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ILO briefs young Ethiopian diplomats on Labour Migration

The International Labour Organization (ILO,) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) of Ethiopia engaged more than 80 young Ethiopian trainee diplomats to brief them about existing challenges on...

Migration

ILO launches a 5 million € EU-Funded project on migration in Ethiopia

The ILO and the Ministry of Labour & Social Affairs (MOLSA) are launching a new EU-funded project to support the reintegration of Ethiopian Returnees from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Youth Employment

Youth Employment in Eastern and Southern Africa

A Knowledge Sharing Forum to showcase innovative work, challenges and opportunities for youth employment policies in Comoros, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder to attend the International Conference on Financing for Development

Implementing the Decent Work Agenda in Rwanda

Creating 200,000 off-farm jobs per year is the target set by Rwanda to tackle unemployment in the country. The ILO is supporting these efforts through dialogue with constituents to finalize and adopt a new Decent Work Country Program.

Assessing labour immigration in Ghana

The ILO, the OECD and Ghana will hold a national consultation to assess the economic contribution of labour immigration in the West-African country.

Achieving gender equality and women’s rights in Africa

The ILO attended a high-level brainstorming meeting on women and girls empowerment in Africa in the presence of H.E.M Åsa Regnér, Swedish Minister for Children, The Elderly and Gender Equality, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Africa needs a commodity-based industrialization for sustained growth, says ILO

Africa needs a commodity-based industrialization path as an engine of sustained growth and economic transformation, said ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas C. Chuma at the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts...

ILO: Progress on gender equality at work remains inadequate

Despite some progress made on achieving gender equality in the world of work since the 1995 Beijing Declaration on women rights, many challenges remain, including a motherhood pay gap.

International Women’s Day 2015

Rising to the top of the footwear industry through Decent Work

As we approach International Women’s Day, ILO News talks to Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, a young Ethiopian entrepreneur who created one of the world’s fastest growing footwear brands by betting on Decent Work

ILO to issue a progress report on gender equality

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the ILO will publish a briefing note providing an assessment of progress made on achieving gender equality in the world of work since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995.

Labour migration

Labour migration at the heart of Africa’s integration and development agenda

In a combined effort to promote the Joint Labour Migration Programme, the African Union, the ILO, the UNECA and the IOM briefed Member States, the RECS and development partners on the new strategic initiative for effective governance of labour...

African Union Summit

African Union calls for strong women empowerment policies

Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, ILO Regional Director for Africa, attended the two-day AU Summit which urged Member States to boost Women's Empowerment and Development towards Africa's Agenda 2063.

Gender Equality

More women needed at top management positions in Africa

New ILO study reveals that the ratio of working women in senior management positions in Africa is still very low and calls for innovative measures to operate meaningful change.

CO Addis Sub regional forum - key note by Ethiopia Labour Minister

Ethiopia commits to promote the rights of persons with disabilities

During a national event organized in the observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Ethiopian Government showed its commitment to promote the rights of persons with disabilities.

International Days of Persons with Disabilities

Ethiopia marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities

The Federation of Ethiopian National Associations of Persons with Disabilities (FENAPD) marked the event at the National Theatre of Addis Ababa with the support of key partnering institutions, including the International Labour Organization (ILO).

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Protecting women is a “job for all of us”

On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the UN in Ethiopia reaffirmed that protecting women’s safety and dignity required a joint and robust effort for men and women to stop everyday abuses.

Remarks by Mme Letty Chiwara UN Women Representative to Ethiopia, AU and UNECA

Remarks by Mme Letty Chiwara UN Women Representative to Ethiopia, AU and UNECA On the occasion of the Launch of the 16 Days of Activism on Violence against Women Tuesday, 25 November 2014

African Disability Forum

Launch of the first African Disability Forum

African Leaders of organisations of persons with disabilities established a new platform that advocates for the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in development in Africa.