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World AIDS Day 2025
Workplaces close HIV testing gaps in men and drive health and wellness
New International Labour Organization report shows the potential of workplaces in scaling up HIV testing and treatment, particularly for men and those who are normally left behind.
Recycling
New ILO guidelines chart path to decent work throughout recycling chains
The ILO has released its first-ever policy guidelines to advance decent work in recycling, offering governments, employers and workers practical steps to improve working conditions, strengthen social protection and support a just transition.
International Year of Cooperatives
Social and solidarity economy entities drive resilience in crisis settings
ILO webinar outlines pathways to scale SSE responses to crises through country experience and practical tools
#WorldAIDSDay2025
Strengthening workplace equality during wartime: ILO marks World AIDS Day
On 1 December, the International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the need to continue addressing HIV-related stigma and discrimination and promoting inclusive workplaces across the country. World AIDS Day is a moment to reflect on the values...
New Vacancies in Kyiv
Vacancy announcement – ILO Country Office for Ukraine is hiring
The International Labour Organization (ILO) invites qualified candidates to apply for three national positions in the ILO Country Office for Ukraine, supporting the implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme (2026–2029).
Ghana Launches First OSH Profile to Boost Workplace Safety
Ghana’s inaugural OSH Profile sets a new benchmark for safer, healthier workplaces, guiding reforms and protecting millions of workers, especially in the informal economy.
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Tripartite conversations in Bangladesh pave a practical path to lay the groundwork for responsible business conduct for decent work
Bangladesh is taking steady steps toward building stronger and more coherent responsible business conduct (RBC) frameworks. During the tripartite consultation held on 8 April 2025, participants aligned around several practical next steps to...
Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP)
Major labour-based public works programme concludes in Jordan, creating 1.7 million working days
Jordan, the ILO, and Germany through KfW Development Bank celebrate the completion of a nine-year collaboration that has become a national milestone in ownership, institutionalisation, and sustainable job creation.
South Asia–GCC migration corridor
ILO and Sri Lanka expand cooperation on social protection for migrant workers
Sri Lankan tripartite partners identified pathways for cooperation with the ILO STREAM Programme to extend social protection for migrant workers employed in the Gulf.
Capacity building
ILO concludes transformative 2025 capacity-building webinar series for Caribbean trade unions
The ILO Caribbean Office concludes a series of capacity building webinars that equipped trade unionists with practical tools to strengthen social protection, promote decent work, and advance workers’ rights across the region.
Social and solidarity economy
ILO advances dialogue on SSE and decent work at regional cooperatives seminar in Dominica
The ILO advanced regional dialogue on the Social and Solidarity Economy at the 26–27 November 2025 Dominica cooperatives seminar, contributing technical expertise, strategic guidance, and a shared commitment to strengthening cooperativism and decent...
Strengthening UN–Ukraine Partnership for Recovery
ILO joins Government of Ukraine and United Nations in launching Cooperation Framework 2025–2029
The International Labour Organization (ILO) as part of the United Nations Country Team, joined the Government of Ukraine in the official signing of the new United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2025–2029.
Employment promotion and South-South cooperation
Enhanced public employment services power skills matching and decent employment opportunities in Cambodia
Global Accelerator
The Pension Fund of Uzbekistan and the ILO join forces to develop the work injury insurance system
The Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Off-budget Pension Fund under the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have agreed to...
Decent work
Brazilian coffee unions and cooperatives strengthen safety and health
The ILO Vision Zero Fund promotes training in Minas Gerais to advance safer working conditions for small coffee producers and workers.
Strengthening Core Skills Delivery
Technical and Vocational Training (TVT) instructors in Ethiopia gain tools to deliver stronger employability skills
TVT instructors have completed a four-day ILO Core Skills Training in Jimma that strengthened their ability to teach essential employability skills, including communication, problem solving, teamwork, digital literacy and green skills. Through...
Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB)
Entrepreneur turns love of nature into a growing rural business in Bosnia and Herzegovina
With backing from the ILO, Šipovo-based biologist and ornithologist Biljana Topić has channelled her lifelong connection to nature into a promising new business.
UN Climate Conference, Belém
ILO welcomes adoption of Belém political package calling for decent work in just transitions
The agreement reflects international consensus that climate action must be aligned with social justice in order to ensure that workers and communities are not left behind.
Global Accelerator
Technical training supports Employment Impact Assessment institutionalization in Namibia
A three-day technical training workshop was held under the UN Global Accelerator project in Namibia to support national efforts to institutionalize the Employment Impact Assessments (EmpIA) and strengthen evidence-based planning for job creation.
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ILO strengthens employment services and labour-market links in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region and Ninewa province
Training series equips Public Employment Services and Career Development Centres to improve job matching and workforce support.
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