News and articles
December 2015
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African countries pledge to integrate decent work in their development strategies
03 December 2015
Gathered at the 13th Regional African Meeting of the ILO, Governments, employers and workers from 45 countries adopted a joint declaration on Transforming Africa through Decent Work for Sustainable Development.
October 2015
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Sustainable Development and Climate Change: What challenges and opportunities for Unions?
09 October 2015
The ILO hosted the Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Sustainable Development, Decent Work and Green Jobs from 5 to 9 October 2015.The following is an interview with Ms. Rulita Wijayaningdyah, General Secretary of the Indonesian Forestry and Allied Workers Union, who expressed her views about the challenges and opportunities for Unions towards an environmental sustainable economy.
June 2013
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The role of trade unions in the Post 2015 development agenda
03 June 2013
The Special Advisor of the UN Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning, Ms. Amina Mohammed, aims to involve unions in the planning and implementation of the Post-2015 Development Agenda objectives. In this interview with the ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV), she expresses her views on the ILO decent work agenda and the role of international labour standards and social dialogue.
May 2013
December 2011
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From the depths of an African shantytown, a nascent youth employment movement grows
14 December 2011
In Africa’s second largest slum, youth unemployment is sky high. But cooperative projects are helping youth find work and slowly lift themselves out of poverty through such projects as raising food in community gardens, processing waste for bio-fuel or providing improved sanitation. Journalist Anne Holmes reports on how this emerging economic revival is making a small but significant dent in a major ongoing challenge.