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The Swiss Ambassador visits Shea enterprises in Tamale

As part of the Swiss Embassy’s strategy to promote private sector development in Ghana, Her Excellency Simone Giger visits three female owned shea enterprises in the Northern Region of Ghana that are supported by the ILO programme Producitvitiy...

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Ghana

ILO working to improve productivity and working conditions of the Ghanaian shea industry

Capacity building trainings are running with shea entrepreneurs in and around Tamale

Prevention is better than cure

The ILO 8.7 Accelerator Lab supports the Ghana Maritime Authority in strategic compliance of fishing vessels with provisions of C188 linked to forced labour

ILO supports TUC to train its members and activists on productivity and Decent Work in Ghana

Between 15th and 18th August 2023, the Ghana Trade Union Congress (TUC) received Technical and Financial support from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to conduct capacity building training workshop targeting 60 workers in Ghana's shea and...

ILO Voices | Informal economy

Formalization is transforming my shea butter business

Zakaria Adama Lacera shares the challenges and rewards of formalizing her shea butter production and soap business in Ghana.

Labour migration

First-Ever African Labour Migration Conference Kicks Off in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire

ILO and African Union Commission join forces to protect migrant workers' rights

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Ghana

Enterprise formalisation takes centre stage as a bottle-neck to productivity growth in Ghana

ILO to adapt Formalise Your Business tool for pilot in Ghana’s Textile sector

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Ghana

Young Ghanaians receive training on quality improvement in textile and garment sector

An ILO-GIZ collaboration equips Ghana’s young workers with practical skills to promote quality improvement and advance productivity growth.

Ghana's development gains momentum as the ILO and Government formulate Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) III

The Decent Work Country Programme aims to achieve three priorities in Ghana: more sustainable jobs, broader social protection coverage, and enhanced workers' rights leading to a prosperous nation for all.

ILO, GSS work with stakeholders to develop productivity measurement

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) have successfully concluded a two-day stakeholder discussion on developing a national labour and multi-factor productivity measurement.

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme Ghana

ILO Ghana and ILO Ethiopia exchange knowledge on boosting productivity growth and promoting decent work

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme Ghana visited ILO Ethiopia to explore effective interventions and practices of the ILO SIRAYE Programme to improve and modernize Ghana’s textile and garment industry.

New ILO programme visits factory to understand best practices in the apparel sector

ILO team accompany Swiss delegation for a factory visit in Ghana with a sustainable and ethical business model at its core

Director-General's mission to Côte d'Ivoire

ILO Director-General welcomes Côte d'Ivoire's action on social protection

During his visit to Abidjan, ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, stressed the need to promote decent work in the cocoa sector.

Development cooperation

ILO Director-General launches new project to boost productivity and working conditions in Ghana

The project, funded by Switzerland and Norway, aims to address the country’s main economic challenges in the textiles & garments and shea sectors.

20 to 24 February 2023

ILO Director-General Houngbo visits Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

Houngbo holds talks with government officials and social partners in both countries.

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project validates Sector Systems Analysis (SSA) report and interventions for implementation

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project gears up to support micro-, meso- and macro-level interventions in the Ghanaian textiles and garments value chain to promote productivity and decent work

Tripartite workshop for the pilot on recognition and harmonization of occupational standards in the agriculture and construction sectors of...

Under the Global Programme on Skills and Lifelong Learning (GPSL3) funded by Norway, tripartite constituents from Ghana, Nigeria and Togo met in Accra on the 30th of November 2022, to strengthen the skills partnership between the three countries...

Unchartered waters: ILO signs MoU with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea

The ILO joins forces with the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) through a Memorandum of Understanding focused on the need to promote decent work and the elimination of forced labour in the fishing industry.

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project inaugurates Project Advisory Committee in Ghana

On 14 September 2022, the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project inaugurated the Project Advisory Committee to serve as a steering committee and guide the implementation of project activities in Ghana.

Workshops organised in Lomé to develop occupational minimum standards and promote skills partnerships on migration between Togo, Nigeria...

Under the "SKILL-UP Program funded by Norway, constituents from Ghana, Nigeria and Togo are leading a pilot process for the harmonization of occupational standards as part of the effort to promote a skills partnership on migration in the region.