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  1. Trade provides economic opportunities, but can this be translated into decent jobs for all?

    04 December 2023

    The ILO’s Director of the Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, Sangheon Lee, advocates for stronger alignment of trade, investment and employment policies for translating economic opportunities into decent employment realities during the 5th UfM Trade and Investment Forum.

  2. A group of 24 Ethiopian professional trainers in starting and improving businesses sharpen their skills in small and medium enterprises coaching under ILO support in Ethiopia

    04 December 2023

  3. ILO supports Nigeria to Unveil Ambitious Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) III 2023 – 2027

    04 December 2023

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) supports the tripartite and other relevant partners in Nigeria to launch its Decent Country Programme (DWCP) III on 30th November 2023 at Rockview Hotel Royale, Abuja.

  4. Strengthening ELMIS Key To Promote Decent Jobs, Advance Social Skills: MoLS

    04 December 2023

    In the coming years, strengthening the Ethiopian Labor Market Information System (ELMIS) will be crucial to promote the decent work agenda and advance social justice for all Ethiopians, according to Muferihat Kamil, Minister of Labor and Skills. Ms. Muferihat said that while delivering a presentation for panel discussion regarding Labour Administration Reform in Ethiopia – A Journey from Past to Present and Vision for the Future at the celebration of the centenary of Ethiopia’s membership in the International Labor Organization (ILO).

  5. Ethiopia’s 100th Anniversary of ILO Membership Celebrated

    04 December 2023

    While marking Ethiopia’s century-old membership with the UN agency, the National Labor Conference is being held under the theme: “Advancing Social Justice though Social Dialogue and Enhanced Productivity.” The high-level opening ceremony brought together, among others, Minister of Labor and Skills of Ethiopia, Ms. Muferihat Kamil, other Ministers, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, the ILO Regional Director, Deputy Director-General, trade unions’ leaders and employers’ associations.

  6. Ethiopia's 100th Anniversary of ILO membership

    Ethiopia celebrates 100th Anniversary of ILO Membership with a National Labour Conference. The High-Level Opening Ceremony will involve the ILO Regional Director, Deputy Director-General, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister, Ministers, trade unions' leaders and employers' associations.

  7. MENA region could create 10 million new jobs by 2050 through decarbonization and green industrial growth

    03 December 2023

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) unveil at COP28 the first ever study on scenarios for strong industrial and climate development policies in the Middle East and North Africa region.

  8. Multi-regional Trade Union Dialogue and Cooperation: Reinforcing Commitment and Fostering Action for Migrant Workers’ Rights

    As a follow-up to the commitment of the six regional trade union confederations to defend, protect and promote the rights of migrant workers, this multi-regional trade union dialogue on labour migration identified good practices in implementation and developed a concrete plan of action for trade union collaboration going forward.

  9. Malawi launches Alliance 8.7 Roadmap on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking

    30 November 2023

    Malawi launched the Alliance 8.7 Roadmap on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking. The launch was done at a high-level meeting on child labour, which was organized by the Ministry of Labour in partnership with the International Labour Organization through the ACCEL Africa project.

  10. FAIRWAY Migrant Resource Center Symposium

    The International Labour Organization (ILO), through the FAIRWAY programme convened a symposium on Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) that brought together participants from three African countries of origin: Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria. The central theme of the symposium revolved around enhancing the effectiveness of MRCs in providing access to information and essential services for both potential and in-service migrant workers, as well as the families they leave behind.

  11. Africa Labour Migration Conference

    The ILO and the African Union Commission, in collaboration with IOE and ITUC Africa held the African Countries Labour Migration Conference in October in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Dialogue among African countries focussed on fostering cooperation and consensus building on labour migration governance and the protection of African migrant workers. SDC through the FAIRWAY project was a key funder for the conference

  12. The Netherlands commits to further support for ILO’s work on forced displacement

    30 November 2023

    PROSPECTS Partnership enters second phase with the new agreement signed between the Netherlands and the ILO

  13. The Swiss Ambassador visits Shea enterprises in Tamale

    30 November 2023

    As part of the Swiss Embassy’s strategy to promote private sector development in Ghana, Her Excellency Simone Giger visits three female owned shea enterprises in the Northern Region of Ghana that are supported by the ILO programme Producitvitiy Ecosystems for Decent Work

  14. Enterprises in agro-processing sector recognize the positive impact of ProAgro Ethiopia project support on Workplace Safety and Cooperation in their Productivity

    29 November 2023

  15. CO-Harare has a new Director

    26 November 2023

    The ILO is very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Philile Masuku as the new Director of the Country Office for Zimbabwe and Namibia.

  16. Highlights from Nairobi's Labour Migration Breakfast Session

    26 November 2023

    Operationalizing the National Steering Committee and the Technical Coordinating Committee on the implementation of the Global Labour Market Strategy on Labour Migration.

  17. ILO supports Ethiopia’s participation in the Sub-Saharan African Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network to enhance cross-learning and regional collaborations in Sectoral Skills Development and Recognition of Prior Learning

    24 November 2023

  18. The Youth Network Committee in Ethiopia ensure youth-responsive implementation of PROSPECTS activities

    24 November 2023

    The committee met for their third quarterly review meeting, visited an urban refugee settlement and learned about monitoring and evaluation techniques to support Advancing Meaningful Youth Engagement initiative of the ILO PROSPECTS programme.

  19. Protecting mining workers’ safety and health through South-South Cooperation between ILO, China and Zambia

    22 November 2023

    The ILO, Ministry of Emergency Management of China and key stakeholders in Zambia joined hands in making a contribution towards protecting mining workers’ safe and health in Zambia through a South-South Cooperation Programme on building the capacity of mining companies.

  20. Uganda, ILO to implement second phase of project to end child labour

    21 November 2023

    The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), Aggrey David Kibenge, has met a delegation from the International Labour Organization's ACCEL project and discussed the upcoming second phase of the initiative aimed at eradicating child labour in supply chains across Africa.