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April 2024
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Podcast
How young refugees are using skills and entrepreneurship to find independence
16 April 2024
For many young people finding that first job can be hard. For those who are also refugees it can seem like an insurmountable challenge. We talk to Mashimbo Rose Nafisa and Joel Amani Mafigi, two young refugees in Uganda who have overcome this problem and are now helping other young people do the same.
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Document
Enterprises Monthly Newsletter
05 April 2024
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News
ILO, International Trade Centre and Government of Lesotho team up to strengthen SME competitiveness, productivity and decent work
03 April 2024
Driving investment and export growth in Lesotho’s textiles and clothing sector, this latest project incorporates SCORE Training as a key component.
March 2024
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Article
Women fishers promote safety, boost productivity
25 March 2024
An all-women's fishing group in a coastal village that debones, and processes milkfish improves their safety and productivity after doing risk assessments and applying practical, low-action interventions using the WISE checklist.
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Article
EU-Funded Program Transforms Sierra Leone's Rural Roads, Empowering Communities and Bolstering Economic Growth
21 March 2024
In a remarkable collaborative effort, the International Labor Organization (ILO), with funding from European Union (EU), executes crucial routine maintenance on approximately 33.05 kilometres of roads in the Bo, Kenema, Bombali, and Port Loko Districts. This initiative seeks to not only connect communities but also create vital access to markets, fostering economic growth and significantly improving the lives of residents.
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Press release
Second Phase of PROSPECTS Launched in Ethiopia, Empowering Refugees, IDPs and Host Communities
21 March 2024
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ILO assessment
Palestinian unemployment rate set to soar to 57 per cent during first quarter of 2024
18 March 2024
New estimates show a loss of 507,000 jobs to date, shedding light on how the disruptions to economic life have led to unprecedented losses in employment and livelihoods across the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
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ILO Brief - Bulletin No. 3
Impact of the war in Gaza on the labour market and livelihoods in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Bulletin No. 3
18 March 2024
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Wage policies
ILO reaches agreement on the issue of living wages
15 March 2024
A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the way for new work by the ILO on estimating and operationalizing living wages, and on engaging with living wage initiatives.
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News
Unlocking potential: Gender-Responsive Budgeting in TVET and skills development - Investing in women's economic empowerment
11 March 2024
The ILO’s ProGRESS Project, funded by the Government of Canada, organised a dynamic discussion on ‘Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) for the skills and TVET sectors’ on 11 March 2024.