Impact and people
2024
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A spotlight on the voices of women in business
08 March 2024
To celebrate International Women's Day we interviewed 3 beneficiaries of the ILO SCORE Programme in Tunisia. They offer an insight into the challenges and triumphs faced by women in the world of work.
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Emerging Insight: Seizing the women's insurance market
08 March 2024
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Photo essay: Woman-led cooperative in Jordan expands business and drives local change through cooperative alliances
08 March 2024
On International Women's Day, we celebrate the endeavours of Jordan’s Fatima Al-Zahraa Cooperative Society with an in-depth interview featuring its president, Ghada Al-Qudah, and a photo gallery showcasing their activities. Tune in for their inspiring story!
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“I am a resilient entrepreneur and a determined mother”
07 March 2024
On International Women’s Day, we are sharing an inspiring entrepreneurial journey of Wegden, a Sudanese refugee in Egypt supported by ILO’s entrepreneurship development training programme.
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Having an income reduces HIV stigma and discrimination
01 March 2024
Sixty-year old Regina Katungu Chileshe is an entrepreneur living with HIV in Zambia. She is a member of an HIV support group that works to overcome stigma in the community, thanks to an income generation project supported by the International Labour Organization and UNAIDS.
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Robotics and breaking gender barriers in technology
29 February 2024
The changing world of work due to technological advances provided opportunity to two best friends in web development and robotic automation.
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Migrant Resource Centre reduces migrant fishers’ vulnerability at sea
27 February 2024
Lack of access to information on migration has made migrant fishers vulnerable to exploitation. The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme and the Indonesian Migrant Worker Union (SBMI) have set up a Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) to better protect Indonesian migrant fishers.
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Navigating hardship: Lebanon's agricultural workers in the absence of social protection
27 February 2024
The story of Tony Al Hazoury and his struggle for a decent life.
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Emerging Insight: The best of 2023
22 February 2024
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Tackling water woes: ILO’s vocational training success in Kenya
21 February 2024
With support from the Government and partners, ILO PROSPECTS introduced a skill development programme supporting maintenance of water sources and supply systems in a drought prone community of Garissa, Kenya. The first batch of trained Water System Operators graduated this week.