Fact sheets
2020
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Extending social protection to informal workers in the COVID-19 crisis. Country responses and policy considerations
04 September 2020
The COVID-19 crisis and its economic and social impacts are particularly harsh for workers in the informal economy and their families. Almost 1.6 billion informal workers are affected by the lockdown and containment measures and/or are working in the hardest-hit sectors.
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INAS M&E Plan
11 August 2020
"INAS M&E Plan: Plano de Monitoria e Avaliacao dos Programas de Seguranca Social Basica --- Documento de Orientacao para execucao de monitoria e avaliacao dos Programas de Seguranca Social Basica, September 2020" - designed with ILO support and launched during the INAS' National Planning Meeting (28 September-2 October 2020).
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Rapid Assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on the informal economy in Mozambique
11 August 2020
This Rapid Assessment performed by ILO and based on a survey done with informal ecomomy workers' associations, recently launched in an event attended by ILO constituents and social partners, analyses main impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the informal economy in Mozambique, and bring recommendations to mitigate the negative socioeconomic impacts of COVID on workers in the informal economy in Mozambique"
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August 2020 Edition of the Quarterly Newsletter
11 August 2020
The August 2020 Edition of our quarterly newsletter brings forth interesting articles amid the COVID-19 outbreak. This edition predominantly features articles on how the Country Office – Lusaka in three locations (Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique) has responded to cushion the impact of the pandemic on governments, employers and workers. Importantly, the edition gives the perspective of the ILO’s response to the pandemic through various measures being put in place to mitigate job losses and the negative impact COVID-19 has had on people’s livelihoods across the globe. It is a well-known fact that the pandemic is far from over. It is even accelerating and spreading in some of the regions.
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Country Fact Sheet: The ILO in Ethiopia
01 May 2020
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Mauritania project newsletter: volume 1 (in French)
02 March 2020
A selection of articles that describes recent activities on employment promotion in Mauritania (in French)
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Social protection systems for all to prevent homelessness and facilitate access to adequate housing
20 February 2020
The role of social protection systems in reducing poverty and inequality, preventing homelessness, and facilitating access to adequate housing.
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January 2020 Edition of ILO Country Office for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique Quarterly Newsletter
13 February 2020
The new edition of the newsletter focuses on the human-centred approach towards communicating the ILO’s social justice and decent work mandate to the public. This will ensure that the future of work is human-centred and the ILO has a responsibility to equip the public using impactful human interest stories and pictures.
2019
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Egypt Fact Sheet: SCORE Pilot Programme
02 December 2019
The SCORE pilot training programme began in Egypt in 2018, with a sector selection study that identified the chemical and engineering sectors as sectors with high growth and job creation potential and meet other criteria by SCORE globally. The ILO partnered with the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) to identify the SMEs that would benefit most from the training, and fit the criterion of employing 30-300 workers.
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Convening actors to reduce child labour and improve working conditions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (CARING GOLD MINING PROJECT): Fact sheet
23 September 2019
The CARING Gold Mining Project’s overall goal is to increase to address child labour and working conditions issues in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) globally and in Ghana and the Philippines, its pilot countries. It does so by pursuing four outcomes, the first three to be carried out in the pilot countries and the fourth one on a global scale.
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ILO alliance with G5 Sahel
28 August 2019
With a population of over 300 million and a rising trend of urbanization, the Sahel region offers huge opportunities for its populations. At the same time, however, the region is facing an increase in extremism, terrorism and criminality, fueled by endemic poverty, high income inequality, a high rate of youth unemployment and governance deficiencies.
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Fostering Fair Recruitment for Migrant Workers
17 February 2019
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Ensuring Access to Social Protection and Portability of Social Security Rights and Benefits for Migrant Workers and their Families
17 February 2019
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Combating Discrimination and Promoting Equal Treatment and Opportunities for Migrant Workers
17 February 2019
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Labour Migration and Migrant Workers in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
17 February 2019
Assembly on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognized “the positive contribution of migrants for inclusive growth and sustainable development” in countries of origin, transit and destination. It highlighted that “international migration is a multidimensional reality of major relevance for the development of countries of origin, transit and destination, which requires coherent and comprehensive responses”.
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Tripartism and Social Dialogue on Labour Migration
17 February 2019
Through social dialogue, the participation of the ILO’s tripartite constituents (Ministries of Labour and workers‘ and employers’ organizations) at the local, national, bilateral, regional, interregional and global levels is central to achieving fair labour migration governance and can strengthen the effectiveness and sustainability of labour migration policies, legislation and practices.
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Key Labour Market Trends in Egypt, 2018
02 January 2019
This is prepared by ILO Cairo to provide an overview of key labour market developments in Egypt drawing from the national labour force survey (CAPMAS).
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TRANSFORM Newsletter Issue No. 1
01 January 2019
TRANSFORM is an innovative learning package on the administration of national social protection floors in Africa. It encompasses learning materials and methods for adult learning, to help decision makers and practitioners take ownership in building national social protection systems through continuous learning and reflective practice. To learn more, download the TRANSFORM E-newsletter
2018
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Budget Brief for Social Action 2018
13 December 2018
This report analyses domestic allocations, expenditures and trends for social protection programmes in Mozambique.
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PLANO OPERACIONAL da Estratégia de Comunicação e Advocacia para o Subsistema de Segurança Social Básica 2018– 2024
01 April 2018
The Operational Plan guides on possible activities and techniques that can be used to achieve proposed strategic objectives, communication objectives and expected results set under the ECASSSB II