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ILO adopts conclusions for promoting decent work and a just transition in the building materials industry
Cement Factory

ILO adopts conclusions for promoting decent work and a just transition in the building materials industry

Netherlands ratifies all fundamental Conventions
Ratification ceremony of Convention No. 187 on 4 October 2024: Mr Wilm Geurts, Director of International Affairs of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands, and Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the ILO.

International Labour Standards

Netherlands ratifies all fundamental Conventions

EU member states discuss the Youth Guarantee in the EU and the neighbourhood
Participants of the conference “The latest challenges in mobilizing youth labour supply in the EU and the neighbourhood – the Reinforced Youth Guarantee” 19 September 2024, Budapest, Hungary

Opportunities for youth

EU member states discuss the Youth Guarantee in the EU and the neighbourhood

ILO Ukraine project closes with important labour market improvements
Alla Zhuravel, beneficiary of the "Inclusive Labour Markets for Job Creation in Ukraine" project who has become a trainer herself, holds a "Start and Improve Your Business" training in 2022, in Kyiv, Ukraine

ILO support to Ukraine

ILO Ukraine project closes with important labour market improvements

Malaysia expands social protection coverage to foreign workers
Construction workers working on a high-rise building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. @ Shutterstock

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Malaysia expands social protection coverage to foreign workers

Empowering beekeeping in Tunisia: ILO’s support for sustainable livelihoods through the Social and Solidarity Economy
Empowering Beekeeping in Tunisia

Empowering beekeeping in Tunisia: ILO’s support for sustainable livelihoods through the Social and Solidarity Economy

Jobs in renewable energy record highest annual growth rate, reaching 16.2 million
Engineers on a solar power plant

Jobs in renewable energy record highest annual growth rate, reaching 16.2 million

Child labour due diligence capacity building in Uganda
Supply Chain on Child Labour

Child labour

Child labour due diligence capacity building in Uganda

Nepal advances in social protection but faces challenges amid climate change
A woman driving an electronic rickshaw, striving for economic independence.

Social protection

Nepal advances in social protection but faces challenges amid climate change

Challenges and opportunities of an ageing workforce: A worker’s perspective
older people working on laptop

Global challenges - Global solutions podcast

Challenges and opportunities of an ageing workforce: A worker’s perspective

Confronting and Eradicating Forced Labour at the United States Capitol
ILO Congressional Briefing on Confronting Forced Labour

An ILO Congressional Briefing in collaboration with Congressman Brad Sherman

Confronting and Eradicating Forced Labour at the United States Capitol

Asia-Pacific achieves social protection milestone, yet challenges remain and new ones emerge with climate change
A constuction worker copes with the heat.

Social protection

Asia-Pacific achieves social protection milestone, yet challenges remain and new ones emerge with climate change

ILO hosts training on disability inclusion and equality for UN India team
Men and women huddled around a white board

ILO hosts training on disability inclusion and equality for UN India team

ILO supports technical exchanges between Türkiye and France on eliminating child labour in agriculture

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ILO supports technical exchanges between Türkiye and France on eliminating child labour in agriculture

Strengthened collaboration needed to tackle labour market challenges in the digital age
Regional Policy Dialogue group photo 2024

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Strengthened collaboration needed to tackle labour market challenges in the digital age

Next-Gen SIYB: Expanding, digitalising, and adapting together

Entrepreneurship promotion

Next-Gen SIYB: Expanding, digitalising, and adapting together

This knowledge exchange webinar was aimed at: Exploring the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital tools to complement and strengthen SIYB training implementation; and Highlight field experiences and learnings from using...

ILO Director-General highlights the Social and Solidarity Economy at Clinton Global Initiative
Mr Gilbert F. Houngbo, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO)

ILO Director-General highlights the Social and Solidarity Economy at Clinton Global Initiative

Media for Change: ILO's Impact on Media Development in Southern Tunisia
Nefzawa FM

Media for Change: ILO's Impact on Media Development in Southern Tunisia

Second phase of the PROSPECTS partnership launches in Iraq
Panel discussion during the launch event of the second phase of the PROSPECTS partnership in Iraq

Second phase of the PROSPECTS partnership launches in Iraq

Nearly 50 entrepreneurs committed to the economic integration of trafficking survivors

Trafficking in persons

Nearly 50 entrepreneurs committed to the economic integration of trafficking survivors