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Germany – ILO Partnership

47 projects

Germany currently funds 47 ILO development cooperation projects worldwide

4th in top 20

Germany ranks 4th in the ILO list of voluntary funding contributors in 2022-23

US$ 264.6 million

Germany has contributed US$ 264.6 million to ILO voluntary non-core funding in 2018-23

Germany is a key partner of the ILO in advancing decent work and social justice worldwide. 

The ILO works closely with the KfW Development Bank, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. 

Thanks to these German partners, governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations and other stakeholders in numerous countries, strengthen their capacity to support employment intensive infrastructure development, a just energy transition, occupational safety and health in supply chains, small and medium enterprise development, including in the agro-food sector, social protection, skills and lifelong learning, gender equality and disability inclusion, impacting the lives of youth, women and men worldwide. 

 In addition to its contributions for specific programmes and projects, in 2022-23, Germany contributed over US$ 1 million to the ILO Regular Budget Supplementary Account, allowing the Office to allocate these funds flexibly when and where they are most needed. 

Furthermore, the ILO benefits from German expertise through the country’s participation in the Junior Professional Officer programme and the secondment of officials. 

For more information see Germany Country portal. 

Development Cooperation Dashboard

Development Cooperation Dashboard

Projects funded by Germany

Highlights

Project: Promoting Decent Work For Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens

Project: Promoting Decent Work For Syrians Under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens

Vision Zero Fund - Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains

Vision Zero Fund - Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains

How entrepreneurship helps me stay resilient in Ukraine

ILO Voices

How entrepreneurship helps me stay resilient in Ukraine

ILO and KfW join forces to finance Iraqi small and medium enterprises and foster inclusive growth

ILO and KfW join forces to finance Iraqi small and medium enterprises and foster inclusive growth