MONTEVIDEO (ILO News) – Who looks after our children while we work? Who cares for our ageing parents, prepares meals and keeps households running? For millions of families around the world, the answer is a domestic worker. Yet the people who make so much …
GENEVA (ILO News) – Translating political commitments and national social protection strategies into reality is key to achieving universal social protection. Governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations, international institutions and civil society …
GENEVA (ILO News) – Earnings vary widely across music, film and live performance, while time spent on essential activities such as rehearsals, travel, preparation and post-production is not always consistently recorded or remunerated, according to a new …
Madrid (ILO News) – The Bureau for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), represented by its Director, María Paz Anzorreguy, participated in the 34th Meeting of Presidents of Ibero-American Business Organizations, …
AMMAN, Jordan (ILO News) – Jordan’s Social Security Corporation (SSC), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman launched a new project to strengthen effective social insurance coverage for own-account workers in …
© ILO/Angela Wachira David Cheboryot, CEO of E4Impact Africa Foundation, addressing teams at the Youth Leadership Bootcamp in Nairobi. NAIROBI, Kenya (ILO News) – Eight youth-led organisations from Kenya’s refugee hosting counties of Turkana and Garissa …
KATHMANDU (ILO News) – Nearly 73 per cent of jobs in Nepal’s transport sector remain informal, leaving drivers, conductors, helpers and other transport workers without written contracts and with little or no social safety net, according to a new policy …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Commission (EC) will co-host the Just Transition Pavilion at UN Climate Change Conference COP31, bringing together governments, employers, workers and other stakeholders to …
ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government of Nigeria, with support from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and tripartite partners and key stakeholders, have launched the National Policy on Child Labour and National Action Plan for the Elimination …
BANGKOK (ILO News) – The Middle East crisis could accelerate major shifts in employment across Asia and the Pacific as countries seek to reduce their dependence on imported fossil fuels and strengthen energy security, according to a new International …
Key delegates at the launch of Strategy for Financial Literacy (2026–2031) in Uganda KAMPALA, Uganda (ILO News) – The Government of Uganda, through the Bank of Uganda has launched the Strategy for Financial Literacy (2026-2031), marking an important step …
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria has renewed its drive to eliminate child labour, placing children’s education, protection and participation at the centre of national action while strengthening decent work and social protection to address the economic pressures …
GENEVA (ILO News) – Women are increasingly reaching the highest levels of business leadership, and enterprises report growing benefits from gender equality and diversity. Yet gaps in the management pipeline and a decline in the implementation of enterprise …
ANKARA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) Office for Türkiye convened a high-level dialogue in Ankara to discuss how climate action can advance decent work, protect workers’ rights and support sustainable enterprises, while ensuring …
Nagarkot, Nepal (ILO News) – Government representatives, academia and United Nations agencies gathered on 30-31 October 2026 to advance Nepal's agenda on jobs, social protection and the care economy as part of efforts to drive decent job creation while …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The 358th Session of the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Governing Body will be held at ILO headquarters in Geneva from 9 to 19 November 2026. A key event of the session will be the election and appointment of the ILO’s …
DILI, Timor-Leste – Representatives of the Government, employers and workers identified priority actions to improve the functioning of Timor-Leste’s National Labour Council (NLC) during an International Labour Organization (ILO)-facilitated workshop held …
ABIDJAN (ILO News) – Rising temperatures and workplace heat stress are already affecting workers, productivity and economies in Ethiopia, Ghana and Senegal, according to new studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The findings show that …
PATNA, India (ILO News) - Domestic workers help keep households running, care for children and support families every day. Yet, their essential contribution often remains unrecognised in employment arrangements and social protection systems, according to …
COLOMBO/MALÉ (ILO News) – Rising temperatures and workplace heat stress are already affecting workers, productivity and economies in Sri Lanka and the Maldives, according to new studies by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The findings show that …
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