In 2007, for the first time ever, the European Commission became the ILO’s main partner in implementing development aid activities. The funds awarded by the Commission allow the ILO to carry out a number of projects, including the protection of migrant workers and the fight against human trafficking in the Gulf countries; developing employment and skills in Vietnam; reducing poverty by expanding trade and employment in five ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) countries; bolstering social protection in the informal economy and developing professional training in Bangladesh. A new agreement signed between the European Commission and the ILO at the end of 2007 will enable the funding of several projects to fight child labour through education in 12 ACP countries.
For more information, please contact the ILO Office for the European Union and the Benelux countries in Brussels:
Phone: +3202/736-5942; fax: +3202/735-4825 or e-mail: brussels@ilo.org