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Whereas over a third of children in rich countries complete university, in much of sub-Saharan Africa, a smaller share completes primary education – and just 5% attend university level. More
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ILO (International Labour Organization)
ILO is devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment opportunities, enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in... More
Youth Employment Network and Jacobs Foundation Launch Fund for Evaluating the Impact of Youth Employment Initiatives
The Youth Employment Network (YEN), an interagency partnership of the International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations and the World Bank, have signed an agreement with the Swiss based private foundation, the Jacobs Foundation, to contribute to building the evidence base in youth... More
Business coalitions on HIV/AIDS gather in Brazil
On October 6 and 7 2008, UNAIDS and the Brazilian Business Council on HIV-AIDS Prevention (CEN) convened a regional workshop of business coalitions and initiatives from Latin America and the Caribbean in Sao Paulo. More
ILO encourages new businesses in China
The Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) Program of the International Labor Organization (ILO) is a system of inter-related practical management-skills training packages providing comprehensive business-management training and non-financial support to the owners/managers of small and... More
VW, GTZ aid workplace Health and Safety
The ILO Programme on Safety and Health at Work aims to show the common interest of the public and the private sector in creating stable social, economic and ecologic framework conditions in developing countries. More
Better Factories Cambodia brings together employers and unions
Better Factories Cambodia benefits workers, employers and their organizations by monitoring and reporting on working conditions in Cambodian garment factories according to national and international standards, by helping factories to improve working conditions and productivity, and by working with... More
Promotion of youth employment in Latin America
Promotion of youth employment in Latin America is a project aimed at addressing high youth unemployment rates in selected South American countries. More
Elimination of child labour in the soccer ball industry programme in Sialkot
As of 1997, the ILO, through IPEC, has worked with the Government of Pakistan, FIFA, the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI), trade unions, manufacturers, UNICEF and NGOs to combat child labour in the football industry in Pakistan. Elimination of child labour in the soccer ball... More
International Small Enterprise Programme provides specialist advice to small businesses
The International Small Enterprise Programme aims to stimulate job creation in small and medium-sized enterprises, particularly in emerging markets. ISEP will consolidate and develop ILO's current work programme with entrepreneurs, large and small enterprises, governments, employer's and worker's... More
Cooperation (GTZ) to improve occupational health and safety in Volkswagen’s supply chain
The Better Health and Safety for Suppliers project is a partnership project between Volkswagen, ILO and the German Corporation for Technical Cooperation (GTZ). The project was launched in July 2004 and will be concluded in June 2008. The partners’ common goal is to establish a health and safety... More