News and articles
2022
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Application deadline: 20 January 2023
The ITCILO invites youth to the Winter Global Youth Forum 2023
15 November 2022,
The ITCILO, training arm of the International Labour Organization, invites undergraduate, graduate students and young professionals to participate in the Winter Global Youth Forum 2023 – an experiential learning platform bringing youth at the forefront of efforts aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieving its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Development partnership
G20: IsDB and ILO pledge to pool resources to support mutual Member States
13 November 2022,
Strengthened joint work will focus on skills development and youth employment, as well as women’s economic empowerment, a just transition to a green economy, decent work in fragile contexts, and the growing synthesis between employment, trade and investment.
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News
ILO supports Indonesia to promote collective bargaining through mediation and labour-management cooperation
11 November 2022, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
The ILO supports the establishment of stronger industrial relations in Indonesia through mediation skills and collective bargaining training programmes.
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17th APRM
17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labour Organization to take place 6-9 December in Singapore
10 November 2022,
The 17th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting of the ILO will be held 6 to 9 December 2022 in Singapore, to discuss concrete steps to drive job-rich growth that is inclusive and transformative.
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© Reuters 2022
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Towards Indonesia’s maritime industry free from discrimination and harassment
09 November 2022, Jakarta, Semarang, Medan, Bali and Manado, Indonesia
The ILO organizes a series of training programmes on violence, harassment and discrimination at work, focusing on mainstream anti-discrimination and anti-harassment measures in the workplace, particularly in the maritime industry.
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Op-Ed
“From multiple crises to a job-rich and inclusive recovery in Sri Lanka”
08 November 2022,
"What needs to be done? Clearly, dealing with urgency of the economic dimensions of the crisis is a key priority". An opinion editorial by Sher Verick, Head, Employment Strategies for Inclusive Transformation Unit, ILO
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Social protection
Social protection policymaking capacities strengthened in Lao People's Democratic Republic
07 November 2022, Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
National Assembly and Provincial Assembly members in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic develop more effective social protection policies following their participation in the training programme in Vangvieng, Luangprabang and Champasak, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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National Employment Policy
Samoa National Employment Policy 2021/2022 - 2026/2027 training for Stakeholders and the Implementing Partners ahead of it’s launching on 7th November 2022
06 November 2022, Apia, Samoa
Samoa has recently adopted its second Samoa National Employment Policy (SNEP-2) 2021/2022 - 2025/2026 focusing on promoting integrated policy interventions to ensure job-rich recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 crisis.
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Skills development
‘This role helped me break the glass ceiling.’
03 November 2022,
A Malaysian woman has managed to land a job as a project manager in the male-dominated construction industry.
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© Kemnaker 2022
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Building and rehabilitating roads in Timor-Leste with a greater awareness on social, environmental and OSH safeguards
03 November 2022,
The ILO’s Roads for Development Supporting Programme (R4D-SP) Bridging Phase builds the capacity of Municipality Public Works staff to identify and address social, environmental and OSH gaps of road constructions in Timor-Leste.