News

Reflecting on the relevance of cooperatives to the topics of discussion at the 106th ILC

12 June 2017

On the second day of the 106th International Labour Conference, the COOP Unit was invited to make a presentation to the African government group on the relevance of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises with regard to the main topics of discussion at the conference.

MDW Information Guide

Information Guide for Domestic Workers in Zimbabwe

22 July 2016

As part of the GAP-MDW Zimbabwe/Lesotho-South Africa migration corridor project, this information guide has been created for domestic workers in Zimbabwe.

MDW Information Guide

Information Guide for Zimbabwe Migrant Domestic Workers in South Africa

22 July 2016

As part of the GAP-MDW Zimbabwe/Lesotho-South Africa migration corridor project, partners have created an information guide for workers emigrating to South Africa.

Event

National Consultation Seminar on assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in Rwanda (ECLM project)

A National Consultation Seminar was held in Kigali on September 25, 2015, and brought together 35 policymakers, government officials and experts to discuss on various aspects of the role of migrant workers in Rwanda, in the context of the "Assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination" (ECLM) project. The agenda for this meeting can be downloaded below.

Event

National Consultation Seminar on assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in Thailand (ECLM project)

A National Consultation Seminar was held in Bangkok on September 15, 2015, and brought together more than 45 policymakers, government officials and experts to discuss on various aspects of the role of migrant workers in Thailand, in the context of the "Assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination" (ECLM) project. The agenda for this meeting can be downloaded below.

Event

National Consultation Seminar on assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in South Africa (ECLM project)

A National Consultation Seminar was held in Pretoria on June 23, 2015, and brought together more than 40 policymakers, government officials and experts to discuss on various aspects of the role of migrant labour in South Africa, in the context of the "Assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination" (ECLM) project. The agenda for this meeting can be downloaded below.

ILC Radio Round-up

Day 7: Delegates’ hopes at the 104th International Labour Conference

09 June 2015

Participants talk about the roles and hopes for this year’s ILC, plus Regional Director for Africa discusses the significance of African media coverage of the conference.

Event

National Consultation Seminar on assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in Ghana (ECLM project)

A National Consultation Seminar was held in Accra on May 26, 2015, and brought together more than 50 policymakers, government officials and experts to discuss on various aspects of the role of migrant labour in Ghana, in the context of the "Assessing the economic contribution of labour migration in developing countries as countries of destination" (ECLM) project. The agenda for this meeting can be downloaded below.

Workshop

Workshops on "Improving the governance of labour migration and the protection of migrant workers’ rights in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Egypt"

In the framework of the project “Improving the governance of labour migration and the protection of migrant workers’ rights in Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Egypt”, ILO Tunis organized a series of three training workshops from 25 August to 5 September 2014.

Rural economies

Cultivating the green shoots of rural areas

18 October 2012

The ILO looks to harnessing the potential of the world’s rural areas as city dwellers in the developing world struggle to find work.