News and Press releases
October 2014
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Pro-Poor Sustainable Growth and Economic Development: a ZUNDAF Priority
21 October 2014
The UN in Zimbabwe has been supporting the Government and other stakeholders to promote pro-poor, sustainable growth and economic development.
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ILO and the World Investment Forum 2014
16 October 2014
Creating more and better jobs through investment will be at the heart of the new World Investment Forum to be held from 13 to 16 October 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Africa needs to mobilize domestic resources to cut aid dependency
14 October 2014
Participants at 2014 African Development Forum in Marrakech have agreed that exploring new sources for domestic financing will help the continent to move away from aid and boost sustainable development.
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Maternity leave: women's survival vs family responsibilities in Rwanda
13 October 2014
Most women make a choice between their own survival and family responsibilities. This is where the ILO Convention on maternity protection comes in...
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The 2014 African Development Forum in Morocco
12 October 2014
The ILO Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas C. Chuma, at ADF IX, a flagship event of the UN Economic Commission for Africa to be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 12 to 16 October 2014 to discuss how creatively we can finance Africa’s socioeconomic transformation.
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ILO Regional Director on official visit to Morocco
12 October 2014
Tripartite consultations and a visit to ongoing projects to get a first-hand assessment of ILO’s impact in Morocco.
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Mozambique making progress towards National Employment Policy
08 October 2014
On October 8, the Multi Sectorial Team responsible for drafting the National Employment Policy for Mozambique held a workshop to kick-start the process. This team was established to follow up and implement the recommendations that came out as a result of the high level conference held last March in Maputo, to tackle the employment challenges in the country.
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ILO supports Provincial Child Labour Day
02 October 2014
The Deputy Director of International Labour Organization (ILO), Dr Joni Musabayana attended the Provincial Child Labour Day on Thursday morning; 02 October 2014. Dr Musabayana was giving the message of support alongside COSATU representative to the learners of the 7 schools that attended the event.
September 2014
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In sub-Saharan Africa, only one in five older persons receives an old-age pension
30 September 2014
A new ILO report disclosed that less than one in five older persons receive an old-age pension which would provide them with a certain level of income security during old age.
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Green Port City: An eThekwini Municipality Roundtable Discussion
30 September 2014
What would a clean, green and low carbon Durban economy look like?