What's new

  1. A new step towards social dialogue in Egypt

    18 May 2017

    Government representatives and the social partners are expected to launch a national strategy to strengthen social dialogue in Egypt.

  2. The ILO/COTU (K) partnership has planned to upscale HIV programming in the agricultural sector

    15 May 2017

    Farming and other rural occupations, provide a livelihood for more than 70 per cent of the population.

  3. Tanzania considers ratification of two ILO Maritime Conventions

    15 May 2017

    Government, ship-owners, representatives of seafarers and ILO have been consulted by the Parliamentary Legal and Constitutional Affairs committee on the gains of the process

  4. Poultry production improves livelihoods in Shackleton

    12 May 2017

    Together with the Government of Zimbabwe, the ILO is working to build the capacity of local government structures to systematically identify employment and income generating opportunities at the community level. Communities are also provided with knowledge and skills to allow them to benefit from the opportunities.

  5. Making South–South cooperation work for Africa to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

    11 May 2017

    Mainstreaming South–South cooperation into African countries’ development strategies will ensure that it improves the achievement of the 2030 Agenda’s Goals. The ILO supports the process through a dialogue on a new framework for South-South Cooperation that gives center-stage to Africa’s role and contribution.

  6. Morocco to host an ILO South-South Cooperation and Decent Work Workshop in Africa

    08 May 2017

    The International Labour Organisation will hold a tripartite validation workshop on a new framework for South-South Cooperation with a renewed focus on Africa’s role and contribution in Casablanca, Morocco on 11-12 May 2017.

  7. ILO Awards Deserving Journalists During MISA 2017 Awards

    05 May 2017

    The International Labor Organization (ILO) partnered and supported the 15th MISA Zambia Media Awards slated for 5th May, 2017 and awarded deserving journalists in Best Labour Relations reporting, Best Child Labour reporting, and Best Social Protection reporting.

  8. International Workers’ Day 2017 marked in Tanzania

    01 May 2017

    Tanzania commits to continue enhancing workers’ welfare

  9. Zambia Commemorates International Labour Day

    01 May 2017

    International Labor Day is celebrated yearly as an official holiday all over the world to celebrate the accomplishments of workers. This year’s theme was “Securing Decent Work for Sustainable Social –Economic Development”

  10. ILO partners with Nigeria to ensure occupational safety at the workplace

    29 April 2017

    ILO supported Nigeria in developing a national profile on occupational safety and health, which was officially launched in April 2017.

  11. National Conference on Safety and Health at Work launched in Mozambique

    28 April 2017

    Minister of Labor Employment and Social Security in Mozambique Ms. Victoria Dias Diogo says every citizen has a patriotic responsibility and duty to develop a culture of prevention of occupational accidents and diseases so as to ensure a long and healthy life for all.

  12. The Government, Employers and Workers in Tanzania mark the Safety and Health Day in Moshi

    28 April 2017

    Government directs employers to establish and strengthening their reporting systems on occupational accident and diseases as provided by the law

  13. Ethiopian industrial factories commit to a safe and healthy working environment

    28 April 2017

    Factories in Ethiopia got together on April 28 to reaffirm their commitments to a safe and healthy working conditions for their employers.

  14. ILO Kenya Partnership with Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge Takes Silver Spot at the African Responsible Tourism Awards 2017

    21 April 2017

    As part of its women economic empowerment programme in Kenya, ILO partnered with Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge Africa Pro-Poor Tourism Development Centre (APTDC), and Tech for Trade to give a new lease on life for the women of Kimana’s Women’s Group in Amboseli, Kenya.

  15. Women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe strive for a brighter future

    19 April 2017

    A new generation of female African entrepreneurs is beginning to spring up across the continent. In Zimbabwe, an ILO project is improving living conditions of women and their families in rural areas by promoting entrepreneurship.

  16. Young entrepreneurs in Tanzania: Where are they now?

    12 April 2017

    The ILO Kazi Nje Nje BDS apprenticeship programme for young people created 51,489 new businesses and 28,834 jobs in sectors including retail, services, manufacturing and agriculture.

  17. ILO partners with IOM, workers organizations and Government to execute VCT@work initiative in Tanzania

    11 April 2017

    More than 15000 miners and community members sensitized and 560 provided with testing and counseling services

  18. Tunisia ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006)

    06 April 2017

    Tunisia, an important actor of international maritime trade, is the 82nd Member State of the ILO that ratifies this convention

  19. Launch of TRANSFORM Social Protection learning package in Tanzania

    05 April 2017

    The Leadership and Transformation Curriculum on Building and Managing Social Protection Floors in Africa was rolled out on 27 March 2017 at the ILO Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

  20. ILO and East Africa Employers put skills development as top priority

    29 March 2017

    Hon. Minister Jenista Mhagama calls upon the employers to promote youth employment in the region