Support to the ILO Transitional Development Cooperation Strategy for Ukraine

This project supports inclusive labour market recovery in Ukraine in the context of prolonged instability, internal displacement. It contributes to the ILO’s Transitional Development Cooperation Strategy for Ukraine, which focuses on investing in people, creating quality employment and sustainable enterprises, and strengthening labour market governance and social dialogue. These priorities also underpin the ILO Decent Work Country Programme for Ukraine for 2026–2029. The project improves access to employment by supporting career development and employability services that help vulnerable groups navigate the labour market and access decent employment opportunities. It strengthens labour market analysis through the preparation of concise, sector-specific analyses that examine employment trends, skills needs and workforce challenges in critical sectors, supporting evidence-based policy formulation aligned with recovery and reform priorities. In parallel, the project reinforces labour rights monitoring through strengthened cooperation with social partners and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. This collaboration contributes to improved documentation of labour rights violations, including in temporarily occupied and frontline areas, and supports referral mechanisms to help prevent and address labour exploitation and related abuses. Overall, the project contributes to recovery, social cohesion and resilience by promoting decent work and strengthening labour market governance.

Project symbol

UKR/25/07/POL

Admin unit

CO-Kyiv

Start date

01/01/2026

End date

31/12/2026

Total allocation

53472

Total expenditure

Status

Active

3231

Development Partners

Poland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Ukraine

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Full and productive employment for just transitions
Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice
Output 9.5. Improved coherence in support and action to promote inclusive, peaceful, stable and resilient societies through decent work and social justice in contexts of crisis, post-crisis and fragility