Geneva (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the International Training Centre, has launched its Diploma in Evidence-Based Public Policy for Decent Work and Social Justice, responding to a growing global demand for rigorous, data-driven policymaking in an increasingly complex world of work. The programme was unveiled during a virtual open house on 23 January 2026, which brought together participants from more than 40 countries. To make a difference, people need the capacity to turn evidence into action,” said Caroline Fredrickson, Director of ILO Research Department. The programme builds on ILO’s long-standing work on advancing decent work, labour standards, and social justice, and on more than a decade of global experience training over 1,000 policymakers across 60+ countries. As one speaker noted during the launch: “Policy is the art of the possible, guided by the discipline of evidence.”