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ILO Sponsored Study Tour to Cluster Based Small Enterprise Development in India

ILO sponsored a 7-member team from Ethiopia to visit small and medium business enterprises in India, from 13-21 February 2012.

ILO statement to the Emergency Meeting on the Horn of Africa, FAO, Rome, 25 July 2011

On the occasion of the Emergency Meeting on the Horn of Africa, organized by the FAO, the Director of the ILO Office for Italy and San Marino delivered an ILO official statement on the strategies to cope the crisis in the region, with the three...

Implementing the “Virtuous Triangle” : Addis Ababa Conference adopts a Roadmap on Employment for Peace, Stability and Development in the...

More than 150 High Level Representatives of Governments, Workers’ and Employers’ Organizations, and the civil society – gathered from 11-12 April 2011 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - adopted a comprehensive roadmap for the implementation of a Regional...

Statement by Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn, Deputy Prime Minister for Ethiopia, at the Conference on Employment for Peace, Stability and...

How Much Does Business Really Bring to HIV Response? Quantifying In-Kind and Financial Contributions of the Private Sector

Governing Body

ILO Governing Body elects new Chairperson – Committee on Freedom of Association cites Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Islamic...

The Governing Body of the International Labour Office (ILO) elected H.E. Mr. Adelwaheb Jemal, Ambassador of Tunisia and Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations Office in Geneva, as Chairperson for 2010-11.

Empowering women living with HIV in Ethiopia

Twelve project proposals selected by Coop Africa Challenge Fund

Among 192 projects received by the Selection Committee, twelve proposals have been selected during the fourth call for funding by the Challenge Fund in 2010. Coop Africa will provide funding worth USD 635,000.

Disability Equality Training for Parliamentarians in Zambia *MPs PLEDGE ACTION ON INCLUSION OF DISABLED PEOPLE*

Members of influential Parliamentary Committees have pledged to do all they can to ensure the full rights of people with disabilities in Zambia. They aim to achieve this through awareness raising at all levels, and by pressing for the ratification...

Technical Seminar: Labour Market Information to Monitor Progress on Decent Work in Africa and African Preview: ILO Guide to the New...

The ILO seminar running from 20 July to 24 July 2009 is a follow-up to the endorsement of the four new employment indicators under the Millennium Development Goals’ (MDG) Target 1b (Achieve full productive employment and decent work for all) by the...

New ILO report says “Cost of Coercion” to workers in forced labour surpasses USD 20 billion per year

In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the International Labour Office (ILO) says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year.

World Day for Safety and Health at Work Public march in Addis Ababa urged for a strong safety culture at work

More than 250 representatives from government, employers’ and workers’ organizations, staff members from the Public Health Department of Addis Ababa University and the International Labour Organization (ILO) called for a strong safety culture at...

National High Level Tripartite Symposium on “Mitigating the present Economic and Job Crisis through Decent Work and Social Dialogue”

What began as a crisis in finance markets has rapidly become a global jobs crisis. Unemployment is rising. The number of working poor is increasing. Businesses are going under. Concern is growing over the balance, fairness and sustainability of the...

National Tripartite Symposium tackles job crisis through Decent Work and Social Dialogue

The President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Girma Wolde Giorgis opened the first national tripartite symposium on “Mitigating the present economic and job crisis through decent work and social dialogue” held under the auspices...

Ethiopia Marks the 90th Anniversary of th International Labour Organization (ILO)

Press conference on the celebrations of the 90th Anniversary of the International Labour Organization (ILO)

Empowering agricultural cooperatives to drive the HIV/AIDS response in rural areas

International Women’s Day 2008 – Financing for gender equality and empowerment of women: Report from Ethiopia

The ILO annually celebrates International Women’s Day with a unique theme focusing on women in the world of work. This year’s focus will be on promoting Decent Work and the empowerment of women, under the slogan “Investing in Decent Work for Women:...

International Day of Cooperatives 2007 - Seeds of change: cooperatives in Ethiopia

Celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July, the International Day of Cooperatives highlights this year how cooperatives can promote corporate social responsibility by their very nature as enterprises that balance economic, environmental, and...