News and Press releases

November 2015

  1. Zambia to champion the ratification campaign of forced labour protocol in Africa

    17 November 2015

    The President of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, will officially lead the African chapter of ILO’s 50 for Freedom campaign to end modern slavery in the region.

  2. Ethiopia to host 13th ILO African Regional Meeting

    16 November 2015

  3. © UN photo 2024
    Workers are becoming more educated, although not always finding suitable jobs

    16 November 2015

    The new edition of the ILO online reference tool analyses the link between education and access to the labour market.

  4. Promoting Tourism through Decent Work in Egypt

    15 November 2015

    The ILO’s Decent Jobs for Egypt's Young People project funded by Canada trained 365 direct project recipients in 2015 to promote competitiveness in the tourism sector in the Red Sea.

  5. Nexus between Labour Laws, Decent Work and Economic Growth in Zimbabwe

    13 November 2015

    The ILO convened a panel discussion on the role of the labour market in supporting economic growth and factors that affect investment and productivity in Zimbabwe.

  6. The ILO Pledges Support for Implementation of the Gambia Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP)

    12 November 2015

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and its constituents in The Gambia on Wednesday 14 October, 2015 launched the Gambia Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2015-2017. Programme prioritises Employment creation as one of its key objectives to reduce poverty, and promote equitable, inclusive and sustainable development in The Gambia.

  7. Swaziland Media Workshop

    12 November 2015

    The ILO in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security organized a media workshop on the media landscape and an analysis of the media’s recent coverage of labour market: issues that attracted media attention in the country

  8. Promoting decent work for domestic workers in Zanzibar

    10 November 2015

    The Conservation, Hotels, Domestic and Allied Workers Union-Zanzibar (CHODAW-Z), in collaboration with the ILO Country Office in Dar es Salaam, organized a seminar on the promotion of decent work for domestic workers in Zanzibar, on 18 November 2015.

  9. ILO and IOM host Somali inter-ministerial dialogue on migration

    10 November 2015

    ILO and IOM hosted an inter-ministerial meeting that brought together a cross section of Somali government officials to discuss key issue on migration and mobility.

  10. ILO to publish a new edition of the Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM)

    10 November 2015