All events: Africa

18th African Regional Seminar for Labour-Based Practitioners

The theme of this edition is: "Towards sustainable and inclusive local development: local resource-based approaches and decent job creation".

10th ILO/JCCU African Cooperative Leaders' Study Tour in Japan

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2019 TICADVII ILO Side Event

ILO Future of Work High-Level Dialogue Jobs4Youth: A Human-centered Agenda to Boost Investments and Productivity in Africa

Today and tomorrow with decent jobs for youth, 1-3 August, Abuja, Nigeria

Global youth employment forum 2019

Join three days of lively discussions and thought-provoking activities with young people, governments, and social partners leading to concrete outcomes to advance social justice.

Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa (ACCEL-Africa) to hold Validation Meeting for its Work...

The International Labour Organisation, ILO, is organising the validation meeting for its "Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour in supply Chains in Africa" project, ACCEL AFRICA, funded by the Government of the Netherlands, and...

UN Cares

Wellness into the Centenary and Golden Anniversary by the ILO and UNFPA

THE COMMEMORATION OF THE 2019 WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOUR IN NIGERIA

Nigeria’s Ministry of Labour and Employment in collaboration with the ILO, through the FMM West Africa Project and ACCEL Africa Project, will commemorate World Day Against Child Labour 2019 on 23rd & 25th July, 2019.

ECOWAS meeting of Experts' and Ministers in charge of Labour and Employment (ECOWAS Social Dialogue Forum)

In order to strengthen dialogue, coordination and collaboration among Member States in the labour and Employment fields within the region, the ECOWAS Commission institutionalized the ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Labour and Employment meeting in...

SCORE HoCo Programme kicks off in Ghana

Under the ILO Project "Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) " , a programme focusing on the Hospitality sector in Ghana Hospitality Coaching (HoCo) has been designed to address sector deficits and tap into the huge...

ILO100 YOUTH DEBATE, 13 June 2019, 14h-15h30

ILO100 YOUTH DEBATE: Young leaders and labour market transitions

This YOUTH DEBATE brings together young leaders from across the globe to share their views about key elements that impact young peoples’ transitions to and within the labour market. The focus will be on decent work and productive employment from the...

Official launch

Launch of new ILO “100 Years, 100 Lives” digital platform in Africa

On Friday 7 June 2019, the ILO Regional Office for Africa will be launching its new web platform “100 years, 100 lives" to mark the International Labour Organisation’s centenary as well as 60 years of operations in Africa.

Forum on child labour and working conditions in small-scale mining

Inter-Regional Knowledge-Sharing Forum on Child Labour and Working Conditions in ASGM

The International Labour Organization's CARING Gold Mining Project, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, will host the first-ever Inter-Regional Knowledge-Sharing Forum to discuss issues on child labour and working conditions in artisanal and...

Market-based livelihood interventions for refugees

This training course supports practitioners working with refugee communities in the design of livelihood interventions based on a solid understanding of market trends and demand.

Green enterPRIZE Innovation Challenge Awards Ceremony

The ILO Country Office Zimbabwe and Namibia is hosting a Green enterPRIZE Awards Ceremony under the Green enterPRIZE Innovation and Development Programme. The Programme is supported by the Government Sweden. The Awards Ceremony Programme starts at...

9th ILO/JCCU African Cooperative Leaders' Study Tour in Japan

26-27 September 2018

The Future of Work We Want: Workers' Perspectives from Central and Lusophone African Countries

The conference will bring together together representatives from trade unions, governments, academia as well as employers to discuss the developments that are driving the world of work in the future.

Decent work for youth at the centre of rural transformation in SADC countries

Tripartite workshop

Forum on evidence and impact measurement

What Works in Youth and Women’s Employment in MENA?

On 7 & 8 May, the ILO will join partners to share the current status and progress on what works in youth and women’s employment in the MENA region while promoting multi-sectoral collaboration to define and address priorities for policy formulation....

R204 National Dialogue on Transition from Informal to Formal Economy in South Africa

In partnership with NEDLAC R204 National Task Team and Partners

National Academy on Green Economy in South Africa

Inclusive Green Economy Solutions