International Labour Organization Press Releases

We Are Able! We Are Capable! We Are Equal!: Celebrating the creative spirit of people with disabilities

The opening talkshow of the Creative Week for People with Disabilities from 6-10 December in Jakarta. JAKARTA (Joint Press Release) – In observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations in Indonesia, in cooperation with …

ILO and FNCCI collaborates to improve entrepreneurship ecosystems in Nepal

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for Nepal and the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) have launched a new joint study titled Building Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in Nepal at a technical …

ILO and EHT Organize Largest Career Fair in Siem Reap to Attract Youth Talent to the Hospitality & Tourism Sector

SIEM REAP - The International Labour Organization (ILO) partnered with the École d’Hôtellerie et de Tourisme Paul Dubrule (EHT) for the second year to organize the largest career fair in Siem Reap, Cambodia to promote high-quality employment opportunities …

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ILO home Research Videos ... Integrating Trade and Decent Work Search in: Integrating Trade and Decent Work September 2023 22 September 2023 Launch event for the long-awaited Labour Provisions in Trade Agreements Hub (LP Hub). An ILO project supported by …

New handbook published on getting people with disabilities into the workplace

© ILO GENEVA (ILO News) – Guidance on practical ways to include more people with disabilities in the corporate workplace, collected from 30 leading multinational companies, has been published by the ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN), to …

The STRENGTHEN2 project pursues its capacity building activities in Côte d’Ivoire

From November 6th to 10th 2023, the STRENGHTEN2 project hosted a training in Cote d’Ivoire, emphasizing employment in development policies to maximize decent work opportunities. The training session’s participants included representatives’ organizations …

Integrating Trade and Decent Work

Social security from a Lao farmers’ perspective – Part 2

Social security “With a minimum contribution to Social Security, I can secure my family members”. Airnaud, a coffee farmer from Dong Village, Laongam District in Lao PDR explains why he decided to register in the National Social Security Fund. He finds the …

‘Infographics: PSEI photo results

International Day of Cooperatives This video provides an overview of Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI) objective, key intervention strategies, and a few results. It captures the voice of key partners and stakeholders in PSEI project from …

ILO and EFP award 150 National Skills Passports to aspiring migrant workers

KARACHI, Pakistan (ILO News) – Recognizing the indispensable value of skilled human resources in driving both national and international labor markets, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Employers' Federation of Pakistan (EFP), in …

Actuarial skills at the forefront!

Social protection Actuarial evidence is key for policy recommendations. Daravanh Manivong, Head of Health Insurance Management Division, National Health Insurance Bureau, Ministry of Health of Lao PDR, addressed the vital role of solid actuarial evidence …

Great timing

Social protection Dessy Minarni Bonita, Policy Analyst for Social Insurance and Pension, at the Indonesian Ministry of Finance, shares how the ILO's workshop provides a platform for exchanging strategies and deepening actuarial analysis in time for …

Actuarial work is important!

Date issued: 27 November 2023 | Size/duration: 00:00:46 Tags: social protection, social security policy, human resources development, skills, partnerships Regions and countries covered: Asia, Lao People's Democratic Republic Project code: GLO/2134/MUL …

Actuarial work has a direct impact on the public

Date issued: 27 November 2023 | Size/duration: 00:00:53 Tags: social protection, social security policy, human resources development, skills, partnerships Regions and countries covered: Asia, Indonesia Project code: GLO/2134/MUL THB/19/01/THA

Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases

© JD Ligier / Shasta-Trinity National Forest GENEVA (ILO News) – Nearly three million workers die every year due to work-related accidents and diseases, an increase of more than 5 per cent compared to 2015, according to new ILO estimates. The toll …

New ILO research analyses how trade and labour market polices can support decent work

GENEVA (ILO News) – New research on how trade policies and labour market tools can be used to reduce inequalities and poverty and support sustainable development, has been unveiled at a high-level ILO event. The two-volume publication was launched at the …

Nearly 3 million people die of work-related accidents and diseases

© JD Ligier / Shasta-Trinity National Forest GENEVA (ILO News) – Nearly three million workers die every year due to work-related accidents and diseases, an increase of more than 5 per cent compared to 2015, according to new ILO estimates. The toll …

Social dialogue institutions pledge to tackle inequalities in the world of work

ATHENS (ILO News) – Urgent action is needed to combat inequalities in the world of work, say Economic and Social Councils and other similar social dialogue institutions (ESCs-SIs). Following a two-day conference in Athens, 23-24 November, they adopted a …

International Coffee Day in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Social security International Coffee Day was celebrated in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic under the theme “Promoting the right to a safe and healthy working environment in the coffee supply chains”. Held in Vientiane on 29 September – 1 October 2023 …

Social security from a Lao farmers’ perspective – Part 1

Social security Kongpeang Phengvilay, a coffee farmer from Dong Village, Laongam district in Lao PDR registered in the National Social Security Fund after district authorities came to her village to explain the benefits of membership. She does not want to …