Stories on work, peace and resilience
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Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru
17 February 2020
As part of its efforts to eliminate forced labour in Peru’s Amazon region, the ILO is working in collaboration with the most affected communities.
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Water for jobs, peace and schooling
12 February 2020
School children stand to benefit from an ILO project that aims to promote peace and create jobs in a previously conflict-ridden region of the Philippines.
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© John Isaac / UN Photo 2024
Urgent action needed to tackle poverty and inequalities facing indigenous peoples
03 February 2020
Thirty years after the adoption of the only international Convention on the rights of indigenous peoples, a new ILO report finds they are still more likely to be poor and face particular hardships in the world of work.
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What do you know about inequality in your country?
20 January 2020
The gap between rich and poor is larger than we thought. The "World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2020" report has identified major blind spots in our understanding of inequality.
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Roads to Employment Opportunities and Harmonious Communities
13 December 2019
Forcibly displaced persons including refugees and IDPs in Ethiopia could find employment opportunities and maintain harmonious communities through the bridge of labour-based technology approaches between forcibly displaced persons and host communities
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Inclusion and diversity in the labour market: A call for LGBT labour statistics
09 December 2019
Equal opportunities for employment and equal treatment in employment are a key part of decent work. For LGBT+ workers facing labour market discrimination around the world, this is far from a reality. But in order to know the extent and forms of this discrimination, we need labour statistics on LGBT+ people.
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Employment and Peacebuilding for ‘Youth at Risk’ in Lebanon
06 October 2019
Under the framework of the ILO/UNDP/UNICEF project, entitled “Employment and Peacebuilding: Building Bridges Amongst ‘Youth at Risk’ in Lebanon” funded by the Peacebuilding Fund, the ILO provided Lebanese and Syrian refugee youth with non-financial and financial support for the establishment of Lebanese-Syrian joint-income generating initiatives as a way to create employment opportunities and decrease tension among host communities and Syrian refugees.
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© Nestlé 2024
Microinsurance saves the day for cocoa farmers
19 July 2019
An ILO partnership with a major cocoa buyer and an insurance company saved the day for a family of cocoa farmers. Their story shows the difference microinsurance can make for some of the most vulnerable people.
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Success is sweet for “Determined Women” from Jordan and Syria
11 July 2019
A group of Syrian and Jordanian women who received ILO support to set up a joint business venture producing and selling sweets and other foods, have found success.
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© PJ Tavera Photography 2024
Increase in heat stress predicted to bring productivity loss equivalent to 80 million jobs
01 July 2019
Global warming is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, damaging productivity and causing job and economic losses. The poorest countries will be worst affected.