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Kenya has been a member of the ILO since 1965. The ILO is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and Labour rights in the country, through a decent work agenda. Through its projects, ILO Kenya has unlocked the green jobs creation potential of Kenya's building construction industry by enhancing the competitiveness of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as well as exploring the effects of Labour and Labour related laws on small and medium enterprises thus creating a more enabling environment in the medium and small enterprises. ILO has also Improved policy and legal frameworks in place to protect the rights of HIV affected male and female workers and their families.

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Making community tourism work better for the communities that host it
Maasai men leave the homestead as they speak with a woman who remains behind with a child, reflecting gendered patterns of mobility and care responsibilities in pastoral communities in Kenya

Community based tourism

Making community tourism work better for the communities that host it

African tripartite partners agree on a common labour migration approach
Large group of participants posing and waving during a regional meeting.

Pre-Doha Dialogue on Labour Migration

African tripartite partners agree on a common labour migration approach

Projects and programmes

PROSPECTS4Youth: Unlocking youth engagement in education and employment opportunities in forced displacement contexts

PROSPECTS Opportunity Fund project

PROSPECTS4Youth: Unlocking youth engagement in education and employment opportunities in forced displacement contexts

Fair Recruitment for Refugees

PROSPECTS Opportunity Fund Project

Fair Recruitment for Refugees

Publications

Expanding social security coverage in the informal economy: China’s experience and lessons

Social protection

Expanding social security coverage in the informal economy: China’s experience and lessons

ILO PROSPECTS: Results at a glance

Global factsheet (September 2026)

ILO PROSPECTS: Results at a glance

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