News

June 2013

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   102nd International Labour Conference

   African Union calls for more investment to promote jobs in Africa

   17 June 2013

   Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the first woman to head the African Union Commission, urged African Member States and international partners to invest more in order to promote job creation in the region.

January 2013

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   Arab Spring

   ILO head hails signing of Tunisian social contract

   14 January 2013

   The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Guy Ryder, witnessed the signing of a key social stability pact in Tunisia, which coincided with the two-year anniversary of the start of the Arab Spring.

May 2012

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   Africa: No real growth without jobs

   10 May 2012

   Pro-employment macroeconomic policies, public works schemes, investments and promotion of youth employability are key to ensuring future generations share Africa’s growth story, the ILO says as the World Economic Forum on Africa meets.

October 2011

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   First Lady of the Republic of Zambia calls for urgent ratification of ILO Maternity Protection Convention

   14 October 2011

   In an address to a Special Focus discussion on Women at the 12th ILO African Regional Meeting, The First Lady of the Republic of Zambia urged African countries to rapidly ratify the Maternity Protection Convention (183) of the International Labour Organization to speed up women’s social and economic empowerment in the region.

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   200 million Young Africans, 200 million Opportunities: Joint Initiative on Job Creation for Youth in Africa

   12 October 2011

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   Efficient growth, employment and Decent Work in Africa: Time for a new vision

   12 October 2011

   According to a 2010 report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Africa faces the huge challenge of creating 100 million productive jobs by 2015 in order to reduce the number of working poor. Participants to the first special debate of the ILO’s African Regional Meeting on efficient growth, employment and decent work in Africa called for new ways of thinking in order to realize an inclusive job-rich growth in Africa.

September 2011

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   African ministers call for ILO support to boost employment-intensive investments in infrastructure

   07 September 2011

   Ministers from some 13 African countries at the 14th Regional Seminar for Labour Based Practitioners have called on the International Labour Organization (ILO) to boost its cooperation with other international partners to support employment-intensive investments in infrastructure and other sectors.

April 2006

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   Government, business, labour leaders call for new effort on migration

   07 April 2006

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   Labour migration on the agenda of Africa-Europe dialogue

   05 April 2006