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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.
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.
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.
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...
G20 Leaders’ Summit
ILO welcomes G20 leaders’ recognition that decent work is central to inclusive growth
G20 Leaders’ Declaration recognizes employment as a central objective of economic growth and that good quality jobs and decent work must be at the heart of sustainable industrialization.
News
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.
Financial literacy
ILO builds capacity of Timor-Leste's trade union confederation and SECoop with financial literacy training
ILO-supported training has equipped Timorese union representatives and cooperative trainers to guide workers and their families toward stronger financial management and security.
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.
Cooperatives strengthen their role in eliminating child labour in Lebanon’s agricultural sector
Training empowers agricultural cooperatives to identify, prevent and respond to child labour risks while promoting safer governance in rural communities across Lebanon.
National conference launches a new chapter for women in Jordan’s world of work
A three-day national dialogue brings together the government, employers and workers to advance gender equality in Jordan’s economy. The conference highlights key reforms aimed at enhancing women’s economic participation and protection.
South-South Cooperation
Countries unite to promote fundamental principles and rights at work in the coffee supply chain
The ILO Vision Zero Fund South-South Cooperation event in Brazil highlights occupational safety and health as a gateway to decent work.
Labour migration
ILO delivers critical support to returning Cambodian migrant workers
Rapid assistance offers a lifeline to returning Cambodian migrants, providing wage recovery, reintegration support and safe migration information.
ILO, Ministry of Youth and UNICEF train facilitators to support young job seekers in Iraq
Intensive programme builds national capacity to deliver effective employment support for Iraqi youth.
Arab region builds social insurance capacities through new ILO training programme
Delegations from nine Arab States convene in Jordan to build capacities in social insurance governance, closing coverage gaps, and managing digital and labour market shifts.
ILO initiative drives safer, sustainable jobs in Mozambique’s native forestry sector
MozTrabalha is working with national stakeholders to improve working conditions, strengthen occupational safety and health, and encourage responsible forestry practices. The effort enhances productivity, supports rural communities, and advances a...
Mozambique ratifies the ILO Convention and Protocol on Occupational Safety and Health, as well as the ILO Convention on Violence and...
Mozambique is the 10th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member State to ratify Convention No. 155, and the seventh to ratify Convention No. 190.
Labour migration
New ILO report shows how Migrant Worker Resource Centres empower and protect migrant workers
The report highlights effective approaches to improving migrant worker support across the South-East Asia region.
Press Release
A new chapter begins: the Maldives launched its very first Decent Work Agenda
Minimum wage
ILO launches new evidence-based minimum wage report to support Caribbean employers
The new evidence-based minimum wage guide offers practical guidance for transparent, data-driven wage-setting across 14 territories, underscoring the need for strong tripartite engagement, reliable labour market data, and predictable review systems...
ILO and IOE launch third edition of “Combating forced labour: A handbook for employers and business”
This third edition provides practical tools for companies to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for actual and potential forced labour impacts in operations and supply chains, as well as guidance for employers’ organizations to support their...
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