🖊️ILO launches its sixth Decent Work Country Programme for #Ukraine 2026–2029🇺🇦
A milestone for recovery that puts people at the centre – promoting decent jobs, stronger social protection, skills development and social dialogue as Ukraine rebuilds and advances towards the EU🇪🇺
🤝 The ILO and the @WorldBankGroup have signed a new Cooperation Framework to strengthen collaboration on jobs, skills, social protection and labour market development in #Ukraine 🇺🇦
Together, we advance decent work and expand opportunities for people around the world.
🪁 Small children, big opportunities: new childcare groups in Odesa, #Ukraine are helping parents return to work while creating jobs for childcare professionals, including IDPs.
ℹ️ The #ILO launched the initiative with support from Sida 🇸🇪.
🇺🇦 Building a Labour Code for the future of work
Trade unions, employers, #Ukraineʼs Government, Parliament, and intʼl partners gathered to discuss a labour reform grounded in social dialogue, #ILO standards & EU acquis – shaping fair labour relations and sustainable recovery.
👏 Yesterday @ilo in Ukraine and @mineconomdev signed the Agreement on ILO privileges & immunities in #Ukraine, enabling expanded support for the country’s labour market and recovery.
▪️Expanded Decent Work Programme
▪️Stronger expert assistance
▪️Jobs, dialogue and recovery.
1 year of the Mykolaiv LEP
A united effort among government, employers, trade unions, and educators to rebuild 🇺🇦’s labour market includes:
🔹Skills aligned to market needs
🔹Expanded professional retraining
🔹Resilient local businesses
🔹Strong workforce for a robust economy.
🤝 The partnership unites government, employment services, businesses, trade unions, and education providers to align training with labour market needs, reduce skills mismatches, and help people find jobs or start businesses.
Implemented by ILO with support from Denmark 🇩🇰 2/2.
1 year of Odesa region LEP
14 partners working as one system to meet real labour market needs
📈Integrated into regional policies
🎓147 people trained for real jobs
🏪80 trained | 36 ideas | 19 businesses funded
🧑🦽Inclusion in practice
LEP is a model that delivers recovery 1/2
🇺🇦 #LEP4WORK closing event
As part of the #ILO DGʼs crisis response, LEPs in Kyiv region supported 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣+ people – especially vulnerable groups – to access decent work, advancing recovery in #Ukraine through a partnership-based, people-centred approach.
ILO & @EU_ELA strengthen labour inspection in #Ukraine 🇺🇦
1⃣8⃣ inspectors trained in OSINT in Bratislava 🇸🇰 – equipping them with practical tools to detect exploitation and trafficking risks, and protect vulnerable workers, including IDPs and migrants.
👷♂️As part of its project on OSH in energy sector, the ILO met with Deputy Minister of @MinEnergy_ua Valentyna Moskalenko to discuss next steps as part of joint work on support to energy recovery in #Ukraine.
🇪🇺EU counterparts reaffirmed continued support. 🇩🇪Germany – labour reforms and social dialogue. 🇨🇭Switzerland – economic recovery and labour market governance. 🇵🇱Poland – continued support to the DWCP4Ukraine and the URC 2026. Discussions with Ukraine🇺🇳 – next steps for DWCP. 2/2
🤝 During a visit to Geneva, @AidaLindmeier engaged key partners on the margins of the ILO Governing Body ahead of Ukraine’s Decent Work Country Programme (2026–2029) to align priorities to support decent jobs, labour market governance and social dialogue 1/2
🤝 Grateful for a productive meeting with @IMFNews Resident Representative C. Priscilla Toffano and Sidra Rehman. Our joint efforts support #Ukraine’s labour reforms and transition to formality, building on strong cooperation in pension reforms in support of @MinSocUA.
Even during wartime, Ukraine is advancing dignity and equality at work.
Voluntary and confidential HIV counselling & testing supports safer workplaces for all — in line with #C190.
“No worker should face discrimination because of their health status,” @AidaLindmeier, Director of ILO Country Office for Ukraine
🎗️❤️Stop stigma and discrimination based on HIV status in the world of work.
Scale up voluntary and confidential HIV counselling and testing in the world of work.
#AgainstAIDS#HIVTesting#ILO
The UN–Ukraine Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2025–2029 is signed. 🇺🇦🇺🇳
The Framework sets shared priorities for coordinated support to Ukraine’s recovery and long-term development.
As part of the @UN family, the #ILO is honoured to co-lead Priority 2: Inclusive & Green Economic Recovery—supporting SMEs, expanding opportunities for women, youth, veterans, persons with disabilities & displaced people.
“An inclusive and green recovery, built on decent jobs and social justice, is essential for Ukraine’s long-term resilience and EU integration.”
— @AidaLindmeier, Director, ILO Ukraine
The ILO remains committed to advancing decent work and fair economic opportunities for all.
#UNUkraine #DecentWork #UkraineRecovery
📢 New resource for business: The @ilo & @ioevoice Handbook on Combating Forced Labour is out!
Practical tools to identify, prevent, mitigate and account for actual and potential #ForcedLabourimpacts in operations & #SupplyChains.
Download here 👉 https://t.co/TU0pFaGSLG
#HRDD
Sexual harassment has no place in the world of work. 🚫
Yet, too many women still face violence and harassment daily.
It’s time to ensure safe and dignified workplaces for everyone.
Let’s make it clear: #NoExcuse for harassment.
Join the call. #RatifyC190#16Days