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2022
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Digital transformation in Rwanda: Is it creating a new future of work?
17 October 2022
The global phenomenon of digitalization is increasingly going local. Worldwide, informal online platform work is growing, creating new jobs. This podcast looks at Rwandan jobs in the digital era.
2019
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Celebrating UN International Day
24 September 2019
UN International Youth Day was celebrated worldwide on 12th August 2019. To commemorate this day, Ruchika Bahl, CTA, Employment and Migration, spoke about ILO’s work on promoting youth employment in Ethiopia with AfroFM 105.3. Listen to the full interview.
2016
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Labour rights a must for future US-Africa trade deals, says ILO
05 October 2016
Future trade agreements between the US and Sub-Saharan African countries could become a "powerful" tool to enforce labour standards, said the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas Chuma to UN Radio. Mr. Chuma recently attended the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum on trade and economic cooperation between the two blocs.
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South African Labour Minister: Decent work is fundamental to poverty reduction
03 June 2016
As the first week of the 105th International Labour Conference draws to a close, the Conference Chair, South African Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant, explains how the issues at the conference relate to her country and to Africa.
2015
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Ethiopia: Invest in skills for high road to competitiveness, says ILO
18 August 2015
As Ethiopia seeks to become a major player in global supply chains, the challenge is to remain competitive while avoiding a race to the bottom with low wages, says the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
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Ethiopia: Invest in skills for high road to competitiveness, says ILO
18 August 2015
As Ethiopia seeks to become a major player in global supply chains, the challenge is to remain competitive while avoiding a race to the bottom with low wages, says the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
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Interview with Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa
09 June 2015
Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa discusses the significance of African media coverage of the International Labour Conference and participants talk about the roles and hopes for the 2015 ILC.
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Broadcasters give youth a boost
12 February 2015
As we mark the fourth annual World Radio Day, an ILO-supported program for young Kenyan musicians gets radio play.
2013
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AU Commission chair says job creation is a top priority
17 June 2013
Addressing the International Labour Conference in Geneva, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, who chairs the African Union Commission, highlighted the importance of creating new jobs, and focus on young people.
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Malawi president hails Decent Work strategy
12 June 2013
Malawi's President Joyce Banda addressed the International Labour Conference in Geneva. She hailed the ILOs support for development initiatives and singled out the decent work agenda which she said can play a key role in battling poverty.