supply Chain Due Diligence -

Validation workshop: Labour inspection and Occupational Health and Safety in Iraq

The ILO and tripartite partners review policies and profiles on labour inspection and Occupational Safety and Health in Iraq, with support from the European Union.

ILO COP26 engagements

The ILO is committed to bold climate action that aligns climate goals with decent work, social justice, and sustainable development. During COP26 the ILO participated in several side events on various climate-related issues including, but not...

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and the ILO Have Discussed Cooperation Plans for 2022

Akmadi Sarbasov started off by stressing the importance of cooperation between the ILO and Kazakhstan. While 24 conventions were ratified and the underlying obligations integrated into the national legislation over the period of cooperation,...

Building synergy in disaster risk reduction and emergency response, promoting decent work and inclusive livelihoods

Armenia: ILO social security standards as a guiding framework to implement the human right to social security

On 2 November, representatives from the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Republican Union of Employers of Armenia and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia participated in a tripartite meeting to discuss ILO social security...

Lebanon Minister of Labour visits ILO for talks on new government decent work priorities

Lebanon’s newly appointed Minister of Labour has met with ILO Regional Director for the Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat to outline cooperation on the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda.

News

The ILO and ITU highlight opportunities for boosting youth employment in the digital economy in Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions

On 1 November 2021, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) invited key youth employment stakeholders to discuss, validate the results and identify potential priority areas in the study on...

ILO provided training on skills needs anticipation and matching in Ethiopia

The event aimed to support participants to understand the importance of identifying current and future skill needs as well as labour market imbalances.