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Employment promotion and South-South cooperation

ILO and Ministry of Manpower Indonesia invest in continuous capacity development for employment services counsellors

The ongoing partnership between the ILO and Ditjen BINAPENTA Kemnaker strengthens public employment services counsellors’ skills to effectively guide aspiring entrepreneurs in Indonesia.

World Summit for Social Development

Global Coalition for Social Justice recognized as a key platform to advance the Doha Declaration

The Political Declaration, adopted at the World Summit for Social Development, identifies the ILO-led Coalition as an important vehicle to advancing the agreed principles and goals. Partners convened to showcase their concrete contributions.

Industrial relations

ILO hands over four grievance applications to Indonesia's garment, footwear and palm oil union federations

The ILO has enhanced four grievance applications in the garment, footwear and palm oil sectors by integrating AI-based features to improve working conditions and empower workers.

UN Climate Conference, Belém

The ILO and European Commission are set to co-host the Just Transition pavilion at COP30

Organized in partnership with Employers’ and Workers’ Organizations, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change the Pavilion will bring together governments, workers, employers, and stakeholders for dialogues and knowledge sharing...

Kazakhstan’s trade unions adopt strategy to advance safety and health in mines

The workshop supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO) delivers a joint trade union strategy to strengthen miners’ safety across national, sectoral and enterprise levels in line with key occupational safety and health (OSH) and labour...

ILO employment-intensive projects create one million workdays in two years in the Arab States region

Employment-Intensive Investment Programmes revitalize infrastructure and create decent work opportunities for communities amid humanitarian and economic challenges.

Labour Migration

Pan-African Parliament reviews new model law to strengthen labour migration governance in Africa

The Pan-African Parliament reviewed a draft Model Law aimed at strengthening harmonized, rights-based labour migration governance across Africa.

ILO spotlights how investment promotion and facilitation can deliver more and better jobs at WAIPA’s 29th World Investment Conference

Investing in care: ILO highlights the future of the care sector at European Parliament event

The ILO emphasized the need for systemic reform and investment in care at the first-ever Care Workers’ Parliament.

Equal Pay for Equal Value

Ukraine Strengthens Efforts to Close the Gender Pay Gap

As Ukraine defends its independence and rebuilds amid war, it is also ensuring equal value for men and women’s work. On 22 October, a strategic session in Kyiv, co-organized by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture and ILO, marked a...

Saudi Arabia advances cooperative development through institutional strengthening and training

ILO supports the Cooperative Societies Council’s strategic strengthening and delivers the first national Training of Trainers on Think.COOP and Start.COOP.

International Day of Care and Support

Building long-term care for older persons in Indonesia

The ILO continues to support Indonesia in advocating for policies that ensure older persons are included in the country’s social safety net.

International experts convene in Bordeaux to advance standards on cooperative and social and solidarity economy statistics

Deep-dive workshop in Bordeaux convenes experts from around the world to advance on definitions, key indicators, and next steps toward inclusive statistical frameworks on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy.

Institutional capacity building

Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation empowers businesses with Labour Law Guide and Training

With ILO ACT/EMP support, the Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation launched a Practical Employers’ Guide and held training to enhance compliance with national labour laws. The initiative strengthens decent work and promotes a fair, productive business...

Uzbekistan and UN partners discuss scaling up just energy transition efforts

The International Labour Organization (ILO) highlights the role of social dialogue, decent work and skills development in Uzbekistan’s just energy transition.

Social protection

ILO constituents shape the future of the Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All

Building on solid results, ILO’s tripartite partners shared insights and recommendations to guide the third phase of the Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All and to strengthen support for universal social protection.

Refugee inclusion

From policy to practice: Employers explore role in Kenya’s Shirika Plan

Kenya’s private sector is engaging with the Shirika Plan to advance refugee inclusion in the formal economy. Through ILO-supported dialogue and training, employers are strengthening their capacity to promote inclusive workplaces and social cohesion.

International Year of Cooperatives

Global research conference deep-dives into the role of the social and solidarity economy in socio-ecological transitions

The ILO highlighted how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) can play a critical role in advancing decent work and inclusive development, and shared progress on SSE statistics and country-level innovations at the 10th CIRIEC International...

International Year of Cooperatives

ILO meets with the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development of Sri Lanka

Discussions focused on revitalizing cooperative policy, enhancing market access, and piloting innovative value chain solutions.

Green Skills and Just Transition

ILO empowers technical and vocational training institutions to drive Ethiopia’s green transition

Training participants of the ILO’s Green TVT training are putting their skills into action, transforming their colleges, improving training quality, and creating new income opportunities through sustainable practices. With support from NORAD, the...