Employment intensive investment news
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ILO 100 on the International Women's Day
ILO continue to engage more women in its project activities in Timor-Leste
14 March 2019
The 2019 International Women’s Day celebration in Timor-Leste coincided with the ILO's celebration of its 100th anniversary of advancing social justice and promoting decent work.
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ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis
ILO and Germany pen agreement to bolster decent work for Syrian refugees and host communities
13 March 2019
The ILO and Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development have signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding which seeks to support job creation in response to the refugee crisis and forced displacement in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.
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ILO’s Employment Intensive Investment Programs in Timor-Leste promoting gender equality and women's empowerment
11 March 2019
Currently in Timor-Leste, the ILO is implementing two Employment Intensive Investment Programs, with the overall goal of promoting social and economic benefits from improved road access for women and men in rural Timor-Leste.
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International Women’s Day 2019
Celebrating the contributions of EIIPs to a more gender-equitable future
06 March 2019
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Peace and development
A new ILO-Japan project to ensure water, jobs and peace in Mindanao, Philippines
06 March 2019
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Japan have signed a new partnership to provide jobs and promote peace through improved water supply and sanitation services in post-conflict areas in the Philippines.
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News
ERA Agro-Forestry Project Launches its Second Training
11 February 2019
The training is part of the European Union funded programme “Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry Project ERA”.
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ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis
Employment promotion and decent work for Jordanians and Syrian refugees in Jordan’s agricultural sector
23 January 2019
Norwegian delegation visits sites of ILO initiatives that help workers access jobs in the sector of agriculture and forestry as part of the agency’s response to the refugee crisis in Jordan.
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Our impact, their voices
Working together in Lebanon
12 December 2018
Women and men, Syrian refugees and host communities work alongside each other building an irrigation channel as part of an ILO project in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley.
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News
Highlights of new study assessing the impact of increasing domestic processing of cocoa in Ghana on employment and job creation presented during high-level meeting
11 December 2018
The new study was conducted by the STRENGTHEN project, a joint ILO-European Union global initiative.
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Press release
Roads for farmers and jobs for the community
09 November 2018
An ILO project has worked to build and rehabilitate agricultural roads to serve farmers in northern Lebanon, while at the same time creating short-term jobs for both the local population as well as displaced Syrians in the area.