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Fighting for the safety of Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare heroes

How a union leader is championing the rights of health workers.

Financial inclusion

ILO and Shabelle Bank usher in new era of formal banking for Ethiopians and refugees

A new chapter unfolds in Ethiopia as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and Shabelle Bank's "Aisha" initiative brings formal banking access to refugees and host communities. This vital partnership provides crucial loans and services,...

With the ILO on a clear learning path: Julián Arango and his dream of changing the world through systems engineering and technology

At just 16, thanks to the technical training provided by the SENATIC project supported by the ILO, he has discovered a vocation that fills him with hope for the future.

PROSPECTS Impact

New school, solar power and income for women: ILO brings opportunities for refugees and hosts in Sudan

In Sudan’s White Nile State, the ILO and partners are creating jobs, building infrastructure, and empowering communities through an employment-focused initiative that supports both refugees and hosts.

Video

Working the land, shaping new lives: Refugees and host communities join forces in Iraq

In Iraq, refugees and host community members work together to improve irrigation and farmland through the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP).

Op-ed

International Domestic Workers' Day reminds us: their rights matter!

To mark the Domestic Workers Day, the ILO DWT/CO for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, Mikhail Pouchkin and the UN Women Country Representative in Georgia and Liaison for the South Caucasus, Kaori Ishikawa jointly authored this OpEd.

Beneficiary story

Bangladesh’s employment injury compensation rebuilds Rahul Ruram’s hopes and dreams

Through an employment injury scheme (EIS) being piloted in Bangladesh’s readymade garment sector, Rahul Ruram was not only able to access treatment promptly after an accident at work but was also found eligible for injury compensation.

World Day against Child Labour

Gesyha’s inspiring journey: A young advocate determines to end child labour

A 15-year-old leader of the Children’s Forum in Kesilir Village, Jember, East Java, shares her journey of breaking tradition and advocating for children’s right to education and creativity.

We are no longer just caregivers. We have become educators and mentors

Jordanian nursery care provider Alaa Al-Shamali tells how ILO training, through the Norway-funded Equality@Work project, has equipped her with new skills and transformed her approach to childcare.

“With the ILO, I’m designing my future”: Aris Gisela and her journey from technology to the world of fashion

From Quibdó, Chocó, 16 year old Afro Colombian student Aris Gisela Martínez Palacio is in her final year of secondary school while combining her passion for fashion design with the tools provided by technology through the SENATIC Project led by the...

International Domestic Workers Day 2025

Tanzania marks International Domestic Workers Day with acts of solidarity and compassion

Op-Ed

Domestic work is care work: Settling the historical debt to millions of women domestic workers

Op-ed

On the frontlines of crisis: it’s time to recognize domestic workers as essential

To mark Domestic Workers' Day, Kaori Nakamura-Osaka, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific at the International Labour Organization, explains why an inclusive approach to labour and social protection for domestic...

Op-ed

Not just labour, but lifelines: Recognizing the essential role of Filipino domestic workers

On International Domestic Workers' Day, Khalid Hassan, Director of the ILO in the Philippines, recognizes the vital contributions of domestic workers and reaffirms the need for fair wages, protections and dignity.

Op-ed

It’s time to recognize Indonesian domestic workers as essential

On International Domestic Workers' Day, Simin Singh, ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste, recognizes the vital contributions of domestic workers in Indonesia. This opinion-editorial is published by the Jakarta Post on 16 June 2025.

Think piece

What is not green about market systems development?

Three considerations for your journey towards greener market systems development (MSD) programming.

Insights from the ACCEL Africa Project

Pushing the frontier of financial innovation to combat child labour

ACCEL Africa Project is pushing the boundaries of financial innovation to combat child labour—by equipping financial institutions, piloting digital and climate-smart tools, and funding local solutions that build household resilience across Africa.

Gauteng Stakeholders Unite to Explore Automotive Industry Cluster

Inclusive growth in motion, Stakeholders mobilize for automotive industry cluster

Multi-stakeholder initiative led by Automotive Industry Development Centre, Department of Small Business Development, and ILO aims to drive inclusive, competitive, and sustainable growth in South Africa’s automotive sector

Climate resilience as a key safeguard against child labour

ACCEL Africa is piloting climate-smart innovations to combat child labour in Africa's cocoa and cotton sectors. By tackling climate-driven poverty and household vulnerability, the project supports sustainable farming practices like biochar,...

ILO Voices | Child labour

A savings group helped me to keep my children in school

Rebecca Nakayega Wandegge is a farm labourer, market vendor and mother of eight from Uganda. Through the ILO's ACCEL Africa project, she has learnt financial literacy and improved agricultural practices, which have helped her to keep her children...