News items
2021
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The ILO joins the Global Alliance for Care
21 September 2021
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Building Partnerships on the Future of Work
20 September 2021
A brochure about the EU-ILO project “Building Partnerships on the Future of Work”.
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120 informal sector entrepreneurs in south Santo (Vanuatu) access business and technical training
31 August 2021
Since 2020, the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) economic empowerment work in Vanuatu has been amplified by the UN Informal Economies Recovery Project. With the support from the project, the Vanuatu team has been able to extend its reach and to fund seeds and agricultural tools distribution.
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ILO Skills Innovation Network is expanding its reach
27 July 2021
The Network is driven by a selected group of top innovators who submitted the best applications to the 1st Call and is open to all applicants from the past and future Calls and wider stakeholders.
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Tonga’s first ever tapa trade show to commence in August
22 July 2021
The newly-formed Tonga National Tapa-making Workers' Association [TNTWA] plans to inaugurate the association with the country’s first-ever Tapa Trade Show. Organized in partnership with the Tonga Public Service Association, TNTWA was formed through the support of the UN’s Informal Economies Recovery Project. The trade show is expected to be the first of an annual quarterly calendar, aimed at boosting members’ income flow.
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19 local business trainers in Fiji introduced to ILO’s Community Based Enterprise Development (C-BED) tools
22 July 2021
In an effort to strengthen Business Development Services (BDS) in Fiji, the ILO organised and delivered a Training of Facilitators (ToF) on 1st June 2021.
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Informal sector workers in Vanuatu to have a voice
22 July 2021
An initiative led by the Vanuatu Association of Public Employees Trade Union (VAPSE) and the Vanuatu National Workers Union (VNWU), aims to formalise existing informal sector associations, particularly those in the creative and agriculture sectors, on Santo and the Northern Provinces of Vanuatu.
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EU-STREIT PNG takes a step forward in empowering rural communities to secure farmers’ access to agricultural markets
11 July 2021
Led by ILO, the road and infrastructure component of the EU-STREIT PNG is focused on upgrading roads, bridges, jetties and airstrips. This effort aims to help create an enabling environment for farmers to increase their income and profit with opportunities to participate in value-added markets to become agripreneurs under the three value chains supported by the Programme
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Supporting the development of the National Employment Policy in Tonga, aiming at inclusive structural transformation and environmental sustainability
29 June 2021
The purpose of the seminar was to help government and social partners to understand the requirements for the development and implementation of a high-quality gender-responsive policy based on relevant information and analysis for review and adoption by the respective key authorities.
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Act now: End child labour!
12 June 2021
The United Nations has declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour. Matin Karimli, ILO's Director for the Pacific, and Sheldon Yett, UNICEF Representative for the Pacific, explain why the time for change is now.
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MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project - Entrepreneurs Jouney
06 June 2021
Q&A with Irami Buli – An ‘Artrepreneur’ On a Mission
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MPTF Informal Economies Recovery Project - Partner Spotlight
06 June 2021
Q&A with Olympia E. Morei-Remengesau – Director/Curator of the Belau National Museum
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Combatting informal employment goes digital: What can we learn from the Estonian experience?
03 June 2021
High rates of informal employment remain a challenge in most of Eastern Europe and range between 20% for Ukraine and 56% for Albania. The large informal economy reduces tax revenues, leads to unfair competition and negatively affects the quality of jobs. A considerable share of the workforce has no access to labour rights and social security. A new ILO publication analyses how Estonia used modern information technology to promote the transition to formality.
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High Level Meeting on Employment in Mozambique
28 May 2021
With the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) through its Swedish funded project "MozTrabalha, the Secretariat for Youth and Employment (SEJE) held a High Level Meeting on Employment in Mozambique at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre in the city of Maputo, where the Promotion of Economic Growth, Productivity and Employment Generation was the topic under discussion.
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The effects of automation in the apparel and automotive sectors and their gender dimensions
13 May 2021
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STRENGTHEN 2: Employment impact assessment to maximize job creation in Africa
10 May 2021
The STRENGTHEN 2 project is a joint initiative of the European Union and the ILO that focuses on job creation through investments.
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Decent Jobs for Youth & Generation Unlimited Launch New Knowledge Facility, YouthForesight
04 May 2021
YouthForesight will serve as a one-stop shop providing curated publications, databases, tools and multimedia resources to support evidence-based action on young people’s education and skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement.
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The ILO launches its compendium on “Employment and decent work in refugee and other forced displacement contexts”
04 May 2021
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Enough is enough: Eliminating Violence and Harassment in the World of Work
23 April 2021
An opinion piece by: Matin Karimli, Director of the ILO Office for Pacific Island Countries and Sandra Bernklau, Representative of UN Women, Pacific ahead of the 14th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women and the 7th Meeting of the Pacific Ministers for Women
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The ILO, JRC and external experts discuss next steps in the research of automation in the apparel and automotive sectors and their gender dimensions
22 April 2021
The first technical meeting under the EU-ILO project “Building Partnerships on the Future of Work” took place on 15 April.