Tag: ILO

Youth unemployment rises as young people face a harder road to decent work

Stuart Mitchell

Global youth unemployment is rising as stagnant economic growth and weak job creation increase barriers to job entry for young people and push more of them outside employment, education or training, according to a new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026: Back to the future report shows that the global youth unemployment rate rose to 12.4 per cent in 2025, equivalent to 67 million unemployed people aged 15 to 24 years. At the same time, the share of young people not in…

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Trade unions strengthen action for gender equality and safe workplaces in India

Stuart Mitchell

Workers and trade union leaders in India have strengthened their knowledge of building safer, more inclusive and women-friendly workplaces during a workshop supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO). To mark the anniversary of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), adopted in June 2019, ILO, in collaboration with the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), organized a Gender Equality Training and Consultation Workshop on Building Safe and Women-Friendly Workplaces in Siliguri, North Bengal, on 22 June 2026. The workshop brought together workers and trade union leaders to strengthen…

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ILO launches African work-based learning network

Stuart Mitchell

A new network of African master trainers will support countries in strengthening work-based learning systems that respond to labour market needs and expand pathways to decent work. The network was launched during a five-day workshop held from 25 to 29 May 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria, where the International Labour Organization (ILO) brought together 20 trainers from across Africa to co-design a practical training package on work-based learning. The initiative aims to support technical and vocational education and training systems, employer engagement, quality apprenticeships and more inclusive skills development. The workshop…

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ILO and Viet Nam’s commerce chamber launch initiative to advance responsible business practices in electronics sector

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) have officially launched the Compliance Edge Lab 2026–27, a new industry programme designed to help electronics suppliers in Viet Nam move beyond conventional regulatory compliance towards responsible business conduct, advancing decent work and enterprise competitiveness. Viet Nam’s electronics industry is one of the country’s most dynamic economic engines. The sector employs over 1.5 million workers, 60 per cent of whom are women. In 2025, it generated a record US$165 billion in exports. As the sector…

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ILO and Responsible Minerals Initiative partner to address child labour in mineral supply chains

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization’s Child Labour Platform (ILO CLP) and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have formalized a strategic partnership to combine their expertise, networks and influence in support of the elimination of child labour in mineral supply chains. The partnership reflects a shared recognition that tackling child labour in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) requires coordinated, multi-stakeholder responses that bridge the public, intergovernmental and private sectors. Growing due diligence obligations, alongside persistent governance challenges in high-risk sourcing contexts, make such collaboration both timely and necessary. The ILO CLP, as…

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