Employment intensive investment news
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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.
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News
Employment creation for youth to build sustainable peace in The Gambia: Launch of the employment-intensive construction works
17 October 2018
The project creates employment opportunities for the youth in The Gambia through ILO’s employment-intensive construction approach with a focus on equal and decent work opportunities
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News
Livelihoods enhanced through labour-based road project
21 September 2018
The Department of National Roads, Bridges and Flood Control (DNRBFC) and ILO launched the first Trial Contracts for the Enhancing Rural Access – Agro Forestry Labour-Based Road Rehabilitation Project in the Baucau Municipality of Timor-Leste.
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ILO response to Syrian refugee crisis
ILO, Jordan to expand green employment project for Jordanians and Syrian refugees
15 August 2018
The ILO and Jordan’s Ministry of Agriculture agree to implement the second phase of a project to boost decent jobs through green works and labour-intensive employment in agriculture and forestry.
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Press release
ILO and Zambia partner to improve living standards in rural areas
10 August 2018
Upgrading rural roads will provide the right connectivity to develop local communities’ access to markets and create decent work opportunities.