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  1. African Union calls for more investment to promote jobs in Africa

    17 June 2013

    Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the first woman to head the African Union Commission, urged African Member States and international partners to invest more in order to promote job creation in the region.

  2. President Banda: Malawi champions “zero tolerance” of child labour

    12 June 2013

    In her first visit to the International Labour Conference, Malawian President, Joyce Banda, says that despite global efforts, child labour remains a “huge problem”.

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Key resources

  1. Cairo Platform for Action for the Development of Women Entrepreneurship in Africa

  2. The Social Economy - Africa's response to the Global Crisis

  3. Yaoundé Declaration on the implementation of the Social Protection Floor

Stories from the field

  1. Getting across the message on male circumcision and HIV in the workplace

  2. From slum living to company director

  3. Green and fair: Cooperatives in Ethiopia

  4. Drop the gun and take a pen - Somalia

  5. Cape Verde: How social protection can help the elderly

  6. A Decent Work Country Programme to create productive employment in Zimbabwe

Video Highlights

Finding solutions for child domestic workers;
     
  1. Watch all videos produced by the International Labour Organization covering the African region

ILO century project

  1. The ILO will complete its 100 years of existence in 2019. The Century Project has been created to prepare for this anniversary by developing the knowledge of ILO's history and its role in specific historical moments.

    Sharing knowledge on ILO history
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