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Partnership
ILO strengthens its commitment to decent work in the Sahel
A mission by the ILO Director-General to Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger highlights the central role of decent work in promoting stability, resilience and inclusive development across the Alliance of Sahel States.
Media advisory
ILO Director General to strengthen partnerships for decent work in the Sahel
The Director-General of the ILO, Gilbert F. Houngbo, is embarking on a mission to the countries of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) from 5 to 15 April 2026. The aim is to strengthen partnerships to promote decent work, a cornerstone of stability...
Youth employment
ILO and WAEMU strengthen cooperation on youth employment
The ILO and WAEMU held high-level discussions in Ouagadougou to advance a joint programme aimed at promoting decent employment for young people in the WAEMU region over the period 2026–2030.
Social protection
The Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) is being set up in Burkina Faso
Five decrees implementing on the Universal Health Insurance Scheme (RAMU) adopted by the Council of Ministers
#EndChildLabour2021
Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.
AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based...
#EndChildLabour2021
World Day Against Child Labour in Africa: Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director...
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...
SKILL-UP NIGER: Towards empowering women victims of modern slavery through skills development
The International Labour Organization (ILO), with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have launched a project in Niger to empower victims of forced labour through skills development.
ILO builds national capacity to analyze data on child and forced labor in Africa
The International Labour Office under its project “Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa” (ACCEL Africa), conducts a training on data analysis relating to child labour and forced labour for 28...
UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger
UNHCR and ILO to launch a joint initiative to support the urbanization and economic integration process of Malian refugees in Niger
The way forward to advancing cooperatives in Africa: Interviews with African cooperative leaders
In September 2016, three cooperative leaders from the United Republic of Tanzania and Niger participated in a study tour to Japan to get exposed to lessons learned from Japanese cooperative enterprises and share cooperative experiences between the...
ECOWAS workshop on migration data management
Senior experts are meeting from 15-18 March 2016 in Lome, Togo to better mainstream migration data and management into development planning in ECOWAS countries.
Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention
Niger signs up to end modern slavery
Niger has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the 1930 ILO Forced Labour Convention, as part of a renewed global effort to eradicate modern slavery. The Protocol, a legally binding instrument, brings the existing convention into the modern era, with new...
ILO, EU and project countries discussed how to monitor progress on employment and decent work
On 18 and 19 November 2013, a final conference took place on the ILO-EU joint project “Monitoring and Assessing Progress on Decent Work” (MAP), funded by the European Commission.
36th ordinary governing body session of the African Regional Centre for Labour Administration (CRADAT)
The 36th ordinary governing body session of CRADAT was held on the theme "Labour Administration for Africa's Development".