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

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.

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

Digital skills revived my mother’s food business and our family bond
Rafael Meza and his mother, Marlin Judith, are seated together at a table. Rafael is showing her his mobile phone. (Colombia 2025)

ILO Voices | Digital skills for youth

Digital skills revived my mother’s food business and our family bond

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

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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