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ILO celebrates female entrepreneurs in awards ceremony

ILO’s project funded by Methanex Corporation Egypt celebrated female entrepreneurs in Damietta.

ILO and UN Women’s Joint Programme Advances Women’s Employment and Decent Work in Egypt, Jordan, and OPT

The closing event for "Promoting Productive Employment and Decent Work for Women" programme highlights achievements in advancing gender equality and Decent Work for Women in the three countries.

SOLIFEM regional workshop enhances capacity for formalization

Partnerships

ILO & Haya Karima Foundation forge partnership to advance social justice

A landmark partnership aims to combat child labour, support family units, and empower female entrepreneurs in green economies.

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024

Number of youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET) a cause for concern, despite falling jobless rate

New ILO report finds high shares of youth NEETs, regional and gender gaps, and growing youth anxiety about work, despite encouraging global youth unemployment trends.

Egypt and UN agencies mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Joint efforts to raise awareness about the dangers and forms of human trafficking and the importance of family and community.

More workers than ever are losing the fight against heat stress

Heat is a silent killer that threatens the health and lives of a growing number of workers around the world, ILO report finds.

Egypt’s tripartite collaboration against child labour

A workshop to review achievements and establish priorities for the 2026–2030 Action Plan, with participation from representatives of national and international ministries and institutions.

Egypt's ready-made garments and textiles sector enhances tripartite collaboration

The Second Annual Report of the Better Work Egypt Programme took centre stage in the discussions.

ILO Launches New EU-funded Regional Programme for Youth NEETs in Southern Mediterranean

The ILO held an online launching event for the EU-funded regional Youth NEET programme in the Southern Mediterranean region, a ground-breaking initiative designed to support young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET).

ILO leads tripartite drive on quality apprenticeship in Egypt

Government, employers' and workers' representatives advance the implementation of ILO Recommendation No. 208.

ILO empowers Egyptian women entrepreneurs for a just transition and green economy

A hybrid workshop underscored the pivotal role of women entrepreneurs in advancing a gender-responsive green economy in Egypt. It tackled existing challenges and delved into strategies for their empowerment.

Egyptian government joins forces with ILO to celebrate World Day Against Child Labour

Under the theme “Let’s Act on our Commitments: End Child Labour”, the Egyptian government and the ILO convened a high- level celebration of the World Day Against Child Labour 2024.

World day against child labour 2024: Egypt's commitment to eradicate child labour

Egyptian government joins forces with ILO to celebrate World Day Against Child Labour

Under the theme “Let’s Act on our Commitments: End Child Labour”, the Egyptian government and the ILO convened a high- level celebration of the World Day Against Child Labour 2024.

ILO delivers training on care cooperatives at ITCILO course

The ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy (Coop/SSE) Unit conducted a training session on care cooperatives during the "Caring for Equality: Empowering ILO Constituents in Childcare Policies for Gender Equality in Egypt" course, organized...

Our impact, their voices

Partnership and business training transforms lives of two Syrian Refugees in Egypt

Through the ILO’s Enterprise Development Programme, two Syrian refugees, Mohamed Khir Khaled Darwish and Mohamed Moataz Abd El Karim, found a new beginning and partnered to open a successful upholstery and curtain workshop, transforming their lives...

SCREAM! Combating child labour in Egypt

In Egypt, the persistent issue of child labour undermines children's rights, health, and welfare, while also hindering socio-economic progress. Addressing this critical problem requires innovative and sustainable interventions. The ACCEL Africa...

Egypt joins international efforts to protect seafarers’ rights

Egypt is the 107th Member State of the ILO to have ratified the MLC, 2006.

Promoting inclusion and decent work in digital jobs in the Middle East and Africa

The ILO stressed on promoting inclusion and decent work in digital jobs and platform work, while co-hosting first edition of the International Conference in Middle East and Africa.