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Working conditions

South Africa could do more for miners, says ILO mining specialist

The killings of more than 30 workers in the Marikana platinum mine have put the spotlight on working conditions in South Africa’s mining industry.

ILO consults African youth on jobs crisis

The ILO dedicates the month of March 2012 to hold national events in 12 African countries from the five sub-regions to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.

Tripartite Stakeholder Workshop on Labour Inspection in South Africa

This Workshop was the last activity related to the 2010-11 ILO/Norway project on building modern and effective labour inspection systems.

Johannesburg: Second Congress of ITUC-Africa

The Director of the Bureau for Workers' Activities (ACTRAV), Dan Cunniah, took part in the Second Congress of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Federation (ITUC-Africa), which was held in Johannesburg from 25 to 27...

Second Congress of ITUC-Africa: Address by Dan Cunniah, Director of Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV)

Second Congress of ITUC-Africa,Johannesburg, South Africa 25 – 27 November 2011

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Johannesburg: 12th African Regional Meeting

12th ILO African Regional Meeting – Statement of the Minister of Labour of South Africa, Mildred Oliphant

12th ILO African Regional Meeting: Address by the President of South Africa, Mr Jacob Zuma

Feature story

Empowering South Africans with decent work

While African economies have bounced back from the economic crisis, daunting challenges for the continent remain, including poverty, unemployment and underemployment. Faced with these and other major challenges, the Republic of South Africa is one...

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Johannesburg: Adoption of a Strategy for Action and a Resolution in Africa on Multinational Enterprises.

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12th African Regional Meeting

South Africa and the ILO team up to promote public employment and community work programmes

With an official unemployment rate of 25 per cent, the South African government knows that employment creation cannot be left to the private sector alone. There is a huge gap between the jobs that are needed and the jobs that the market can...

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Master Program on "Labour and Development" in South Africa: 31 July Final Deadline for Applications

The Global Labour University (GLU) is inviting trade unionist and labour activists to apply for a specialized Master programmes on “Labour and Globalization” at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Crisis response

Decent Work Country Programme kicks-off in South Africa

The ILO and NEDLAC launch job-focused programme to tackle high unemployment and promote long-term investment

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

11th African Regional Meeting (Addis Ababa, 24-27 April 2007): The power of dialogue: When words combine with actions

The old adage goes "actions speak louder than words", but when it comes to governance, words are essential. A new report prepared for the ILO's African Regional Meeting on 24-27 April, shows how an ILO project targeting seven enterprises in two...