Panupong Mitpitak, a Thai youth with a hearing impairment, participated in the “Barista” training course in Bangkok. The training course, organized by the Young Futuremakers Thailand Project, was delivered to 20 young persons with hearing impairments at …
Date issued: 26 March 2024 | Size/duration: 00:01:28 Tags: youth employment, skills, people with disabilities Regions and countries covered: Thailand
Representatives of the European Union, Ministry of Labour and United Nations with participants at the PROTECT project launch. © ILO Bangkok, 26 March 2024 - The European Union (EU) announces a financial support of € 13 million to the United Nations (UN) …
Group work during the Start and Improve Your Business Training of Trainers, Kiribati. © ILO TARAWA (ILO News) – Representatives from Kiribati’s government, state-owned enterprises, training institutions, civil society as well as entrepreneurs took part in …
© ILO GENEVA (ILO News) – Forced labour in the private economy generates US$236 billion in illegal profits per year, a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found. The total amount of illegal profits from forced labour has risen …
Q. What is the focus of this new Guidance Note, and for whom is it intended? As recent discussions at the ILO Governing Body have highlighted, productivity is a key condition for sustained economic growth as well as to advance decent work. Productivity …
© BDRCS GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reached an agreement on the issue of the living wage. The agreement, reached during a Meeting of Experts on wage policies, in February, was endorsed by the ILO’s Governing Body at …
GENEVA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will publish the second edition of Profits and Poverty: The economics of forced labour report, which will unveil the latest estimates of illegal profits derived from forced labour. At that …
Background Skills trainings that target individuals or small businesses feature prominently in the development assistance landscape. They are an important vehicle for both bilateral and multilateral economic support. One estimate puts the volume of skills …
Participants visit PERKESO rehabilitation centre. © PERKESO KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (ILO News) - A study-visit showcasing Malaysia's innovation strategies in Public Employment Services (PES) management and delivery has helped bolster the capabilities …
Female care workers provide childcare services in Amman, Jordan. © ILO/Jared J. Kohler BEIRUT and AMMAN (ILO News) - Almost 13 million jobs can be created in 12 countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region by 2035 through investments in …
Although women still have lower employment rates than men and tend to be more present in low-paid jobs, their labour market situation is improving rapidly. A new study covering 17 EU and non-EU developed and developing economies, together accounting for …
The multi-stakeholder workshop on agroforestry value chains in Timor-Leste, under the EU’s Agroforestry Skills for Employment and Resilience Project. © ILO DILI (Joint Press Release) – The European Union, in collaboration with the International Labour …
International Women’s Day is a time to celebrate progress and acknowledge ongoing challenges. We've come a long way in recognizing women's rights in the workplace. More women are breaking barriers and taking on leadership roles. But women still …
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (ILO News) – Since 2015, the ILO has been implementing a development cooperation project with support from the United States Department of Labour entitled “From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labour” (BRIDGE …
Productivity dynamics are important across macro-, sector-, labour market- and micro-level economics, and in social policy and tripartite dialogue on fair wages, working time or the retirement age. They are also very relevant to environmental transition. …
BANGKOK (ILO News) - Ms Xiaoyan Qian has assumed her duties as Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Decent Work Technical Support Team for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific and Country Office for Thailand, Cambodia and Lao People’ …
Press release | Bangkok, Thailand | 06 March 2024 Tags: decent work, skills, sustainable development, corporate responsibility, electrical industry, motor vehicle industry, partnerships Regions and countries covered: Thailand
Podcast series: Global challenges – Global solutions In the world of work, men and women are often “segregated” by their type of work, one main reason that women suffered more job losses during the COVID-19 crisis than men. Now, a joint program of UN Women …
Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania Dr Philip Isidor Mpango, ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa Fanfan Rwanyindo, and other Panelists during the 7th Africa Social Partners' Summit ILO News (Tanzania) - The …
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