Press releases
February 2023
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Media Advisory
ILO/UNICEF to release report assessing levels of social protection for children
24 February 2023
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Press release
Ethiopia to host the Second Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration
23 February 2023
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Development cooperation
ILO Director-General launches new project to boost productivity and working conditions in Ghana
22 February 2023
The project, funded by Switzerland and Norway, aims to address the country’s main economic challenges in the textiles & garments and shea sectors.
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Bipartite cooperation
Employers’ and workers’ organizations of the palm oil sector join forces to promote bipartite cooperation through social dialogues
16 February 2023
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) and the Indonesian Trade Union Network for Palm Oil (JAPBUSI) sign a Joint Declaration to address decent work deficits in the sector, promote labour compliance and enhance the image of Indonesia’s palm oil industry for sustainability.
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Response to the earthquake in Syria and Türkiye
ILO visits Aleppo’s damaged neighbourhoods in preparation for emergency employment scheme
16 February 2023
With parts of the Syrian city severely hit by the February 6 earthquake that struck Türkiye and Syria, the ILO is preparing to help restore livelihoods in affected communities.
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Press release
Training and employment services for EIIP beneficiaries in Jordan
09 February 2023
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Press release
ILO extends short-term income generation support to the most vulnerable to navigate ongoing economic challenges
09 February 2023
Prioritizes assistance to youth, persons with disabilities, and women heads of households in Sri Lanka’s Northern province through numerous targeted responses
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Migrant workers' rights
New ILO initiative to help protect migrant worker wages in Malaysia
03 February 2023
Wage protections for women and men migrant workers in Malaysia a key focus of new phase of the International Labour Organization’s Migrant Workers Empowerment and Advocacy project.
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Gender equality and disability inclusion
EIIP Workshop on the Labor-Intensive Project with Municipalities in Jordan
02 February 2023
In preparation of phase VI Employment Intensive Investment Program EIIP, ILO in Jordan in coordination with Ministry of Local Administration MOLA organised a Orientation workshop for 31 municipalities. The Project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through German Development Bank (KfW) will create 112,500 paid decent work-days for 1,250 Jordanians and Syrians in the northern and middle municipalities in Jordan.
January 2023
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Press release
ILO, JCC and partners discuss amendments to cooperative legislation in the country
27 January 2023
The proposed modifications to the country’s cooperative law are meant to eventually lead to revised legislation, paving the way for an autonomous, inclusive and self-reliant cooperative movement in Jordan.