Press releases
July 2023
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Decent Work Country Programme 2023-2025
ILO and China sign Decent Work Country Programme 2023-2025
13 July 2023
In setting out the framework, Decent Work Country Programme 2023-2025 paves the way for ILO and China to promote social justice and advance decent work for all.
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Digital economy
ILO and Rwanda partner up to boost decent jobs for youth in the digital economy
12 July 2023
The International Labour Organization (ILO) announces a new development cooperation project, designed to promote employment for Rwanda's youth.
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© ILO/F. Latief 2023
World Bank / ILO / UNESCO joint study
Improve Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) to meet skills and labour mismatch
12 July 2023
A new joint study by the World Bank, the ILO, and UNESCO says TVET needs to adapt to globalization, technological progress, demographic transformation, and climate change.
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© Nilesh Nikade 2023
ILO-UNHCR Partnership
ILO and UNHCR commit to decent work for refugees, displaced people and host communities
10 July 2023
The Joint Action Plan (2023-2025), a result of six interagency regional consultations, sets the priorities for advancing an inclusive world of work in forced displacement contexts.
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Press release
Call issued for involving persons with disabilities in social protection policymaking in Lebanon
06 July 2023
The call was made by Lebanese organizations for persons with disabilities in partnership with the ILO, at a joint event which presented a working model for disability inclusion in social protection policymaking and programming.
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Working conditions
Launching Event of the Handbook and Checklist to establish Model Enterprise Clinics in RMG Industries
06 July 2023
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Press release
ILO supports Indonesia’s joint labour inspection in the fishing sector to prevent forced labour at sea
05 July 2023
The ILO through its 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has supported Indonesia to improve working conditions of fishers and prevent forced labour through the establishment of joint labour inspection system and strengthened coordination between labour and fisheries inspectors.
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Labour rights
New ILO study highlights steps to strengthen decent work in Malaysia’s rubber glove supply chain
04 July 2023
Study sets out series of recommendations for Malaysian government, employers, workers and key stakeholders to support working conditions in key export industry.
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Press release
National dialogue raises important questions on prevention and resolution of labour complaints in Jordan
03 July 2023
The institutions for resolving labour disputes or complaints form a cornerstone of any sound labour market, preserving and promoting essential principles such as justice, fairness and harmonious relationships in the world of work.
June 2023
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© ILO 2023
Official visit
ILO Director-General calls for balance between economic growth and decent employment on his first official visit to Viet Nam
30 June 2023
During his two-day trip, International Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, held talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, senior Vietnamese officials, government ministers and workers’ and employers’ representatives on issues including advancing social justice and promoting decent work.