Impact and people
2023
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Education empowered me to fight for women’s rights in Kenya
27 January 2023
When Mary Nkisonkoi was given an opportunity to advocate for women’s rights in her Maasai community, she aimed high and now represents women’s community groups across the Great Rift Valley in Kenya.
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Employment Intensive Approaches create decent jobs in cultural heritage development
18 January 2023
A joint ILO/EU/UNESCO project is supporting the conservation and rehabilitation of cultural heritage at the World Heritage Site of the Erbil Citadel. The ILO is applying Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) approaches to create decent jobs for around 1,000 workers. In addition, the ILO through EIIP approaches will facilitate the recognition of skills for 40 workers in three different occupations related to the conservation of historical sites. EIIP Technical Officer Bashar Elsamarneh explains.
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Brighter light and higher hopes: Solar energy systems keep technical schools running in Lebanon
10 January 2023
The ILO provided a number of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) schools with solar systems in Lebanon to keep their doors open and trained their students on solar panel installation and maintenance to build their skills and help them find job opportunities amid the country’s multifaceted crisis.
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ILO Director-General: The world needs a strong and sustained dose of social justice – Here's why
09 January 2023
Ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the ILO Director-General outlines why greater social justice is needed to reinvigorate social progress and respond to the impact of multiple global crises.
2022
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Stories behind our work: Industrious leaders in Ethiopia’s industrial parks
22 December 2022
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We won’t need to beg for water anymore
21 December 2022
Yasin Muhumad Faarah, an Ethiopian farmer, lost all his cattle in a recent drought. Without a regular supply of water, his future livelihood and that of other members of the community was in jeopardy. Together they built a water collection basin that promises a viable future for them all.
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The mica dust made me sick, I’m glad to be back at school
19 December 2022
When Suman Kumari was 13 her father became ill and the family fell into debt. When COVID-19 hit and with creditors at the door, she joined her mother at her workplace processing mica, a mineral dust used in cosmetics, paints and electronics. An ILO project has helped her return to school.
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Breaching boundaries: Ahmed Mohamed’s quest for career recognition and success
12 December 2022
A young Syrian refugee with speech and hearing disabilities living in Jordan has received formal certification of his working skills through the ILO Recognition of Prior Learning Project, helping him advance in his career and life.
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
02 December 2022
Fifty-two-year-old Khabour Mohammed Ali runs a small home-based business in Dohuk selling knitted products. Khabour, who is visually impaired, has many talents- from teaching braille to making all types of handicrafts. Determined to expand her business, Khabour enrolled in ILO’s business and financial education programmes, and received a loan that will help her business grow
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Understanding modern slavery statistics
02 December 2022
Did you know that, today, 50 million people are in situations of modern slavery? That’s nearly 1 out of every 150 people in the world.