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2023

  1. International Day of Persons with Disabilities

    A mission of a person with disability to create an inclusive working environment

    04 December 2023

    Eko Ramaditya Adikara, also known as Rama, never ceases to create and promote a more inclusive working environment. As an ILO consultant, he encourages business associations to collaborate with the Indonesian Business and Disability Network (IBDN).

  2. ILO InfoStory

    Social protection for people with disabilities: Cash benefits are not enough

    01 December 2023

    Social protection policies in many countries perpetuate the misconception that disability is associated with “incapacity to work”. Learn how people with disabilities could be effectively included in societies thanks to well-designed social protection systems.

  3. © M.Khaled / COP28 2023

    1-11 December 2023

    COP28: Follow ILO events streamed from the Just Transition Pavilion

    For the second year in a row, the ILO and the European Commission are hosting the Just Transition Pavilion, a convening space for events, meetings and knowledge sharing around just transition and climate action in cooperation with the UNFCCC, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and International Organisation of Employers (IOE). You can watch live – or replay – all events held in the Pavilion on this page.

  4. A compilation of good corporate practices

    Businesses leading the way on disability inclusion

    29 November 2023

    This comprehensive compilation includes good corporate practices from 30 multinational enterprises, all members of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network, who share the goal of creating a work culture that is welcoming and inclusive of persons with disabilities. Each company presented here has shared their single best practice regarding disability inclusion, with the aim to inspire and encourage other companies to learn from these practices and to improve the inclusion of persons with disabilities in their specific corporate setting.

  5. © ILO 2023

    Disability inclusion

    New handbook published on getting people with disabilities into the workplace

    29 November 2023

    Expertise and practical examples from 30 leading multinational companies have been included in a new ILO publication that aims to help enterprises achieve business success and tap into an under-utilized talent pool by creating more welcoming conditions for persons with disabilities.

  6. 16 Days of Activism

    ILO supports the deliberation of law on violence and harassment in the world of work in Timor-Leste

    29 November 2023

    The government of Timor-Leste, with support from the ILO’s Spotlight Initiative project in Timor-Leste, is in the process of finalizing the drafting law on violence and harassment in the world of work.

  7. 16 Days of Activism

    ILO joins forces with Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation to end violence against women

    27 November 2023

    The Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation (KSTL), with support from the ILO Spotlight Initiative in Timor-Leste, has been actively promoted the elimination of violence against women at both community and company levels.

  8. 16 Days of Activism

    Timor-Leste’s internationally certified trainers are ready to boost women entrepreneurship in the country

    25 November 2023

    The Women Entrepreneurship Development (WED) certificate are awarded to four trainers, with support from the ILO, certifying them as the ILO’s Gender and Entrepreneurship Together (GET Ahead) trainer.

  9. News

    Indonesian Ministry of Manpower appreciates ILO technical assistances on various employment issues

    17 November 2023

    The ILO Country Director for Indonesia and Timor-Leste and the Indonesian Minister of Manpower conducted a courtesy meeting in Jakarta to continue strengthening the collaboration between ILO and the Ministry of Manpower.

  10. A joint publication by Fundación ONCE and the ILO Global Business and Disability Network

    Making the green transition inclusive for persons with disabilities

    15 November 2023

    Persons with disabilities face unique challenges in the context of climate change – both in terms of how they are directly impacted as well as the obstacle faced in taking advantage of emerging labour market opportunities - and are often overlooked in the development and implementation of climate policies and adaptation efforts. To achieve a just transition, it is necessary that empowerment and training in emerging green job niches are inclusive to the needs of disadvantaged groups, that social dialogue with underrepresented groups is central in all policymaking processes, and that inclusion and accessibility are incorporated in the greening process and social protection systems.