Man in a wheelchair inside a greenhouse. He holds a lettuce in his hands and smiles at the camera.

ILO Voices

ILO's multimedia storytelling 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

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

Most recent ILO Voices stories

Technical skills should be for everyone
Vocational training institute principal Md. Ziaur Rahman and four trainees, including a female trainee in the foreground, wear hard hats and safety gloves and look at an electrical installation with two lit lightbulbs.

ILO Voices | Violence and harassment prevention

Technical skills should be for everyone

How I built my tea stall business in Somalia
Portrait of Hawa Ali Mohamed. She stands with her hands clasped and wears a blue hijab and abaya. A cow stands behind her in the background.

ILO Voices | Entrepreneurship

How I built my tea stall business in Somalia

I put my workers at the centre of my business
Gjergj Leqejza, the General Manager of a textile and clothing manufacturer in Albania, stands on the factory floor. In the background, workers operate sewing machines.

ILO Voices | Small and medium enterprise (SME) development

I put my workers at the centre of my business

A voice for women cotton workers in Pakistan
Hafeeza Mai wears a pink patterned shawl and glasses and stands in a cotton field alongside a group of women workers. They all hold tufts of cotton and wear protective broad-brimmed hats with the ILO logo on it. (Pakistan 2025)

ILO Voices | Rights at work

A voice for women cotton workers in Pakistan

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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