Afghanistan
Afghanistan became a member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 27 September 1934. An ILO Office was formally established in Kabul in 2003. Since then, the ILO has worked through various crises with its constituents and partners in areas including employment policies and strategies, labour law reform, international labour standards, skills and vocational training, employment creation, labour migration, child labour and returnee livelihood issues.
Latest news and stories

Social health protection
International Labour Organization and Mahidol University strengthen partnership to advance social health protection in Asia
Start and Improve Your Business - Success Stories 2024
A trainer journey of resilience and empowerment in Afghanistan
Labour statistics
National figures on labour market for the last available year from the ILOSTAT database
Development cooperation Dashboard
The Dashboard offers customizable views of ILO development cooperation projects funded by voluntary contributions around the world. It shows the budget and expenditure of voluntary contributions for the past 10 years.
Projects and programmes
ARC-AFG
Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Afghanistan
Project
Governance of Labour Migration in South and South-East Asia (GOALS)
Publications
Asia-Pacific Migration Report 2024: Assessing Implementation of the Global Compact for Migration
Social protection
World social protection report 2024-26: Regional companion report for Asia and the Pacific