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Landmark bipartite roadmap launched to advance Responsible Business Conduct and Decent Work in India

India’s employers’ and workers’ organizations jointly launched the country’s first Bipartite Roadmap on RBC, marking a culmination of landmark year-long dialogue and strengthened cooperation.

Rapid ageing reshapes jobs, growth and inclusion in Asia and the Pacific

ILO-EU forum urges collective solutions to ensure demographic change drives decent work and inclusive growth.

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ILO launches diploma to strengthen evidence-based public policy for decent work and social justice

Programme responds to rising demand for rigorous, data-driven policymaking in a rapidly changing world of work marked by climate change, inequalities, and technological disruption.

ILO Director-General urges a human-centred response to technological change and global labour market fragmentation

At the Global Labour Market Conference in Riyadh, ILO Director General Gilbert F. Houngbo highlighted the need for inclusive growth, a just transition and renewed social dialogue amid labour market disruption and geopolitical uncertainty.

Skills development

ILO-supported taskforce strengthens gender equality in Bangladesh’s skills sector

The Government of Bangladesh has endorsed the Gender and Skills Taskforce Action Plan 2025–2027, reinforcing its commitment to gender-responsive skills systems and women’s economic empowerment.

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ILO and Morocco spotlight new global conference and campaign on child labour

ILO advances occupational safety and health with heavy-duty machinery assessment in Jordan

Assessment conducted under an EU-funded project responds to workplace accidents and outlines concrete steps to strengthen workplace safety, compliance and prevention.

Tripartite committee established in Nineveh to expand social security

EU-funded ILO Social Protection Programme holds high-level meetings in Nineveh and Kirkuk to advance implementation of Iraq’s Workers’ Social Security Law.

Decent Work Country Programme

Cambodia and ILO agree on action areas to deliver decent work

Government, employers and workers validated priorities under the Cambodia Decent Work Country Programme for 2026–2027.

Institutional Capacity Building

Employers strengthen capacity for sustainable textile production in Syria

Syrian textile and garment employers participated in an ILO-facilitated study tour to Italy, gaining practical insights into European market requirements, responsible business conduct, international labour standards and sustainable production.

Forced displacement and fragile contexts

Finance works best when it is embedded in economic pathways

At a workshop on innovative financing in fragile contexts organized by the European Commission, the ILO discussed pathways to promote financial inclusion for forcibly displaced persons.

European Parliament study calls for stronger decent work metrics in EU interventions in sub-Saharan Africa

The study finds that the measurement of employment outcomes within EU external actions remains fragmented, with insufficient systematic attention to job quality and decent work. It calls for a better use of existing tools, including ILO tools, and...

Lebanon moves forward on landmark pension reform implementation

Ministry of Labour and National Social Security Fund, and International Labour Organization continue coordination on the implementation of Lebanon’s new Pension Scheme.

Workers in Malaysia enhance their understanding of responsible business conduct

Training introduces workers’ representatives to responsible business conduct and the labour pillar of Malaysia’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights.

Social protection

ILO review helps set direction for new Lao National Social Protection Strategy

The review supports the Government of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic in its vision to reduce poverty and inequality through extension of social protection.

Transnational Company Agreements in 2025 focused on fundamental rights, safety at work, and due diligence

The recently updated section of the ILO Repository on Cross-Border Social Dialogue identified environmental issues and technological changes as priorities.

Skills development

Skills assessments in Kenya reveal training gaps and opportunities

New skills gap assessments supported by the International Labour Organization in Kenya’s tourism and fodder sectors show how stronger links between employers, training providers and young people can help align training with labour market needs.

Occupational safety and health

Thai trade unions strengthen action on safe and healthy workplaces

Training initiative builds union capacity to advance occupational safety and health as a fundamental right at work

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ILO assessment urges Nepal to shift Employment Service Centres from “cash-for-work” delivery to modern job-matching, employer services and...

The launch of the Assessment of Public Employment Services and Labour Market Policies in Nepal highlights key findings and recommendations to guide reforms and inform policy dialogue among policymakers and stakeholders.

Zambia’s labour council endorses ratification of ILO Convention No. 102

Zambia’s TCLC has recommended ratifying ILO Convention 102, advancing efforts to modernise pension and social protection systems. The Council also reviewed key pension reforms and witnessed an MoU to extend social security to informal economy...