ILO in Africa

  • International Women's Day

    When women rise, Africa rises!

    On the occasion of International Women's Day, Fanfan Rwanyindo Kayirangwa, ILO Regional Director for Africa, calls for everyone to not just celebrate progress in achieving gender equality, but to also ignite further action.

What's new

  1. Capacity building in data preparation and Extract Transformation Load (ETL) towards a successful implementation of the Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS) of Uganda.

    Equipping staff from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) and collaborating institutions with the skills to prepare and store data for Uganda's LMIS. This training focuses on Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) procedures, a crucial step for making data usable within the LMIS platform.

  2. Charting New Horizons: Mary Wanjiru's Entrepreneurial Evolution

    18 March 2024

    "I would like to own a large hotel with branches throughout Kenya and the capacity to distribute food to most areas of Nairobi. I'd also like to employ more young unemployed youths in Kenya. Currently, I have 2 employees (a lady and a male). I would also like to establish a large chicken farm that can produce lots of eggs for my hotel(s) and a wider supply for other clients." says Mary.

  3. Collaborative Pathways for Labour Migration Governance in East and Horn of Africa

    14 March 2024

    "Strengthening the Common Approach on BLMA and Skills Development Among Labour Migration Advisory Group (LMAG) in East and Horn of Africa."

  4. An update on how productivity and decent work are being boosted in South African SMEs

    11 March 2024

    ILO's Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in South Africa partners with Productivity SA and the South African Footwear and Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) to promote technical capabilities, advance productivity growth and increase exports

  5. Empowering Ethiopian youth: ILO Youth to Youth Fund winners announced

    11 March 2024

    Following a rigorous selection process, ten Youth-led organizations in Ethiopia won the ILO Youth-to-Youth Fund, a unique grant supporting them to implement youth entrepreneurship activities promoting decent work for refugee and host community.

Highlight

  1. A labour roadmap for Africa

    The Abidjan Declaration

    Conclusions of the 14th Africa Regional Meeting, 2019.