Sweden – ILO Partnership

15 projects

Sweden currently funds 15 ILO development cooperation projects worldwide

10th in top 20

Sweden ranks 10th in the ILO list of voluntary funding contributors in 2024

US$ 61.3 million

Sweden has contributed US$ 61.3 million to ILO voluntary non-core funding in 2021-2024

Sweden is a key partner of the ILO in advancing decent work and social justice worldwide.

The ILO works closely with the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency on ensuring a just transition, gender equality, providing youth, women, migrants and vulnerable individuals with decent jobs and labour rights worldwide, including in the construction sector, the textile industry and the green economy.

In addition to its contributions for specific programmes and projects, in 2022-23, Sweden contributed over US$ 1.5 million to the ILO Regular Budget Supplementary Account, allowing the Office to allocate these funds flexibly when and where they are most needed.

Furthermore, the ILO benefits from Swedish expertise through the country’s participation in the Junior Professional Officer programme.

For more information see Sweden Country portal.

Development Cooperation Dashboard

Development Cooperation Dashboard

Projects funded by Sweden

Highlights

Developing an impact monitoring system for Sweden’s guarantee instrument

Developing an impact monitoring system for Sweden’s guarantee instrument

Sweden and the ILO renew their partnership

Sweden and the ILO renew their partnership

Education empowered me to fight for women rights in Kenya

Podcast - ILO Voices

Education empowered me to fight for women rights in Kenya

Latest news

Why we helped build Kenya’s first fodder curriculum
Erick Ahenda during an inspection of a sugar graze sorghum fodder production trial plot at the county farm in Kajiado Town

Our impact, their story

Why we helped build Kenya’s first fodder curriculum

The silage business helping other businesses grow
Titus Kariuki of Tiddy Fodder Farm trains participants on fodder production and storage in Narok County. © Tidy Farm

A market systems development model

The silage business helping other businesses grow

Decent Work at the heart of East Africa’s future
A message from Director Mugalla

Decent Work at the heart of East Africa’s future

Publications and documents

Sowing the seeds of change through private sector partnerships

ILO Brief

Sowing the seeds of change through private sector partnerships

Skills gap assessment in tourism sector that are key to promoting inclusive decent employment and productive livelihood in Nakuru, Narok...

Kenya's tourism sector skills assessment

Skills gap assessment in tourism sector that are key to promoting inclusive decent employment and productive livelihood in Nakuru, Narok...

Can digital services help tackle the extension service dilemma?

Can digital services help tackle the extension service dilemma?

Ongoing projects

Building Resilient and Care-Supportive Workplaces through Equality and Care

Care@Work Türkiye:

Building Resilient and Care-Supportive Workplaces through Equality and Care

Trade for jobs Uganda
An artificial insemination specialist stands outside a cooperative dairy facility in Kayunga, Uganda, demonstrating livestock breeding equipment to farmers. Several insulated storage containers and transport canisters used for artificial insemination are displayed alongside packaging boxes, while an educational banner showing dairy cattle genetics and trait information stands in the background.

Trade for jobs Uganda