All news: South Africa

CIS and BRICS Representatives Meet in Turin to Discuss Youth Employment

On 23 to 28 January 2017, Turin, Italy, hosted a subregional conference on youth employment, attended by representatives of the CIS and BRICS countries, tripartite members of the regional youth employment network established within the framework of...

ILO assists South Africa in developing value chain to boost job creation

ILO presented the Value Chain Development model in South Africa’s Jobs Fund’s Learning Forum

ILO promotes decent and sustainable employment opportunities in rural South Africa

ILO, through the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, promotes decent and sustainable employment opportunities in South Africa

Africa to host the Academy on Labour Migration

The ILO 2016 global Academy on Labour Migration will be held from 05-09 December 2016 in Johannesburg, South Africa. To address the regional dimension of labour migration more effectively, the academy will take place for the first time on African...

ILO and GLU building capacity of trade unions in social dialogue

The ILO and the Global Labour University have agreed to work together to build the capacity of trade unionists to effectively engage in social dialogue and to influence policy formulation.

A new information guide for Zimbabwean Migrant Domestic Workers in South Africa

Key stakeholders from Zimbabwe and South Africa developed a practical guide for migrant domestic workers under the support of the European Union funded ILO Global Action Programme on Migrant Domestic Workers and Their Families (GAP-MDW).

Learning course for enterprise formalisation and SME development in South Africa - open for application until 15 July 2016

The ILO is organizing a blended learning course on policies and practices for enterprise formalisation and SME development in South Africa in August and September 2016. The deadline for application is July 15, 2016.

Green Economy Inventory for South Africa validated

A validation workshop for the Green Economy Inventory for South Africa will be held on 24 June, 2016.

South Africa elected President of the 2016 International Labour Conference

The Minister of Labour of South Africa, H.E. Mildred Oliphant was elected President of the 105th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), which takes place from 30 May to 10 June 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Our impact, their voice

South Africa’s Child Support Grant: A booster for poverty reduction

11.7 million poor children in South Africa are now covered by the social benefit which is having a positive impact on their daily lives.

How to up-scale social-environmental entrepreneurship in South Africa?

This was the focus of an ILO dedicated interactive session at the SEED South Africa Symposium 2016.

Bridging gender gaps and inequalities through green jobs

Green jobs opportunities are key to bridge gender gaps and inequalities while ensuring environmentally-sustainable economies, stated ILO Regional Director for Africa, Aeneas C. Chuma in Cape Town, South Africa.

South Africa to host the ILO Global Green Jobs Conference

The 5th edition of the ILO Global Green Jobs workshop will be held for the first time in Africa from 8 to 11 March 2016 in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa.

Q&A

Five facts you should know about green jobs in Africa

The green economy can be an opportunity for women to gain their rightful place in the workforce. On Africa Environment Day and Wangari Maathai Day, ILO News talks with Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Policy specialist on Green Jobs at the ILO, to get...

South African High Level Seminar and Policy Development Workshop on Labour Migration

South Africa’s economy and society have been intertwined with migration for centuries. It is now the third largest destinations for African migrants behind France and Côte-d’Ivoire (World Bank 2011).

ILO, UN Women and UNFPA collaborate on Women’s Leadership Development Initiative in South Africa

Young women’s leadership development initiative

SCORE in the Tourism Sector gathers pace

An update on the outreach of SCORE Training in tourism enterprises in South Africa, Kenya with some good news from Indonesia

South Africa National Child Labour Day

“LET ME BE THE CHILD”

Farm Workers’ Living and Working Conditions in South Africa.

The ILO will be holding a press conference on July 21, 2015 to officially release a report on the living and working conditions of farm workers in South Africa.

Trade Unions of BRICS Countries Address Common Problems

Trade union leaders from Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa took part in the 4th Trade Union Forum of BRICS countries, which ended in Ufa, Russian Federation, on 9 July.