Stories on work, peace and resilience
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World Day Against Child Labour : A pray for the children in Ukraine
03 June 2022
The war in Ukraine️ is having a devastating impact on the children. On the occasion of the world day against child labour, find out here a pray for the children who are living in Ukraine as well as many countries at war.
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Tunisia develops its social and solidarity economy
26 May 2022
In Tunisia, the ILO is working to develop the social and solidarity economy, particularly for young people and women in rural areas. Projects include JEUN’ESS, funded by the European Union and FORTER'ESS funded by the government of Canada. ILO project officer, Youssef Belhassen Fennira, explains.
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New water system promotes peace, decent work in Maguindanao
17 May 2022
Women and former combatants from Datu Piang, Maguindanao built a water system that will benefit 95 households. The ILO Japan Water and Sanitation Project trained and engaged local communities as workers to build a water system, which contributed to providing jobs and promoting peace in the Bangsamoro region.
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Former combatants partner for safe water, peace in Mindanao
17 May 2022
Former combatants trained as construction workers built a level II water system with 22 tap stands under the ILO Japan Water and Sanitation Project to provide jobs and promote peace in the Bangsamoro region. More than a thousand households and a nearby school with hundred of children gain access to safe and clean water.
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Clean water, decent work unite communities for peace
17 May 2022
Over 2,000 households in five villages benefit from three new water systems built under the ILO Japan Water and Sanitation Project in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur. The project contributed to provide jobs and promote peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the Philippines.
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Sustainable Financing for Peacebuilding
12 May 2022
All UN entities carry out an invaluable work supporting peacebuilding on the ground, as illustrated by this video, which was displayed at the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on financing for peacebuilding.
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Improve the lives of labour migrants in Central America
09 May 2022
Labour Migration Specialist, Noortje Denkers describes the ILO's work on labour migration across Central America, including the development of public policy and the promotion of employment for labour migrants and refugees.
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ILO and PROSPECTS delegation visit projects that promote decent work in Iraq
15 April 2022
Visit included meeting workers, youth and trade union representatives in Dohuk.
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ILO and IMO call for urgent action on seafarers stranded in Ukraine following Russian aggression
08 April 2022
An estimated 1,000 seafarers are currently stranded in Ukrainian ports and waters with dwindling vital supplies.
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Child labour in Myanmar’s jade mines is a deadly gamble
08 April 2022
More than 160 million children are still in child labour around the world. With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to reverse years of progress, the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour will be taking place in Durban, South Africa, 15–20 May. More than 4,000 delegates will discuss good practices, identify gaps and the urgent measures that are needed to help children like Min Min, who works in Myanmar’s jade mines.