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“It was my dream to have a family business and I am happy to have fulfilled it”
A Syrian refugee in Egypt credits ILO’s business development programmes for providing her with courage to come over challenges and restart her business.
Knowledge-needs assessment reveals urgent action is needed to continue to combat child labour in Egypt and highlighted partnership...
A comprehensive knowledge needs assessment conducted by ACCEL Africa in Egypt revealed a series of urgent actions needed to combat child labour in the country.
ILO supports Egypt's fifth national steering committee meeting on worst forms of child labour
Implementing the National Action Plan (NAP) and full coordination with the ILO in its mid-term evaluation is essential as it helps identify strengths and weaknesses with recommendations that contribute to better planning of future activities, Mrs....
Good Practices: Knowledge Sharing for Partnerships on the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains
ACCEL Africa documented 14 good practices in the fight against child labour, which emerged from the ACCEL Africa project implementation in 6 countries: Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda. Hayat Osseiran, International Consultant,...
THAMM programme opened its second Regional Conference on mobility schemes between North African and European countries
An opportunity to start over with a factory of hopes
ILO participates and presents its approach to advancing cooperative engagement in supply chains in an ICETT online seminar
The online seminar on the role of cooperatives in repairing and restructuring global value chains took place on December 13th with the participation of the ILO, ITC and cooperative representatives from around the world.
UN Women and ILO hold the 4th annual meeting of the regional Joint Strategic Coordination Committee for the Work for Women programme
Sudanese refugee in Egypt starts her own business and manages to gain financial independence
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Overcoming barriers to inclusion to stitch together a dream
Hearing impairment did not discourage Al Naseem, a Sudanese refugee living in Egypt for over 9 years, from acquiring tailoring skills and pursue her dream of starting her own business.
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ILO Constituents Re-affirm the Importance of Social Dialogue as a path towards formalization and Decent Work for Youth in the Middle East...
The ILO Constituents agreed to a framework for action in the region on the 2nd day of the first regional meeting of the Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Project, which took place in...
Computable general equilibrium modelling techniques
In line with the government of Egypt approach of evidence based policies and recognizing the importance of investing in its human capital, the UNESCWA and ILO's computable general equilibrium modelling techniques were presented during a one-day...
Road to COP28: Just Transition for Arab States
The ILO hosted an event at the COP27 conference to explore how to move from commitment to implementation of Just Transition policies in Arab countries.
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Youth initiatives win IsDB-ILO prizes for innovative ideas on green jobs and skills
The winners, who received their prizes at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, had responded to a joint IsDB-ILO Challenge Call aiming to build skills required for green jobs and promote youth participation in a just transition to a green economy.
The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
A discussion organized by the ILO examined how climate change has a profound impact on labour markets, displacement and migration, necessitating mitigation and adaptation strategies and decisive action to protect migrant workers and include them in...
Building a coherent and coordinated approach for the promotion of sustainable and responsible investments and business practices for the...
A roadmap for the promotion of sustainable, responsible and inclusive investments and business practices for the realization of decent work in Egypt, built upon the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and...
Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region
Discussions examined the impact of climate change on migration patterns and trends to and from the Arab Region and how these patterns impact different vulnerable groups on the move.
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The importance of just transitions and labour mobility as mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate change
The ILO, as one of the co-conveners of the Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), participated in the online Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region on 24 and 25 October and organized a...
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Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region
The Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), co-convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization...
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Regional Dialogue on Climate Change and Migration Nexus in the Arab Region
The Issue Based Coalition on Migration in the Arab region (IBC/M), co-convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization...
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