What's new
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First Authors’ Workshop on the Global Labour History of Africa
11 December 2013
As part of the Century Project, the ILO and the International Institute of Social History are hosting the first-ever authors’ workshop on the General Labour History of Africa.
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First Maritime Labour Academy in Africa
09 December 2013
A sub regional workshop on national legal implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC, 2006) to be held for the first time in Africa.
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ILO chief to visit Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia
04 December 2013
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, will make an official visit to Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia from 4 to 12 December 2013.
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Decent jobs for youth should top African Development agenda, says ILO
03 December 2013
With more than two thirds of young workers’ potential not fully utilized, there is an urgent need for countries in Sub Saharan Africa to create quality jobs for youth, a new ILO study says.
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© Issouf Sanogo / AFP 2013Decent jobs for youth should be at the top of African Development agenda, says ILO
03 December 2013
Informality and vulnerable employment remain the reality for the vast majority of young workers in the region, says a new ILO report prepared for the Work4Youth Regional Conference that is taking place this week in Addis Ababa.
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Labour market transitions of young women and men in Sub-Saharan Africa
03 December 2013
Constituents from eight Sub-Saharan countries are to share and discuss the findings of school-to-work transition surveys (SWTS) conducted in their countries within the Work4Youth (W4Y) project.
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© A. Lorgnier / Only World / AFP 2013ILO report calls for job-centred growth policies in Kenya
02 December 2013
Kenya needs to adopt a coherent national employment strategy to achieve a more equitable economic growth, says the ILO.
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Growth with employment for inclusive and sustainable development
20 November 2013
Growth in the Least Development Countries has not been inclusive and its contribution to poverty reduction has been limited. It has not generated enough “quality” jobs especially for the youth.
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Job Creation and Entrepreneurship: key engines to accelerate industrialization in Africa
20 November 2013
On Africa’s Industrialization Day (AID), the ILO promotes job creation and entrepreneurship as key engines to support regional efforts towards achieving an inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
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Africa needs new solutions to combat forced labour, human trafficking and slavery
20 November 2013
“Those who benefit from exploitation need to be swiftly punished; those who suffer abuse and coercion need to be empowered to raise their voice,” said ILO Acting Regional Director for Africa, Hans Hofmeijer, at the opening of a two-day high-level conference in Zambia. The conference aims to agree on concrete actions to combat forced labour, human trafficking and slavery in the continent.
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ILO Tripartite Conference to Combat Forced Labour, Human Trafficking and Slavery in Africa
19 November 2013
A first regional policy consultation process to share best practices, strengthen advocacy and advise on a way forward to combat forced labour and human trafficking in Africa.
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Women entrepreneurs received training in managing their business
18 November 2013
ILO conducted training to assist Women Entrepreneur Associations (WEAs) to manage and improve their associations.
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Focus on labour data excellence for Africa’s development goals
18 November 2013
On African Statistics Day, the ILO encourages countries to strengthen national labour market information systems to better plan and provide evidence-based policy formulation on employment.
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Workplace Rights to Constitutional Rights in South Africa
14 November 2013
The ILO has facilitated a roundtable discussion to review the struggle against apartheid leading to the process of democratization and change in South Africa. Looking at the role the Organisation played throughout this period which eventually brought unions and employers together in challenging the apartheid state.
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© itpro.co.uk 2013Building Modern and effective Labour Administration and Labour Inspection system in Zimbabwe
13 November 2013
The ILO Country Office for Zimbabwe has organised this five day training workshop for labour inspectors in Zimbabwe. It is based on the training curriculum for labour inspectors developed by the International Training Centre (ITC) of the ILO in collaboration with the ILO Labour Administration and Inspection Programme.
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First ILO/ACERWC joint training to improve child rights in Africa
09 November 2013
The ILO and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) shaped a training platform to effectively engage the constituents, facilitate partnerships and networking for advocacy around children’s rights in Africa.
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Make jobs a central goal of the post-2015 development agenda, says ILO
05 November 2013
At the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting on the Sustainable Development Goals, the ILO urged Member States to make full and productive employment and decent work a central goal of the post-2015 development framework
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Invest in the youth, the future of Africa!
01 November 2013
On the fourth edition of African Youth Day (AYD), the ILO joined its partners to call for more investment and promotion of the youth as key agents for social change, economic growth and sustainable development.
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Follow up mentoring support for Women Entrepreneurs.
31 October 2013
Horn for Relief & Development (HRD) working with International Labour Organization (ILO) conducted on a project that aims to train 20 IDP women on entrepreneurship skills, financial management skills, and business plan development skills as well as provided small grants to the women after they completed the training program.