We all have the right to a safe, healthy and decent job. We're here to drive a human-centred future of work through employment creation, social dialogue, rights at work and social protection to improve the life of all workers around the world. #DecentWork
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We are the ILO, the UN agency for the world of work. Advancing social justice, promoting decent work, since 1919.
How are young people faring in labour markets worldwide? On #YouthDay, the ILO will launch a new report with the latest global and regional analysis of youth employment trends and prospects. Read more: https://ow.ly/1FVO50ZvMij
Without stronger protection, domestic workers face rising risks of informality, forced labour, child labour, discrimination, violence and harassment. Ending abuse starts with extending rights and protections. #RatifyC189
Lao People's Democratic Republic is one of 50 countries where the second phase of the ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All (2021-25) has been active, impacting over 100 million people worldwide. 👉 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tGkJKX
Uzbekistan’s new State Social Insurance Law, developed with ILO support, extends maternity and sickness benefits. By end-2026, an estimated 1.2M workers will receive sickness benefits and 185,000 women will receive maternity benefits. 👉http://bit.ly/4ePAqL4
For generations, social health protection was out of reach for cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire. With Iilo support and the government’s political will, a new financing mechanism has extended health insurance coverage to 458,000 producers since March 2025. 👉 http://bit.ly/3Ojj7Hq
14.4 million workers in Indonesia now have better access to increased unemployment benefits. New 2025 regulations, developed with ILO support, have increased benefit levels and removed barriers to eligibility. 👉 https://bit.ly/4tGkJKX
In Viet Nam, 1.6 million more older persons can access non-contributory pensions under a revised Social Insurance Law adopted with ILO support in 2025. For those who spent their lives working in the informal economy, a pension is now within reach. 👉http://bit.ly/4w1MTBI
How can #DecentWork keep pace with the platform economy? The new @ilo Convention marks a landmark step towards ensuring innovation goes hand in hand with workers’ rights, fair competition and sustainable growth. 📲Learn more: https://ow.ly/yMAF50ZfQZ1
In 2024, Suriname ratified ILO Convention 102 & adopted a new National Social Protection Strategy with ILO support. With these steps, Suriname demonstrates its commitment to laying the foundation for a rights-based #SocialProtection system for all. 👉 bit.ly/4cjIRLP
In Iraq, effective social security coverage of the private-sector workforce has more than doubled in four years, reaching 879,922 workers in 2025. ILO's efforts have been supported by the EU Delegation to Iraq since 2021. 👉 http://bit.ly/4emyv0h
Young people are entering a world of work shaped by digitalization, AI, the green transition & demographic change. Skills must be the start of a lifelong learning journey, helping people adapt, access decent work and turn change into opportunity. #WorkLifeReady #YouthSkillsDay
We all have the right to a safe, healthy and decent job. We're here to drive a human-centred future of work through employment creation, social dialogue, rights at work and social protection to improve the life of all workers around the world. #DecentWork
Burkina Faso is expanding social health protection. With ILO support and government commitment, a 2024 decree extended health insurance coverage to over 360,000 more people, including informal workers & their families. 👉 https://bit.ly/4ubaUEu
AI is disrupting work as we know it. It can boost productivity and open new doors, but also push many out. We need skills and fair policies so innovation benefits all. #AIForGood
The Middle East crisis underscores the importance of early social dialogue to help protect jobs, incomes and working conditions, and support more resilient and inclusive responses in labour markets and economies. Read more in the new @ilo Blog: https://ow.ly/Uhe650ZkyJ0
More than 1 billion people are cooperative members. 🌍 Across regions and sectors, cooperatives contribute to stronger local economies, decent work and more inclusive development. #CoopsDay
In Addis Ababa 🇪🇹, a youth-led poultry cooperative supported by the ILO is helping young entrepreneurs build sustainable livelihoods and access decent work opportunities. 👉Read the story: https://ow.ly/8PFH50ZjvIK #CoopsDay
Social protection is key to social justice. Yet 3.8 billion people remain entirely unprotected. The ILO works with countries to build universal social protection systems that help protect people from poverty and vulnerability. #SocialJustice
More than 840,000 people die each year from health conditions linked to psychosocial risks. These work-related psychosocial risks are mainly associated with cardiovascular diseases & mental disorders, including suicide. Read more: https://ow.ly/sGSP50YLvMB
At the heart of the ILO’s work is tripartism: Governments, employers & workers working together to advance #SocialJustice. 🗝️🗝️🗝️
MSMEs account for 70% of total employment globally, yet they still face significant challenges. At the ILO, we are committed to fostering coordinated action to empower MSMEs and unlock their full potential as drivers of transformation, job creation & inclusive growth. #MSMEDay
Close to 90% of global trade moves by sea. 🚢 Seafarers make it possible. 👨✈️ 👩✈️ The Maritime Labour Convention sets minimum standards to protect them, from wages and safety to dignity. ⚓ #DecentWork at sea matters. #DayoftheSeafarer
We’re showing the red card to child labour. ✋🟥 👉 Your turn: 📷 Take a selfie with a red card 📲 Post it 👥 Tag 3 friends and use #EndChildLabour One photo can help amplify a global message: child labour has no place in our world.
The International Labour Conference is where the world of work comes together. At #ILC2026, government, employer and worker delegates discussed key challenges — from decent work in the platform economy, gender equality and social dialogue. Here are some highlights 👇📹
Principal Md. Ziaur Rahman is helping create a safer, inclusive training environment where women and men learn side by side in trades like electrical installation. When everyone can learn, everyone can thrive. Read more: https://ow.ly/gE6150Zf405
Violence and harassment in the world of work stop here❗ 7 years since its adoption, ILO Convention No. 190 has reached 56 ratifications — the fastest-ratified ILO convention of the past decade. It’s time for every country to #RatifyC190.
Care cannot thrive without workers' rights. Domestic workers sustain households, economies and societies worldwide, but their work remains undervalued and invisible in many countries. Domestic work is real work. #RatifyC189
Domestic work is real work. Yet, millions of domestic workers still lack labour rights, social protection and decent conditions. #RatifyC189
International Labour Conference ends with adoption of the first Convention on decent work in the platform economy 🗞️Read more: https://ow.ly/NoG550ZcfxA #ILC2026