News and Press releases

February 2016

  1. Making microfinance work for youth in Tanzania

    08 February 2016

    The ILO, through the UN joint programme on Youth Employment, trained more than 25 top and mid-managers of financial institutions, banks and government institutions on making microfinance markets work for youth.

  2. Decent Work and Sustainable Development in the Textile and Garment Industry in Ethiopia

    04 February 2016

    The ILO launched a new project funded by SIDA and H&M that aims at improving the development of a socially sustainable textile and garment industry in Ethiopia.

  3. Project Launch: Improving industrial relations for Decent Work and sustainable development in the Textile and Garment Industry in Ethiopia

    01 February 2016

    The ILO, in collaboration with the Ethiopian tripartite constituents, is to launch a new project funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency and H&M to support the development of a socially sustainable textile and garment industry in Ethiopia through improved labour relations, productivity, wages and working conditions.

January 2016

  1. ILO promotes Accessible Tourism through a competition (Deadline extended to 4th of March 2016)

    29 January 2016

    ILO announced Accessible Tourism Competition 2016, "Tourism for All” to attract visitors who have disabilities to come to Egypt.

  2. Harnessing Africa’s youth potential to meet SDGs through Decent Work

    28 January 2016

    With lack of opportunities and high joblessness, millions of young Africans face an uncertain future leading to social instability. The African Union invited the ILO to share its policy recommendations with SDGs providing an opportunity to refocus on pressing decent jobs deficits.

  3. First ever GBV Fast Track Court launched in Zambia

    22 January 2016

    The Government of the Republic of Zambia in partnership with the UN Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence has launched a first ever user friendly fast track court for Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases

  4. Facing the growing unemployment challenges in Africa

    20 January 2016

    In the context of slowing emerging markets and commodity price turmoil, both Northern Africa and sub-Saharan Africa face risks of slowing progress in terms of jobs quality and productive opportunities.

  5. ILO 2016 Directors’ retreat focuses on SDGs and African development agenda

    18 January 2016

    ILO directors in the Africa Region met in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe from 18 - 21 January 2016 to discuss how best to implement key priorities of the continent in line with the sustainable development goals and Agenda 2063 of the African Union.

  6. Zimbabwe to host ILO 2016 Field Directors’ Meeting in Africa

    15 January 2016

    Field Directors and Officials of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) will meet from 18-21 January in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe to hold the Annual Senior Management Retreat for Africa.

  7. Zambian Government bans Casualisation and Unjustified Termination of Employment Contracts

    11 January 2016

    The government of the Republic of Zambia has made a landmark commitment to end casualization as President Edgar Lungu assents to the revised employment act to ban casualization and unjustified termination of employment.