09 April 2013
This study sheds light on the situation of trafficked adult workers in the Middle East, both women and men. It analyses the complex processes by which vulnerable migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour in various types of work in the region.
11 March 2013
The youth employment challenge in Zambia, like any other African country remains a critical concern to be addressed.
09 January 2013
This publication sheds light on the magnitude of domestic work, a sector often “invisible” behind the doors of private households and unprotected by national legislation.
03 December 2012
26 November 2012
22 November 2012
The Maternity Protection Resource Package provides guidance and tools to strengthen and extend maternity protection to all women in all types of economic activity.
17 October 2012
This guide provides the text of some of the key Conventions for promoting gender equality in the world of work
01 October 2012
Employment Working Paper No. 123
20 September 2012
“Labour in the global South is an exciting contribution to the new field of global labour studies. It identifies in ten clearly written chapters the innovative and creative responses to the challenges facing labour worldwide.” −Edward Webster, University of Kassel, Germany, and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
01 August 2012
This publication highlights COOPAFRICA’s contribution to the revival of African cooperative enterprises and their roles in fostering equity, empowerment, decent work, and secure livelihoods, including reducing members’ vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, empowering women and men to make healthy choices, and supporting the development of small businesses by HIV-positive women and men.
28 June 2012
Regional Report : Synthesis of Key Issues and Outcomes from Eleven National Events on Youth Employment in the Africa Region; March - May 2012
04 June 2012
The 2008 ILO Declaration on Social Justice for a Fair Globalization recommends the establishment of appropriate indicators, if necessary with assistance of the ILO, to monitor the progress made in the implementation of the ILO Decent Work Agenda. The 17-point “Decent Work Agenda in Africa 2007-15”, calls for improved information for better policy making, aiming that at least half of the African member States have mechanisms in place to produce statistics and labour market information in a timely fashion. The ILO is supporting member States through technical assistance and capacity building at national, sub-regional and regional levels
22 May 2012
The study examines the continuing job crisis affecting young people in many parts of the world. It provides updated statistics on global and regional youth unemployment rates and presents ILO policy recommendations to curb the current trends.
20 May 2012
This report presents a snapshot of the wide range of the ILO's work in 2010-2011 by illustrating through stories, pictures, facts and figures, how the ILO's agenda to promote decent work translates into results that contribute to better lives for people through the world of work in a variety of circumstances.
09 May 2012
30 April 2012
ILO in Zambia promoting: safety and health in a Green Economy; and MSME’s Compliance to Policy, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks
26 April 2012
26 April 2012
10 April 2012
Offering a synthesis of new trends and practices in the growing market of microinsurance, this volume will be an invaluable resource for policy-makers and practitioners alike.
31 March 2012
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country office in Lusaka in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Zambia, hosted a two day National Youth Employment Promotion Event (6 - 7 March 2012). President Michael Chilufya Sata has been invited to deliver the keynote address to this year’s International Labour Conference scheduled in June 2012 in Geneva. Prior to the ILC, the ILO will host the global youth employment forum (23-25 May 20120 with the aim of assisting countries to develop coherent and coordinated interventions on youth employment.