All events: Africa

Global South-South Development Forum 2012

The 2012 Global South-South Development Expo in Vienna (Austria) placed the spotlight on Energy and Climate Change. The ILO Solution Forum on Energy, Climate Change and Decent Work (20 November) covered inclusive access to decent work, follow-up to...

Tanzania:High-Level Seminar on Promoting Freedom of Association and the Effective Recognition of the Right to Collective Bargaining

The High-Level Seminar Promoting Freedom of Association and the Effective Recognition of the Right to Collective Bargaining was organised by the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) projects Global Project on promoting freedom of association...

12th African Regional Meeting

The proposed agenda of the Meeting is to discuss progress made by the countries in the region towards achieving the targets set by the Decent Work Agenda in Africa, 2007-15, adopted by the 11th African Regional Meeting, as well as to set out future...

14th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners

This seminar is bringing together ministers, practitioners in labour-based works, policy makers, planners, researchers and academics from around the world to discuss employment-intensive policies and practices under the theme “Public Works for...

Workshop on the Code of Practice on Occupational Safety and Health in Agriculture

ILO Donors meeting on “Creating decent work opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa”

The meeting is to bring together representatives from the MENA countries, the international community, donors who are interested in lending support to those countries, and ILO constituents in general.

ILO Tripartite Workshop on the Impact of the Financial Crisis on Finance Sector Workers in Selected African Countries

Conference on Confronting Crises: Policy Responses to Improving Job Quality

Organized by the ILO Conditions of Work and Employment Programme, this conference will bring together national and regional researchers and tripartite representatives from across Africa. The objective of the Conference is to share and examine the...

13th Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners and Policy Makers

Theme of the seminar: 'Employment Intensive Approach in the Construction Sector - A Catalyst for Achieving Prosperity for All'

Poverty Reduction & Informal Economy

A3-52098: Poverty Reduction Strategies and the Informal Economy Inter-Regional Workshop for Trade Unions from Asia and Africa

The Workshop A3-52098 on “Poverty Reduction Strategies and the Informal Economy” will seek to: a) Strengthen unions’ capacities for promoting a Decent Work development paradigm that reduces poverty and deals with the informal economy; b) Evaluate...

Sub-regional Seminar on Social Dialogue in Postal Services in Francophone Central and Western Africa

Pan-African Forum on Women’s Entrepreneurship Development in Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis

Part of the implementation framework of the Global Jobs Pact and preparation for the First African Decent Work Symposium on Recovering from the Crisis.

Regional Conference on the Social Economy – Africa’s Response to the Global Crisis

This conference brought together social economy promoters and stakeholders from Africa, government representatives from 15 African countries, employers’ and workers’ organizations, and ILO specialists to adopt an action programme.

National Seminar on Skills and Employability in Telecommunications Services in Central Africa

Sub-regional Workshop on Social Dialogue in the Public Service

High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: A Decent Work Approach to Development and Growth in Africa"

Workshop on Social Dialogue in the Water Sector

12th ILO Regional Seminar for Labour-based Practitioners (2007)

This Seminar under the theme 'Prioritizing Employment in Government Policies and Investments in Infrastructure Programmes' focused on key development issues that increase the impact of investments and government programmes on employment creation.

Eleventh African Regional Meeting

At four yearly intervals, the African Regional Meeting brings together the political, economic and social actors from the countries of the region.

ILO Tripartite Regional Seminar on Skills and Employability in Telecommunications Services in Africa