ILO in Africa
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Launch of new ILO “100 Years, 100 Lives” digital platform in Africa
On Friday 7 June 2019, the ILO Regional Office for Africa will be launching its new web platform “100 years, 100 lives" to mark the International Labour Organisation’s centenary as well as 60 years of operations in Africa.
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Our story, your story
To mark the ILO’s Centenary year, we are excited to be launching a new multimedia, interactive website on 9 January that will take you through the past, present and future of the ILO in a way you’ve never experienced before. The organization’s work over the decades has affected all of our daily lives so it will be both our story and your story. Join us here on 9 January as we celebrate 100 years of advancing social justice and promoting decent work.
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Social Protection
The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility has helped Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme save money and improve customer service.
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International Youth Day
Disadvantaged youth turn away from gang violence through skills' training in northern Madagascar
In the first of a series of articles to mark International Youth Day on 12 August, we focus on an ILO-funded project that has been supporting efforts to curb urban violence and restore peace in the coastal town of Diégo Suarez.
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Our impact, their voices
“Why not me?” Young people from Kinshasa start their own businesses
Thanks to an ILO programme, young Congolese women and men from modest backgrounds have been trained in entrepreneurship – sometimes with significant results.
What's new
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Dreams of Gold
12 June 2019
Creating a virtual reality film of child gold miners in Ghana exposed cameraman Damien Riunaud to the realities of this brutal, dangerous work, and the importance of the ILO’s campaign to end it.
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Fighting child labour: An interview with children's rights trainer Molly Namirembe
12 June 2019
To mark World Day Against Child Labour 2019, the ILO ran a thematic forum on child labour at the 108th International Labour Conference. Molly Namirembe, a youth advocate from Uganda and SCREAM (Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and the Media) trainer, participated in the forum, and spoke to ILO TV about her contribution to the fight against child labour.
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Out of the mines and into school
12 June 2019
An ILO project in Ghana’s artisanal mining communities is helping to reduce child labour and open up opportunities for education for vulnerable children.
Key resources
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Report
Labour Migration Statistics in Africa
A first of its kind study spearheaded by the African Union and the ILO to efficiently respond to the current deficit in official and reliable migration data.
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Social protection
Social protection for social cohesion
Why Social protection is not a luxury but an investment in productivity for Africa’s sustainable development.
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Labour Migration
Labour Migration Governance in Africa
How to link migration and mobility issues of Africa with sustainable development goals.
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HIV/ADIS
Fighting AIDS and transforming lives in Africa
The ILO, in partnership with Sida, implemented an innovative economic empowerment program for vulnerable communities in Southern and East Africa.