Launched at the COP25 in Madrid, the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative is designed to support countries in implementing their national climate action commitments, while ensuring that jobs, well-being and a just transition remain at the heart of climate responses. Read more

We celebrate the first company in Colombia’s construction sector to implement a blind resume strategy through ILO's SCORE Gender Equality Model (MIG SCORE). Important as this high employment generating sector is a traditional “man’s world” where gender equality measures often lag behind the rest. Read more

The new policy brief provides updated insights on the systemic approach and concrete examples, guidance and practitioner tools that demonstrate the versatility of the approach and provide an understanding of how to use it to address key decent work challenges in a range of contexts. Also available in Spanish and French. Read more

Promotion of sustainable enterprises in the four agricultural value chains of tea, cardamom, ginger, and dairy in post-conflict Nepal helped build local capacities to advocate for socially responsible labour practices. The successful experience in the tea value chain brought positive ripple effects in fostering a culture of dialogue and collaboration. Read more

Financial institutions can help unlock the potential of small enterprises to promote more and better jobs for men and women. The final report of the PROMISE IMPACT project in Indonesia documents the possibilities of blending business development support to small enterprises alongside standard financial products such as enterprise loans. Read more

A bill on the SSE was adopted by the Tunisian government on 11 December 2019. The ILO has provided technical support to the development of this bill through the PROMESS project. The bill will be submitted to the National Assembly for possible adoption in the coming year. Read more

The ILO supported the adaptation and translation of the ILO’s Think.Coop training tool into Hindi and Gujarati. The Indian Academy of Self-Employed Women (IASEW) conducted a training of facilitators on Think.Coop, with a view to further strengthening women cooperative entrepreneurs in the rural and informal economies of Gujarat and other states in India. Read more

The ILO and UNCTAD organized a session at World Trade Organization Public Forum 2019 to present the findings of their report “Enhancing the contribution of export processing zones to SDG 8, decent work and economic growth” and discuss the implications for government policies and practices impacting decent work in EPZs. Read more

The ILO has joined a coalition of actors to supporting the implementation of a Roadmap to the Sustainable and Responsible Financial Inclusion of forcibly displaced persons (FDPs). This roadmap offers a set of key policy recommendations for: governments, the private sector, humanitarian and development agencies, research organisations, and the standard-setting bodies. During the Global Refugee Forum and together with the coalition, the ILO had pledged to contribute to the ‘’jobs and livelihoods area’’ through progressing the Roadmap. Read more