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Joint Statement on World Refugee Day

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Egypt, IFC, ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF

Towards Fair and Sustainable Global Supply Chains: Promoting Decent Work for Invisible Workers in South Asia”

Special address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi at a knowledge sharing workshop organized by the Sustainable Global Supply Chains project

On this World Day Against Child Labour, ILO and UNICEF call for joint work among all stakeholders to create a protective and inclusive...

World Day Against Child Labour 2022

Fight against child labour is at a crossroads

In his statement for World Day Against Child Labour 2022, International Labour Organization Director-General, Guy Ryder, warns the choices made by governments now will make or break the lives of millions of children. He says social protection is one...

Universal social protection to end child labour

Key note address at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the World Day against Child Labour 2022

110th session of the International Labour Conference

Speech by Andrea Orlando, Minister of Labour and Social Policies, Italy

Speech to the Plenary of the 110th session of the Internazional Labour Conference

110th session of the International Labour Conference

Speech by Teodoro Lonfernini, Secretary of State for Labour, Republic of San Marino

Speech to the Plenary of the 110th session of the Internazional Labour Conference

Stockhom+50 Conference

Stockhom+50 - ILO statement for Leadership Dialogue 2 Achieving a sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Statement by: Mr. Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Global Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme

Opening address at the Learner-centred STEM in TVET national workshop graduation

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Learner-centred STEM in TVET national workshop graduation, 30 May 2022, Manila, Philippines

Opening address at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving occupational safety and health in...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving...

Opening remarks by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, at the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference

Re-thinking the MSME support ecosystem to build back better from the pandemic and natural disasters

By Mr Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the Strengthening resilience of women and youth-led micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSMEs) in the creative industry in the Philippines for...

India's ICT sector has grown meteorically in the last two decades, making it an important lever of employment for the next generation of...

Opening remarks by Satoshi Sasaki, Deputy Director, ILO DTW-South Asia and Country Office for India at the Global Research Webinar "Towards a brighter future of work in the digital economy"

Desertification-related employment opportunities

The Just Ecological Transition: An ILO solution for creating 100 million jobs by 2030

The International Labour Organization (ILO) participated in the fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which was held in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May...

Opening address at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving occupational safety and health in...

By Ms Cerilyn Pastolero, Project Manager of the ILO Project on Improving Workers' Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women at the workshop on Participatory Action Oriented Training (PAOT) approaches to improving...

Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022

Building resilient societies through employment and decent work in the post-COVID-19 world

#Learning2Earning

Young people address challenges and explore opportunities of transition from learning to employment in the Middle East and North...

Home to the highest rates of unemployed youth in the world, the region needs to create more than 33.3 million new jobs by 2030.

Key note address at the 49th Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) Biennial Delegates Conference 2022

By Matin Karimli, Director ILO Office for the Pacific Island Countries at the 49th Fiji Trades Union Congress (FTUC) Biennial Delegates Conference 2022

An inclusive workplace and business is one that includes people with disabilities in its decision-making processes

Special address by Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi, at the National Conference on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities; A & I - The Future of India Inc. - Building Accessible and Inclusive Workplace.

Syria Crisis

Syrians and the communities that host them urgently need immediate decent jobs

Statement by ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Arab States Dr. Ruba Jaradat to the Sixth Brussels Conference on “Supporting the future of Syria and the region”