All news: Cameroon
African trade unions advance social dialogue strategies for rural and agricultural workers
More than 50 trade union representatives and labour experts from 20 African countries are exchanging knowledge and developing practical strategies to strengthen the representation of rural and agricultural workers, facilitate access to social...
Cameroon lays foundation for recognizing skills gained through labour-based public works
Cameroon has taken an important step towards establishing a system to recognize skills gained through labour-based infrastructure programmes, paving the way for future certification and improved employment opportunities.
In Cameroon, road rehabilitation is opening pathways to work and services
Through the ILO Employment-Intensive Investment Programme, young women and men are gaining paid work and practical skills while helping improve a key community road in Cameroon's North-West Region.
ILO strengthens youth employment in Cameroon
The visit of the ILO Regional Director to Cameroon reinforces support for the Presidential Programme for Youth and Women’s Employment, with a focus on concrete results, social dialogue and inclusive policies.
In Cameroon, decent work in construction is rebuilding lives
In Cameroon’s North-West Region, an International Labour Organization project is helping young people gain skills, income and safer working conditions through labour-intensive public works that also strengthen community trust and resilience.
In Cameroon, waste is turning into jobs and dignity
In Yaoundé, a scrap metal recycling scheme has helped to clean up an urban site, generate income and improve working conditions for more than 150 people. This initiative illustrates a wider transformation of the waste sector towards greater...
Release of Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Cameroon (2021) to Support Employment Impact Assessment
New Cameroon SAM integrates employment indicators to support inclusive economic strategies.
Measuring green jobs in the context of a just transition
STRENGTHEN2
STRENGTHEN2 workshop on measuring non-direct employment impacts
In Cameroon, ILO Director-General stresses the importance of cooperation for achieving decent work and extending social protection
During his visit, the Director-General met government officials, and representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations.
Joint Labour Migration Programme
Advancing Social Protection for Migrant Workers: ECCAS Workshop to Validate Key Study
Government representatives and social partners in the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) convene to validate a key study aimed at extending social protection to migrant workers, fostering greater dialogue and cooperation on social...
Labour migration
First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference Kicks Off in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
ILO and African Union Commission join forces to protect migrant workers' rights
STRENGTHEN2
The STRENGTHEN2 project is reinforcing local technical capacities and the institutionalization of Employment Impact Assessments in Cameroon
STRENGTHEN2
STRENGTHEN2 project visits Cameroon to discuss its needs on Employment Impact Assessment
From food waste to new products
Training of trainers in Cameroon on ILO tools relating to the development of cooperatives
A training of trainers on the ILO tools, Think.COOP, Start.COOP and My.COOP, was held in Bertoua, in the Eastern Region of Cameroon from 14 to 24 November 2022.
STRENGTHEN2
STRENGTHEN2 hosted the 2nd symposium with IFIs on measuring quality of employment and long-term employment impact
The Social and Solidarity Economy as an agent of social innovation in Africa
An ILO research report on the contribution of SSE to social innovation in Africa is now available in English and French
The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in Pact for Impact’s event on Social and Solidarity Economy
The Chair of the UNTFSSE and the ILO’s Enterprises Department Director, Mr Vic van Vuuren, spoke at the Pact for Impact event “For an International Recognition of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” on 4th March 2022.
The report on “Assessment of the needs of social economy units and identification of priority value chains for the creation of decent jobs...
The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA) of Cameroon and the ILO conducted a study on evaluation of the potential of the Social Economy in Cameroon.