Apprenticeship brings a new dawn for host community and refugee youth in Uganda

25 February 2022

The ILO, with support from the government of the Netherlands and participation of the government of Uganda, employers and training institutes, has been able to place 95 hotel management apprentices in 40 hotels to gain on-the-job experience

Panel discussion and report launch: Making universal social protection a reality for people living with, at the risk of, and affected by HIV or Tuberculosis

This webinar will launch the ILO paper "Making universal social protection a reality for people living with, at the risk of, and affected by HIV or Tuberculosis’"

Training of Trainers and handbook validation on Core Skills in Agro-processing in Ethiopia

21 February 2022

Kenya ratifies key international labour standards for fishers and seafarers

21 February 2022

The Government of Kenya has ratified two international labour standards that will promote decent work for the country’s seafarers and fishers. It has also submitted notification of acceptance of amendments to a third, already ratified, maritime labour Convention.

The ILO Just Transition and Green Jobs for Nigeria Project Steering Committee Chart the Course for the Project

21 February 2022

The ILO Just Transition and Green Jobs for Nigeria Project Steering Committee Chart the Course for the Project The Steering Committee of the ILO Just Transition and Green Jobs for Nigeria Project met on 27th January 2022 to map out strategies for effective implementation of the project in Nigeria. This followed the appointment of a National Project Coordinator (NPC), whose main function is to manage the implementation of the project.

ILO, ITU and AU host online event about scaling up initiatives that harness Africa’s digital transformation to create decent jobs for youth

17 February 2022

On 16 February 2022, the International Labour Organization (ILO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and African Union (AU) organized an online event, entitled “Creating decent jobs for youth through digital transformation”. The webinar was held as a side event during the Africa-Europe Week of Partnerships 2022, in the lead-up to the 6th EU-AU Summit in Brussels.

Joint Labour Migration Programme Launches New Four-Year Phase of ‘Catalytic Actions'

15 February 2022

Partners of the AU-ILO-IOM-ECA Joint Programme on Labour Migration Governance for Development and Integration in Africa (JLMP) met 10 February to assess the programme’s achievements and to launch a new four-year component known as ‘Catalytic Actions of the JLMP (JLMP-Action)’, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC).

AUC and ILO reaffirm commitment to strengthen social justice and decent work in Africa

10 February 2022

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 February 2022 – The African Union Commission (AUC) and International Labour Organization (ILO) have reaffirmed their cooperation and partnership by signing an Agreement aimed at improving the world of work and employment in Africa.

UPSHIFT to elevate youth in Uganda with skills and social entrepreneurship

08 February 2022

The joint ILO and UNICEF programme will impart life skills and improve employability of youth recovering from the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.

Joining nets across countries and waters to better protect fishers and their stock

04 February 2022

The 12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 8: SSE: youth, education and new skills

31 January 2022

With the support of the ILO, Mauritania bans hazardous child labour

26 January 2022

In the framework of the MAP'16 project implemented in Mauritania and financed by USDOL (US Department of Labor) and in accordance with the provisions of ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour, the Mauritanian Ministry of Public Service and Labour decreed a law listing the dangerous work (LTD) prohibited to children

Burkina cotton producers adopt a strategic plan against child labour with the support of the CLEAR Cotton project

24 January 2022

The National Union of Cotton Producers' Cooperative Societies of Burkina Faso (SCOOP-UNPCB) is involved in the fight against child and forced labour. Meeting from the 2nd to the 3rd December 2021 in Bobo Dioulasso, the elected representatives and technicians of the UNPCB validated a strategic plan aimed at fighting against these scourges.

An online interactive report of the 12th Edition of the 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy is launched

21 January 2022

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 3: SSE, decent work agenda and the future of work

21 January 2022

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 2: Towards an inclusive and gender-transformative SSE: a thinking lab

21 January 2022

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 4: SSE and South-South and triangular cooperation

21 January 2022

Gender-responsive Just Transition Country Analysis: Opportunities and Challenges for a Just Transition in Botswana

18 January 2022

Request for proposals

Responsible Enterprises: Innovative Pathways to Child Labour Elimination

17 January 2022

From 18 to 29 October 2021, fourty representatives among Governments, employers’ organizations, businesses, and workers’ organizations from Mali and Côte d’Ivoire engaged in a dialogue and capacity building training to discuss and learn about strategies and actions to promote the elimination of child labour and its root causes in the framework of a holistic approach.

ILO signs two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Smart Energy Limited of Zambia (Smartnet) and Renewables Management Services of South Africa (RMS).

17 January 2022

The International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office Lusaka has signed two separate Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Smart Energy Limited of Zambia (Smartnet) and Renewables Management Services of South Africa (RMS).