All events: Africa

Launch of the ILO Report "Digital Refugee Livelihoods and Decent Work - Towards inclusion in a fairer digital economy"

The digitization of the world of work is fundamentally transforming how refugees can make a livelihood and obtain employment. A rapidly expanding global digital economy harbours countless new opportunities but it also poses a range of challenges and...

Launch of the Trade for Decent Work Project- Ghana

The Ghana project aims at improving the application of the ILO Fundamental Conventions as well as compliance with reporting obligations to the ILO supervisory bodies, in particular regarding child labour and the worst forms of child labour, in...

ILO Green Week and Earth Day 2021

Africa regional launch of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative and “the social dimension of the ecological transition” project

In the context of the ILO’s Green Week and this year’s Earth Day, the ILO and its tripartite constituents will host a regional launch of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative. The event will also launch the social dimension of the ecological...

The role of business in times of crises and transition

Webinar

Why do supply chains in Africa need SCORE Training?

This webinar was organized to present to lead buyers the new partnership between the ILO's SCORE programme and Partner Africa. A collaboration that will bring SCORE Training to SMEs participating in global supply chains.

FAIRWAY Programme Kenya and KUDHEIHA promote migrant workers’ education

In light of the increasing number of migrant domestic workers seeking employment opportunities in the Gulf and other Arab States, the ILO FAIRWAY Programme in Kenya joined hands with the Kenya Union of Domestic, Hotels, Educational Institutions and...

International Migrants Day

Celebrating Excellence in Labour Migration Reporting in Africa

ILO Webinar: Impact Assessment of COVID-19 on African Migrant Workers

The webinar will have the objective of disseminating the results of the report “Impact assessment of COVID 19 on Migrant Workers in and from the IGAD Region” and presenting the preliminary results of the report “Rapid Impact Assessment of COVID-19...

Technical Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations in forced displacement contexts

With the aim of highlighting the role and contributions of cooperatives and SSEOs in forced displacement contexts, the ILO COOP Unit and the PROSPECTS programme are organizing a webinar to allow for interactive discussion between practitioners and...

Technical Webinar: Key issues on the transition from informality to formality in forced displacement contexts

Youth at Heart Virtual Forum 2020: ILO's session on decent jobs for youth

The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up the Youth at Heart virtual forum to address the issues affecting youth around the world. This session will feature an interactive conversation with young people about solutions, including youth-led,...

Virtual Round-table: Boosting Decent Jobs and Enhancing Skills for Youth in Africa’s Digital Economy

The ILO, the ITU and the AU are organizing a virtual roundtable featuring multi-stakeholder dialogues to build sustainable partnerships and explore funding mechanisms.

Joint Sida-ILO-UNHCR Workshop

Putting Nexus into Practice: Using and Developing Markets to Promote Livelihoods and Decent Work in Fragile Contexts

How ILO and UNHCR Went from Talk to Walk Using a Joint Approach for Inclusive Market Systems

Launch event of the programme “Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa” (THAMM) in...

The Government of Egypt, the European Union and Germany officially launched today the programme “Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa” (THAMM) in Egypt in coordination with the implementing...

Validation workshop: Financial Education programme for refugees, IDPs and host communities

The main objective of the workshop was to present the ongoing process of adaptation of materials for the PROSPECTS Project and to obtain feedback, opinions and impressions from strategic partners in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda for the...

High Level Panel (HLP) on Labour Migration in Nigeria: Impacts of COVID-19 on the Rights of Migrant Workers in Nigeria

The HLP will contribute to the overall stakeholder engagement in relevant aspects of labour migration governance in Nigeria. See agenda below.

Commemoration of World Day Against Child Labour 2020 in Nigeria

The Government of Nigeria – in collaboration with the International Labour Organization, Nigerian Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, National Employers’ Consultative Association, other partners and stakeholders will commemorate the...

Webinar

ACTRAV Webinar Series 2.0: ILO Policy Framework on COVID-19 and the World of Work in Africa

The purpose of the information sharing session is to provide a virtual platform for trade union in Africa to share information on (i) measures put in place by governments to deal with the economic effects of COVID-19 in the immediate and short term,...

Africa Virtual OSH day commemoration

World Day for Safety and Health at Work Commemoration AFRICA WEBINAR

ILO and AUDA-NEPAD will be hosting a 2-hour virtual OSH day commemoration 28th April from 13h00 – 15h00 (CAT). ILO recently revised the World Day for Safety and Health at Work theme from “Violence and Harassment in the World of Work” to “Stop the...

Ethiopia: Sector Skills Committee set priorities for the textile and agro-processing sector

The second meeting for the textile and garment sector skills committee (SSC) was held during the last week of February with representatives from the private sector, unions, industry, employers’ federation, government and development partners.