Articles

2023

  1. ACCEL Africa Paves the Way for Change in Cote d'Ivoire's Cocoa and Gold Mining Value Chains

    27 June 2023

    The ACCEL Africa project recently concluded its capitalization workshop, marking an important milestone in its goal to accelerate action or elimination of child labour in the cocoa and artisanal gold mining value chains in Côte d'Ivoire.

  2. Integrating Social Dialogues in creating more decent jobs in the agro-processing sector - The ProAgro Ethiopia project experience

    21 June 2023

  3. Women defy gender norms, access vocational training on hard labour occupations in Ethiopia

    20 June 2023

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its partners have introduced tailored courses, empowering refugee and host community members to gain professional skills and pursue meaningful careers.

  4. Enhancing decent employment in Kenya through effective labour inspection

    19 June 2023

    The rights of employees, prevention of abuses at workplaces, and the promotion of economic and social development are some of the positive results of effective labour inspection. In Kenya, labour inspection helps in the achievement of a successful labour market because, through it, labour law violations are minimized.

  5. Alarm as child labor cases surge in Africa

    14 June 2023

    About 160 million children globally are still being put under child labor, with estimates indicating that 86.6 million children are affected in sub-Saharan Africa alone, according to the International Labour Organization.

  6. Promoting decent work practices through labour inspection in Kenya

    12 June 2023

    Kenya's Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, through its entities the Directorate of Occupation Safety and Health (DOSH) and the Department of Labour (DoL), plays a pivotal role in institutionalizing international labour standards and promoting decent work practices.

  7. Taking stock of initiatives to expand access to Universal Health Coverage (CMU) for cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire: Assessment and recommendations for the roadmap

    09 June 2023

    In Côte d'Ivoire, the ILO's ACCEL Africa project piloted an innovative approach to extend Universal Health Coverage (CMU) to vulnerable cocoa farmers. Stakeholders from cooperatives, cocoa exporters and health centers who participated in the first phase of the pilot initiative provided feedback on access to CMU services in localities.

  8. ACCEL Africa: World Day Against Child Labour 2023

    06 June 2023

  9. ACCEL Africa: Advancing Responsible Gold Mining for Livelihoods and Rights

    06 June 2023

    The video presents the approaches undertaken by the ACCEL Africa project in Mali, Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire to foster the formalization of the ASGM sector in the three target countries, providing insights from miners, local leaders, Government’s representatives, and private sector on how to promote a more responsible gold mining supply chain towards the elimination of child labour, the respect of human rights and the environment, and the promotion of decent work for all.

  10. Leaving the gold mining site and going back to school: Eliminating child labour in Nigeria

    02 June 2023

    In the small village of Kuchiko, the ILO ACCEL Africa project is helping young girls like Maimunat go back to school and pursue their dreams. The project is also supporting parents like Haruna Koko to earn an income and reduce the need to resort to child labour.

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    Africa, Middle East driving growing ’employment divide’, ILO says

    01 June 2023

    Low-income countries in Africa and the Middle East are missing out on the global recovery of unemployment rates to pre-pandemic levels, the United Nations labour agency has warned.

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    Low-income countries to be left behind without action on jobs, ILO says

    31 May 2023

    Low-income countries in Africa and the Arab region are unlikely to recover to pre-pandemic levels of unemployment this year, with the jobless rate in North Africa expected to be 11.2% compared to 10.9% in 2019, said the report. Rising debt levels compound challenges facing developing states, making policy intervention more difficult, said the ILO, which is launching a Global Coalition for Social Justice to push social justice as a national, regional and global policy.

  13. AU, ILO join wings to empower Africa’s youth

    27 May 2023

    The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the African Union (AU) have teamed up to create a pioneering youth employment strategy called YES-Africa. The strategy aims to generate decent and productive employment opportunities for African youth and enhance collaboration between government and private sectors.

  14. A new beginning for the women of Tiola: How ACCEL Africa is breaking the cycle of child labor.

    26 May 2023

  15. From the fields to the classroom: Oumou's dreams come true

    26 May 2023

  16. Un nouveau départ pour les femmes de Tiola : Comment ACCEL Africa brise le cycle du travail des enfants.

    26 May 2023

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    Skills development key for addressing unemployment in Africa

    16 May 2023

    At the opening of the 19th International Labour Organization (ILO) Regional Seminar for Labor-based Practitioners, which kicked off on Monday in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, Fanfan Rwanyindo, the Rwandan minister of public service and labor, emphasized the need to integrate employability skills development and job creation initiatives into national plans.

  18. Cash transfers to returnee migrant workers promote entrepreneurship in Ethiopia

    11 May 2023

  19. First tripartite social dialogue within the fishing sector

    08 May 2023

    building decent working and in South Africa

  20. From Education to Empowerment: How McLeod Russel Uganda Limited is Supporting the Fight Against Child Labour in the Tea Industry

    04 May 2023

    McLeod Russel Uganda Limited (MRUL) is a tea growing, manufacturing, and exporting established in Uganda. The company owns six tea estates in the country: Bugambe and Kisaru Tea Estates in Kikuube District, Muzizi Tea Estate in Kagadi District, Mwenge Tea Estate in Kyenjojo District, Kiko Tea Estate in Kabarole District, Ankole Tea Estate in Bushenyi District, and a central management office in Mwenge Kyenjojo District, covering a total of 7170.70 hectares of land. With the help of small growers, the company produces an average of 11,000,000 kgs and 9,000,000 kgs of made tea per year.