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ILO’s ACTION/Portugal Project Holds Technical Training Course
The International Labour Organization (ILO) organized through the ACTION/Portugal project, during the first week of December 2020, the third consecutive annual edition of the technical training course on “Social Protection and Statistics” for...
ILO Webinar Examines Impact of COVID-19 on African Migrant Workers in the SADC and IGAD Regions
In response to impacts of COVID-19 to migrant workers, the ILO encourages countries of origin and destination to develop mechanisms to implement policy responses that support the protection of migrant workers’ rights.
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The ILO supports the National Planning Meeting of INAS
Since 2013, the ILO has been providing financial and technical support the INAS to hold National Planning Meetings. The INAS is the executing arm of the Basic (non-contributory) Social Security programs in Mozambique.
Emerging Insight: Looking beyond traditional distribution channels to develop a nascent insurance market
COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
Most ILO programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus on more comprehensive social...
Op-Ed
New normal? Better normal!
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare in the cruellest way, the extraordinary precariousness and injustices of our world of work, says ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.
COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
COVID-19: Social protection systems failing vulnerable groups
Governments must use the momentum created by the COVID-19 pandemic to make rapid progress toward collectively financed, comprehensive, and permanent social-protection systems.
Japan supports ILO and Mozambique in socio-economic recovery after cyclone Idai
The Government of Japan has contributed US$ 545,454 to ILO’s response to cyclone devastation in Mozambique. This support will help restore damaged rural roads and create local jobs, providing better access and improving resilience in the Manica...
VCT@WORK in Mozambique: Multi disease testing helps
In April 2017, the International Labour Organization, with support from the Flanders, started a programme on “Scaling up Voluntary Counselling and Testing VCT@ Work in Mozambique”. The Programme aimed at addressing the underlying causes of low...
Relevant articles on T4DW Project interventions in Mozambique 2021 - 2022
During the implementation of the T4DW Project, each major activity was followed by a dedicated article synthesizing the objective, the results, recommendations and the way forward. The information contained herein provides the context of the...
First ILO Labour market study tour to Rwanda for key stakeholders of Mozambique
The International Labour Organization (ILO), through its Sweden-funded project “MOZTRABALHA”, supported a study tour to Rwanda for senior executives of the employment sector in Mozambique. The aim was to benchmark and gain experience on how the...
Our impact, their voices
Mozambique commits to fight modern slavery
Mozambique has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol, thereby committing to take effective measures to prevent forced labour, protect the victims and guarantee that they have access to justice.
ILO participates in the African cooperative development conference
ILO participated in a conference on advancing African cooperatives’ contributions to the 2030 Agenda with a focus on achieving SDG2.
Decent work
How decent work can transform cotton production
South-South Project uses good practices in Brazil to promote decent work in cotton production in African and Latin American countries.
Decent work
International Labour Organization (ILO) and Brazilian Government promote decent work in the cotton supply chain in Mozambique
The Government of Mozambique and the Brazilian Government have identified key areas of support for a country project to be implemented by the Government of Mozambique, organizations of workers, organizations of employers and civil society...
ILO welcomes the Maputo Consensus on safety and health in the oil and gas industry in sub-Saharan Africa
With the support of the ILO, governments, employers and workers from sub-Saharan African countries agreed to promote safer workplaces, productivity, decent work and inclusive economic growth in the industry.
National Conference on Safety and Health at Work launched in Mozambique
Minister of Labor Employment and Social Security in Mozambique Ms. Victoria Dias Diogo says every citizen has a patriotic responsibility and duty to develop a culture of prevention of occupational accidents and diseases so as to ensure a long and...
The TREE roots expand to Mozambique and Malawi
The delegation visited two projects in Mutare based on QIA (Quality Improvement Apprenticeship) methodology and in Mutoko, agricultural based projects modelled on the TREE methodology.
Implementing the ILO G20 Training Strategy
How rural communities are being empowered and deciding on quality jobs and skills needed in their areas
ILO’s Chief Technical Advisor in Mozambique, Ana Cristina Paulo, talks about the "Skills for Employment and Productivity in Low Income Countries” project being implemented by the ILO, with support from KOICA of South Korea project, now approaching...
A study in Mozambique reflects the key role of cooperatives in achieving SDGs by 2030
ILO Director General’s message on the key role of cooperatives to achieve SDGs by 2030, confirms a similar projection made by a study on the cooperatives movement in Mozambique.