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ILO Voices

ILO's multimedia storytelling editorial platform that highlights first-person stories of people at the heart of the world of work.

Alfredo Carrasco is a 27-year-old farmer in Chile and founder of FarmHability, a project which promotes the inclusion of people living with disabilities in Chile’s agricultural and rural sectors. © ILO Francisco Castillo

The ILO Voices reveal the value, passion and dignity that work brings to our lives. 

Some stories show the critical work that the ILO is carrying out on a range of issues, from child labour to skills training to employment creation and more. Others feature people who, through their work, are making a difference to the lives of the most vulnerable populations.

Explore the Voices to learn how ILO's work impacts people's lives.

Most recent ILO Voices stories

From family workshop to global kitchens: My journey of transformation and growth
Portrait of Ying Changbin at his kitchenware manufacturing business in Yongkang, Zhejiang Province. (Yongkang, 2025)

ILO Voices | Small and medium-sized enterprises

From family workshop to global kitchens: My journey of transformation and growth

I discovered the SPARK within me to promote disability inclusion
A portrait of Lata Korde. She sits on a stone step in front of a wooden door. Plants grow up a blue wall either side of the steps. (India 2024)

ILO Voices | Disability inclusion

I discovered the SPARK within me to promote disability inclusion

Our fish-processing cooperative has empowered women and earned them recognition and safety
Portrait of Yaye Coumba Seck, smiling at the centre, alongside two fellow members of the women’s fish-processing cooperative in Mbao. (Mbao, Dakar, Senegal, 2025)

ILO Voices | Women's leadership and equal pay

Our fish-processing cooperative has empowered women and earned them recognition and safety

Between Spain and Morocco, I built my independence
A portrait of Fatima Laanieg in her grocery store in Morocco. Food lines the shelves around her. (2025)

ILO Voices | Women's entrepreneurship

Between Spain and Morocco, I built my independence

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A savings group helped me to keep my children in school
A portrait of Rebecca Nakayega Wandegge. She stands in a rural area, smiling, next to her two daughters who are wearing their school uniforms. (Uganda, 2025)

ILO Voices | Child labour

A savings group helped me to keep my children in school

I am reviving patchouli farming in Aceh, Indonesia
A portrait of Teuku Razuan. He stands in a bed of patchouli seedlings with netting overhead. He holds a patchouli plant and smiles broadly.

ILO Voices | Rural economy

I am reviving patchouli farming in Aceh, Indonesia

Recognition of my skills brought me new hope for the future
A portrait of Celestin Mbaruku. He stands beside a trainee in a sewing workshop. The trainee and teacher both smile broadly. (Nairobi, Kenya 2024)

ILO Voices | Refugee access to work

Recognition of my skills brought me new hope for the future

I faced my hardships, and it made me stronger
A portrait of Leena Penildas Thatkuras. She stands on a path between two fields, with her hand on her hip. Her three-wheeler is parked in the background. (2024)

ILO Voices | Disability inclusion

I faced my hardships, and it made me stronger