All events: Africa

Extension of Social Security to Informal Sector workers, Self Employed and Atypical Workers Consultative Workshop

ILO Collaboration with WIEGO, UNWOMEN and DSD

Knowledge sharing workshop on the development of skills partnerships on migration in Central Africa

The International Labour Organization and the Economic Community of Central African States organized a virtual exchange workshop for the development of partnerships for skills and migration in Central Africa on Tuesday, June 28, 2022.

Global Child Labour Conference agrees Durban Call to Action to end child labour

The ‘Durban Call to Action’ includes strong commitments on action against child labour while raising concerns that existing progress has slowed and is now threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflict, as well as food, environmental and...

The changing workplace in Africa

Discussion and launch of the report “The Next Normal: The Changing Workplace in Africa"

Informal Economy in Africa: Which Way Forward? Making Policy Responsive, Inclusive and Sustainable

Nearly 83% of employment in Africa and 85% in Sub-Saharan Africa is informal, absorbing many of the continent’s young employment seekers. In the past, policy narratives in Africa tended to either neglect informal economies or even viewed them as...

Research Seminar

General Labour History of Africa: Workers, Employers and Governments, 20th-21st Centuries

The aim of the edited volume is to better understand the historical processes of transformation of African labour over roughly 100 years.

Meeting

National Institute of Social Action convenes second National Planning Meeting with ILO support

With the support of ILO through the Joint United Nations Programme on Social Protection 2022-2023 (funded by the Embassies of Sweden and Finland), the National Institute for Social Action (INAS) is organizing the second edition of its National...

Fair Recruitment

The ILO launches the Fair recruitment Initiative (Phase II, 2021-2025) for Africa

The ILO Regional Office for Africa in collaboration with the African Union Commission, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the International Organization of Employers (IOE) are partnering to launch the Fair Recruitment Initiative...

Social protection: Africa's hope for achieving the sustainable development goals

Launch of the regional strategy for accelerating social protection coverage in Africa

Africa – Arab States Tripartite Interregional Meeting on Labour Migration

From 15-16 November 2021, the International Labour Organization and the African Union Commission (AUC) will co-host a virtual Africa-Arab States Tripartite Interregional Meeting on Labour Migration.

Webinar

Launch of SURE Resilience Training for SMMEs

Building Resilience in SMMEs in South Africa

ILO Research Department Training

Ethiopia national training on evidence-based policy making

It is widely recognized that evidence (data, research, best practices) is essential for decision and policy making. In practice, the use of evidence in the policy-making touching the world of work is still at its early stages and unevenly practiced.

Continental Virtual Conference

Skills Anticipation and Matching in Africa: Raising awareness about the importance of anticipating labour market skills needs

Under the auspices of the Skills Initiative for Africa, (SIFA) the Africa Union Commission, and African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD), with the technical support of the International Labour Organization will be holding an Africa wide...

Workshop

Revisiting the collaborative platform in face of emerging challenges and opportunities in the context of SDGs and the COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Labour Research

Arab States: Regional launch event of the International Journal of Labour Research

The ILO’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) organized a high-level regional launch of the International Journal of Labour Research on 15th July 2021.“COVID-19 and Recovery: The Role of Trade Unions in Building Forward Better” and associated...

#EndChildLabour2021

Africa marked the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa and the Day of the African Child!

The African Union, ILO and UNICEF held a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, who discussed strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based on...

ILO Online Course on ''Monitoring and Evaluation of Youth Employment Programmes"

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) is organising an online training course intended to capacitate participants to develop and implement results measurement plans...

Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on Promoting Employment in Nigeria

The Promoting Employment in Nigeria (PEN) Project is organising a Stakeholders’ Consultation Workshop on the 31st of May 2021. This inception workshop would provide an opportunity for national tripartite partners to deliberate on the project...

Joint Programme Launch

Launch of the Migration Multi-Partner Trust Fund Regional Joint-Programme

Addressing Drivers and Facilitating Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration in the Contexts of Disasters and Climate Change in the IGAD Region

Africa: Regional Launch of UN Cooperation Framework-A Trade Union Reference Manual