News and Press releases

October 2014

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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...

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  1. 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.

  2. Green Port City: An eThekwini Municipality Roundtable Discussion

    30 September 2014

    What would a clean, green and low carbon Durban economy look like?