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    News

    The global advisory committee of the ILO initiative on cooperative statistics holds its 5th meeting

    02 June 2023

    Findings from case studies of Italy, Türkiye, Costa Rica, Tanzania and Korea on statistics concerning cooperatives were presented. This led to discussions around recommendations to the ILO guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives and the need for development of a manual on statistics of cooperatives.

  2. News

    2023 UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia Pacific

    02 June 2023

    The ILO is co-organising the 2023 United Nations Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, Asia-Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand, 6-9 June 2023).

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    Farmer organization models and cooperatives play crucial role in agricultural sector develop in Iraq

    02 June 2023

    An event was held by partners implementing the European Union Agri-food Business Development Programme (AfBDP) in Baghdad to discuss the development of farmers’ organizations and cooperatives in Iraq and ways to strengthen their role so they can better respond to the needs of society

  4. Publication

    Green jobs, green economy, just transition and related concepts: A review of definitions developed through intergovernmental processes and international organizations

    01 June 2023

  5. News

    ILO supports the formalization of enterprises in Mozambique in order to promote decent work

    01 June 2023

    The ILO organised a knowledge sharing workshop in Mozambique on the challenges of informality among small enterprises. Based on international good practices, participants explored which incentives and support schemes can promote the formalization of enterprises and their workers.

  6. Publication

    Annual Report 2022

    31 May 2023

    The Annual Report 2022 highlights the achievements of the Social Finance Programme over the past year. The report covers developments in Social Finance's three streams of work: financial inclusion, impact insurance and sustainable investing.

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    ILO Monitor on the World of Work

    Mutually reinforcing crises have worsened the global employment divide

    31 May 2023

    International cooperation aimed at bolstering jobs and social protection can help tackle growing disparities between high and low-income countries, according to new ILO Monitor on the World of Work.

  8. Press release

    Partners discuss farmer organization models and cooperatives in Iraq and their role in supporting the development of the agricultural sector

    29 May 2023

    The event brought together partners implementing programmes under the European Union Agri-food Business Development Programme, and national stakeholders involved in the development of the agricultural sector.

  9. Project

    Initiative on advancing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives

    29 May 2023

    The project aims to ensure statistics on cooperatives are reliable, coherent, and internationally comparable, in order to quantify economic and social impact of cooperatives. It is a step towards implementing the international Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives. It includes country case studies on Costa Rica, Italy, Republic of Korea, Türkiye, and Tanzania.

  10. Just Energy Transition

    Innovation challenge: Artificial intelligence and young people shall green the construction sector in Jordan

    26 May 2023

    The education partnership by the Jordanian National University College of Technology and Algebra Intelligence is one of the three winners of the ILO Just Energy Transition Innovation Challenge. The project aims to improve energy efficiency in buildings by training young people to use AI technology in smarter and better ways.