Statements and speeches
2023
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International Women’s Day 2023: Migration as an opportunity for women
13 March 2023
ILO, IOM, UNODC and UN Women join forces to generate knowledge on the challenges women migrant workers face during their migration journey
2022
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Joint Statement on World Refugee Day
20 June 2022
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Egypt, IFC, ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF
2020
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Labour Migration Reporting Awards
18 December 2020
Statement by Gloria Moreno Fontes, Regional Labour Migration and Mobility Specialist, ILO Regional Bureau for Africa.
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Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on African Migrant Workers in, and from, the SADC and IGAD region
07 December 2020
Opening remarks by Ms. Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa
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COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
12 June 2020
Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social protection, while at the same time ensuring continued education for children.
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ILO welcomes the appointment of Ms Riefdah as general Secretary of FEDUSA.
26 February 2020
federation of Unions of South Africa
2019
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ILO Director-General Guy Ryder's closing remarks at the 14th ILO African Regional Meeting
06 December 2019
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A human-centred future of work needed in Africa
03 December 2019
ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the world of work challenges and opportunities facing Africa at the opening of the ILO’s 14th African Regional Meeting in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Opening remarks by ILO Regional Director for Africa
20 November 2019
Theme: “Unite and Make a Difference".
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Closing speech by the Chief of the Development and Investment Branch, ILO Geneva
10 September 2019
Theme: "Towards sustainable and inclusive local development: local resource-based approaches and decent job creation".