Employment intensive investment news
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Labour Standards and Trade
EU, business and labour org host forum on labour standards and trade, discuss decent work and sustainable trade in Philippine value chains
05 June 2018
The Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines (EUD), the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), the EU-Philippines Business Network (EPBN), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have come together to host a forum entitled Labour Standards and Trade: A Discussion on Decent Work and Sustainable Trade in Philippine Value Chains.
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News
What is ERA Agro-Forestry doing for contractors in Timor Leste?
22 May 2018
Capacity Building for Contractors, especially for local small and medium Contractors is a “buzz word” in developmental circles owing to the colossal amounts that are spent on infrastructure, its impact on employment and the realization that true development is best achieved through local capacity.
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News
Improving the OSH capacities of relevant officials and private contractors in Timor-Leste
15 May 2018
Staff from the Ministry of Development and Institutional Reform (MDIR), Ministry of State Administration (ESTATAL) and private contractors participated in the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Capacity Development Trainings held in two regions of Timor-Leste: Dili and Bacau.
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News
Workshop on infrastructure financing tools and systems in Mogadishu
28 March 2018
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Press release
Japan to support youth employment to build stability and peace in The Gambia
23 March 2018
New project will support jobs for youth through infrastructure works with local resources, skills training and entrepreneurship promotion, with a strong focus on returnees and women.
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Our impact, their voices
“We cannot live without doing anything”
16 March 2018
Kinofelis, a public works programme in Greece, has helped some 45,000 beneficiaries find a job, giving new hope to communities in the crisis-shaken country. The ILO was asked by the European Commission to improve the programme by focusing on skills, social protection and the payment of the minimum wage.
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Video
17th Regional Seminar for Labour Based Practitioners
05 March 2018
The 17th Seminar of Labour-Based Practitioners was organized by the Government of Ethiopia in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) on November 13 to 17, 2017 in Addis Ababa. The theme of the seminar was "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach”. The Seminar brought together 490 participants including policy makers, programme directors and practitioners from 27 countries across the world.
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News
Milestone attained with take-off of contractor training programme
29 January 2018
The ERA Agro-Forestry Project seeks at capacitating 40 contractors, together with central government and municipal officials to construct and supervise rural roads within agro-forestry areas.
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17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners
ILO's closing remarks
19 December 2017
Theme: "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach"
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17th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners
Keynote Speech by Director of ILO Country Office, Addis Ababa
19 December 2017
Theme: "Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Employment–intensive Investment Approach"