Highlights

Brasilia, Brazil (ILO News) — On 25 April 2025, at the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting (LEMM), ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo called on BRICS countries to take the lead in forging a renewed, socially just future of work. […]

Brasilia, 24 April 2025 — From April 22 to 24, the city of Brasilia hosted the BRICS Emerging Technologies and New Frontiers for Employment for Just Transitions – DEVTECH / PARTNERSHIPS South-South Knowledge-Sharing Event, bringing together over 20 experts, government […]

Brasília, Brazil (ILO News) – From April 22 to 23, 2025, – representatives from BRICS countries, international organizations, and key stakeholders gathered in Brasília for the 4th BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting, under Brazil’s presidency. The discussions centered on […]

Suvar, Bangladesh – From April 8–10, 2025, the Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) Inter-regional Forum for Asia and the Arab States brought together more than 80 government representatives, development practitioners, and ILO experts from 18 countries for a landmark event […]

The sessions of the VI World Forum of Local Economic Development concluded yesterday, April 3rd, with the reading of a final declaration reaffirming the global commitment to fair, inclusive, and sustainable territorial development. Throughout this dynamic forum, policymakers, experts, and […]

Seville, Spain — April 1 – 4, 2025 The 6th World Forum of Local Economic Development (WFLED), held from April 1 to 4, 2025, in Seville, Spain, convened global leaders, policymakers, and experts to advance discussions on inclusive and sustainable […]

🌍 How can the Social and Solidarity Economy #SSE help drive local economic development and create lasting change? 📅 The upcoming World Forum of Local Economic Development (#WFLED) in Seville, #Spain 🇪🇸, from April 1-4, 2025, provides a platform to exchange experiences and […]

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is pleased to invite you to the first session of the South-South Dialogue Series: Solutions for Inclusion and Decent Work in the Digital Economy. Each peer-learning dialogue will address a specific, strategic topic aligned with emerging […]

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Emerging and Special Partnerships Unit (ESPU) actively participated in the “Just Transition and Climate Policy Development through the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs): A South-South Learning Approach” masterclass, held in Doha, Qatar, from 18 to 20 […]

The ILO-China partnership project on Strengthening Skills Development in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar through South-South and Triangular Cooperation, funded by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security China, held its annual Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting on 20 Feb. […]

The South-South Cooperation project ‘Promoting the Global Development Initiative with a Focus on South-South Cooperation in Employment in ASEAN’ (ProSSCE-ASEAN) funded by China held its annual Project Steering Committee(PSC) meeting on 20 Jan. 2025.  On behalf PARTNERSHIPS ILO, Director Mr. Peter […]

Training Program on Just Transition and Climate Policy Development through the Nationally Determined Contributions in Arab States, 15 January 2024 The first day of the training on the Foundations of Just Transition and South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) was marked […]