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Ethiopia Reviews Progress on Employment-Centred Migration Governance

Translating Labour Force Survey Data into Policy-Relevant Reporting

Ethiopia collects labour market data. The harder question is what to do with it. A five-day workshop in Adama worked on turning numbers into something policymakers can actually use.

Labour migration governance in Ethiopia

ILO launches EU-funded initiative to strengthen safe and regular labour migration in Ethiopia

A new four-year European Union–funded ILO programme will reinforce Ethiopia’s labour migration governance through stronger institutions, better data systems and improved protection for migrant workers. Launched at a high-level tripartite meeting in...

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From a small shop to a growing enterprise: Youth entrepreneurship support transforms a family tailoring business in Ethiopia

Ziyin Tesfa, a young entrepreneur in Addis Ababa, transformed her family’s tailoring shop after participating in the ILO-supported Youth‑to‑Youth Fund (Y2YF) project. Through entrepreneurship, financial literacy and digital marketing training,...

East and Horn of Africa Countries Strengthen Labour Migration Governance through Learning Visit to the Philippines

A regional learning visit to introduce participants from the EHoA, as well as EAC and IGAD, to the Philippines’ well-established labour migration governance system, encompassing regulation, protection, reintegration, and social dialogue.

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ILO-supported coworking hub is expanding opportunities for youth in Ethiopia

Young people in Jigjiga, Ethiopia, are benefiting from the coworking space, where they learn, collaborate and pursue decent work opportunities.

Fourth Labour Migration Advisory Group meeting reinforces sustainable Labour Migration Governance in East and Horn of Africa

Shifting toward long-term ownership, institutional integration, and the development of a clear sustainability roadmap for labour migration governance in the region.

Tanzania Charts Path Forward for Labour Migration Governance in Dodoma

Fifth National Technical Working Group (TWG) meeting on Labour Migration in Dodoma, Tanzania to review progress, address implementation challenges, and promote the programme’s exit strategy for long-term impact.

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ILO-supported skill training creates pathways to decent work for refugees in Ethiopia

In Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State, where refugees often face limited access to formal employment, the International Labour Organization (ILO) is strengthening pathways to decent work and self-reliance through targeted, market-driven skills...

Ethiopia Strengthens Fair Recruitment Oversight through the Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) Platform

Targeted IT training and stakeholder consultations lay the foundation for embedding the Migrant Recruitment Advisor within Ethiopia’s labour migration governance system.

Aligning Data, Skills, Protection and Recruitment Governance under a Coordinated National Framework in Ethiopia

This article highlights the outcomes of the National Project Co-Creation and Co-Design Workshop held in Bishoftu in January 2026 under the EU–ILO Action. It outlines how federal and regional institutions, social partners and technical stakeholders...

Adapting Traditional Craft to Modern Market Demand

"My biggest problem was not skills or materials, but the market. I could make products, but I did not know how to reach buyers or get fair prices,” said Nathan Mugote.

Strengthening Protection for Migrant Workers

East and Horn of Africa states advance rights-based bilateral labour agreements

A five-day regional training in Addis Ababa has strengthened capacity of stakeholders from East and Horn of Africa to design, negotiate, and implement rights based Bilateral Labour Agreements, bolstering fair and safe labour migration governance...

Integrating the LeMengede Application into Ethiopia’s Migration Preparedness Framework

TVET trainers and key stakeholders across Ethiopia were equipped to integrate the LeMengede mobile app into pre-departure training, strengthening migrant workers' access to multilingual migration information, complaint mechanisms and an SOS feature...

Recognition of Prior Learning

Ethiopia accelerates Recognition of Prior Learning rollout with assessor training in Bishoftu

Ethiopia is rolling out its national Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) system, as 35 assessors completed a four-day training in Bishoftu under the ILO Global Skills Programme, supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation. The...

Standardising OSSC Service Delivery through Ethiopian Labour Market Information System E-LMIS Capacity Building in Ethiopia

Frontline staff across three Ethiopian cities got to grips with the digital systems powering the country's One Stop Service Centres, sharpening skills in everything from biometric registration to labour market data reporting and laying the...

PROSPECTS Impact

With ILO, Ethiopia’s Jigjiga University transforms into an entrepreneurship hub

The partnership between the ILO and Jigjiga University is driving the institutionalization of the ILO’s globally recognized tools and the creation of a dynamic Business and Technology Incubation Center, fostering entrepreneurship for host and...

Retooling TVET Trainers to Strengthen Skills Training in Hairdressing and Domestic Work

Twelve trainers in hairdressing and domestic work walked away with sharpened technical and instructional skills, directly addressing the instructor shortage holding back five BRMM-supported TVET centres and raising the quality bar for vocational...

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ILO empowers refugee and host communities in Ethiopia through digital skills training

216 refugee and host community graduates complete digital skills programmes at the Jigjiga Digital Innovation Hub, opening new pathways to decent work and livelihoods in Ethiopia’s Somali Region.

BRMM Programme

UK Commonwealth and Development Office highlights progress of Better Regional Migration Management programme in Kenya

A UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) annual review mission to Kenya assessed progress under the Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) programme, meeting government institutions, implementing partners, and returnee migrant...