News and Press releases
November 2022
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ILO, IGAD enhancing the capacity of labour attachés, consular officials to advance decent work & improve protection of migrant workers in the IGAD region
30 November 2022
ILO and IGAD secretariat provided a five-day training for Labour Attachés and consular officials of IGAD member states, namely Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda consulates in the middle east.
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Zimbabwe signs its Decent Work Country Programme, 2022 – 2026
28 November 2022
Zimbabwe has signed its fourth generation of the DWCP 2022 -2026. The document is aligned to the Abidjan Declaration, the Zimbabwe United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework, 2022-2026, and constituents’ priorities.
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Computable general equilibrium modelling techniques
27 November 2022
In line with the government of Egypt approach of evidence based policies and recognizing the importance of investing in its human capital, the UNESCWA and ILO's computable general equilibrium modelling techniques were presented during a one-day workshop to support the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development representatives in developing national economic strategies, planning and policy analysis.
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Social Protection Week takes place in Mozambique with ILO support
21 November 2022
Between 21 and 27 November 2022, the Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action (MGCAS) of Mozambique organized the 11th consecutive annual Social Protection Week under the theme “Investing in social protection is investing in human capital.” The event received, as in previous years since the 1st Social Protection Week in 2012, technical and financial support of the ILO through the United Nations Joint Programme on Social Protection (UNJP-SP), financed by Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, and the Foreign & Commonwealth Development Office of the United Kingdom. It aims at giving visibility to social protection and serve as a space for debate and reflection for stakeholders, from national institutions to development partners, to civil society organizations and the public.
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ProAgro Ethiopia project 3rd Technical Advisory Groups (TAG) meeting- from the meeting note
18 November 2022
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ILO Training in occupational safety and health for the fisheries industry in Namibia
14 November 2022
The training on occupational safety and health provisions on fishing vessels aimed to equip participants with knowledge on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC,2006).
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ILO launches a new report on decent work for a fair, resilient, and sustainable textile and clothing supply chain in Madagascar
14 November 2022
A new report, launched in November 2022 in presence of ILO tripartite constituents and other key stakeholders of the sustainable textile and clothing supply chain in Madagascar, offers insight into the opportunities and challenges faced by the industry and the measures and policies needed to increase productivity and ensure decent work.
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Law enforcement officers sensitized on Freedom of Association and the Right to Strike to organize and collective bargaining conventions
09 November 2022
Since 2015, the ILO Supervisory Bodies received cases of arrests of trade union leaders and their members during their conduct of trade union business related to mainly demonstrations and or strike action. Sixty-nine law enforcement officers were taken on a two-day sensitization and capacity enhancement exercise on Conventions 87 and 98 and how they intersect with the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act.
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Support of AfDB to ILO work is growing
09 November 2022
The AfDB has availed funding for yet another four-year project aimed at adding value to horticultural produce and gemstones in three districts, establish safe markets for women in urban centres and support access to markets by rural dairy farmers.
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Government commits to ratifying the Convention concerning the elimination of Violence and Harassment in the world of work
09 November 2022
Zimbabwe is on course to ratify C190 following a common position by the tripartite partners at a social dialogue forum